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let the priests take it to them, every man from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the breaches of the house, wherever any breach shall be found.
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A Kingdom-Wide Collection
Commentators explain that King Jehoash's initial plan for funding the Temple repairs was decentralized. Priests were instructed to collect money 'from his acquaintance,' which scholars suggest means they were sent to their own cities and districts throughout Judah to gather contributions from the people they knew personally.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The collection was not to be made in Jerusalem only, but in all the cities of Judah (2 Chronicles 24:5), where the various pri…
19th Century
Anglican
The restoration of the Temple.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance , &c.] Of those that were most known by them; for the…
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