2 Kings 12:10

10 When they saw that a large sum of money had accumulated in the chest, the king's secretary and the chief priest would empty the chest and count the offerings.

2 Kings 12:10 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 12:10

And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the
chest
Which might easily be guessed at by the number of the people which contributed:

that the king's and the high priest came up;
to the temple; the high priest did not choose to come alone, lest he should be suspected, but to have the king's secretary with him, that the money might be taken out of the chest, and told in the presence of them both: in ( 2 Chronicles 24:11 ) instead of the "high priest", it is the "high priest's officer", which the Targum there calls the Sagan of the high priest, or his deputy, who, perhaps, attended when the high priest could not:

and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house
of the Lord;
that is, they poured the money out of the chest, or emptied it, as in ( 2 Chronicles 24:11 ) and counted it, and very likely set down the sum in writing, and put it up in bags, very probably sealed.

2 Kings 12:10 In-Context

8 The priests agreed not to take any more money or to be involved in The Temple renovation.

9 Then Jehoiada took a single chest and bored a hole in the lid and placed it to the right of the main entrance into The Temple of God. All the offerings that were brought to The Temple of God were placed in the chest by the priests who guarded the entrance.

10 When they saw that a large sum of money had accumulated in the chest, the king's secretary and the chief priest would empty the chest and count the offerings.

11 They would give the money accounted for to the managers of The Temple project; they in turn would pay the carpenters, construction workers,

12 masons, stoneworkers, and the buyers of timber and quarried stone for the repair and renovation of The Temple of God - any expenses connected with fixing up The Temple.