"And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD." — 2 Chronicles 24:8

2 Chronicles 24:8 · KJV

“And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.”

— 2 Chronicles 24:8

For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.

Verse 9

And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection {that} Moses the servant of God {laid} upon Israel in the wilderness. {a proclamation: Heb. a voice}

2 Chronicles 24 — Context

And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, {according to the commandment} of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?

For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.

And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.

And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection {that} Moses the servant of God {laid} upon Israel in the wilderness. {a proclamation: Heb. a voice}

And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.

Cross References

Mark 12:41

And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. {money: a piece of brass money}

2 Kings 12:8-9

And the priests consented to receive no {more} money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.