2 Tawarikh 24:8-21

24:8 The king ordered a chest to be made and placed outside the gate of the Lord’s temple. ¹  24:9 An edict was sent throughout Judah and Jerusalem requiring the people to bring to the Lord the tax that Moses, God’s servant, imposed on Israel in the wilderness. ²  24:10 All the officials and all the people gladly brought their silver and threw it into the chest until it was full. 24:11 Whenever the Levites brought the chest to the royal accountant and they saw there was a lot of silver, the royal scribe and the accountant of the high priest emptied the chest and then took it back to its place. They went through this routine every day and collected a large amount of silver.

24:12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to the construction foremen ³  assigned to the Lord’s temple. They hired carpenters and craftsmen to repair the Lord’s temple, as well as those skilled in working with iron and bronze to restore the Lord’s temple. 24:13 They worked hard and made the repairs. ⁴  They followed the measurements specified for God’s temple and restored it. ⁵  24:14 When they were finished, they brought the rest of the silver to the king and Jehoiada. They used it to make items for the Lord’s temple, including items used in the temple service and for burnt sacrifices, pans, and various other gold and silver items. Throughout Jehoiada’s lifetime, burnt sacrifices were offered regularly in the Lord’s temple.

24:15 Jehoiada grew old and died at the age of 130. ⁶  24:16 He was buried in the City of David ⁷  with the kings, because he had accomplished good in Israel and for God and his temple.

24:17 After Jehoiada died, the officials of Judah visited the king and declared their loyalty to him. ⁸  The king listened to their advice. ⁹  24:18 They abandoned the temple of the Lord God of their ancestors, ¹⁰  and worshiped ¹¹  the Asherah poles and idols. Because of this sinful activity, God was angry with Judah and Jerusalem. 24:19 The Lord sent prophets among them to lead them back to him. ¹²  They warned ¹³  the people, but they would not pay attention. 24:20 God’s Spirit energized ¹⁴  Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why are you violating the commands of the Lord? You will not be prosperous! Because you have rejected the Lord, he has rejected you!’” 24:21 They plotted against him and by royal decree stoned him to death in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple.

[24:8]  ¹ tn Heb “and the king said [it] and they made a chest and placed it in the gate of the house of the Lord outside.”

[24:9]  ² tn Heb “and they gave voice in Judah and Jerusalem to bring to the Lord the tax of Moses the servant of God upon Israel in the wilderness.”

[24:12]  ³ tn Heb “doers of the work.”

[24:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the doers of the work worked, and the repairs went up for the work by their hand.”

[24:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “and they caused the house of God to stand according to its measurements and they strengthened it.”

[24:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “and Jehoiada grew old and was full of days and died; [he was] one hundred thirty years old when he died.”

[24:16]  ⁷ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

[24:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “came and bowed down to the king.”

[24:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “to them.”

[24:18]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 24).

[24:18]  ¹¹ tn Heb “served.”

[24:19]  ¹² tn Heb “and he sent among them prophets to bring them back to the Lord.”

[24:19]  ¹³ tn Heb “testified among.”

[24:20]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “clothed.”