2 Chronicles 24:6 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

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?

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

It appears from 2 Kings 12:4 that Joash had also assigned two other payments to the restoration fund.

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

And the king called for Jehoiada. —This is also recorded in 2 Kings 12:7.

The chief. —Literall…

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

Everyone must give his half shekel as redemption money, and this had not been brought in.

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And the king called for Jehoiada the chief
Who was either the high priest, or the head of his course, or, however, t…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Joash is more zealous about the repair of the temple than Jehoiada himself. It is easier to build temples, than to be temples to God. But the repai…

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