Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Chronicles 24:5

"And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year; and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not." — 2 Chronicles 24:5 (ASV)

Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather money from all Israel. —This is the chronicler’s interpretation of Let the priests take it to themselves, each from his own acquaintance (Kings). The priests and Levites of the different districts were to collect the money due to the sanctuary, each in his own neighborhood.

And see that you hasten the matter. —Literally, and, for your part, you hasten in regard to the matter (compare to 2 Chronicles 18:8); and the Levites did not hasten. This agrees with the statement in 2 Kings 12:6, 9: And it was so, that in the twenty-third year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. The remissness of the priestly order is evidently inferable from these words.