2 Chronicles 24:6

6 so he called in Jehoiada, their leader, and demanded, "Why haven't you seen to it that the Levites collect from Judah and Jerusalem the tax which Moses, the servant of the Lord, required the people to pay for support of the Tent of the Lord's presence?" ¹

2 Chronicles 24:6 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 24:6

And the king called for Jehoiada the chief
Who was either the high priest, or the head of his course, or, however, the chief of the priests and Levites concerned in this affair, and, indeed, was the chief or prime minister of state:

and said unto him, why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring
in out of Judah, and out of Jerusalem, the collection;
the money to repair the house they were ordered to collect, ( 2 Chronicles 25:6 ) according to the commandment

of Moses the servant of the Lord and of the congregation of Israel, for
the tabernacle of witness?
for the repair of it, such as Moses required, and the people used to pay, referring to the half shekel; or to a freewill offering of the people, Moses enjoined or directed to.

2 Chronicles 24:6 In-Context

4 After he had been king for a while, Joash decided to have the Temple repaired.

5 He ordered the priests and the Levites to go to the cities of Judah and collect from all the people enough money to make the annual repairs on the Temple. He told them to act promptly, but the Levites delayed,

6 so he called in Jehoiada, their leader, and demanded, "Why haven't you seen to it that the Levites collect from Judah and Jerusalem the tax which Moses, the servant of the Lord, required the people to pay for support of the Tent of the Lord's presence?"

7 (The followers of Athaliah, that corrupt woman, had damaged the Temple and had used many of the sacred objects in the worship of Baal.)

8 The king ordered the Levites to make a box for contributions and to place it at the Temple gate.

Cross References

• 1. 24.6Exodus 30.11-16.

Footnotes

• [a]. [Probable text] required the people; [Hebrew unclear.]