Then at the king’s command they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of the Lord.
Parallel translations
- WEB So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of Yahweh’s house.
- KJV And at the king’s commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.
- BSB At the king’s command a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the house of the LORD.
- NASB So the king commanded, and they made a chest and set it outside by the gate of the house of the Lord.
- NLT So now the king ordered a chest to be made and set outside the gate leading to the Temple of the Lord.
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Quick answer
At King Joash's command a collection chest was placed at the temple gate to fund repairs to the house of the LORD. It shows leadership turning good intentions into concrete, orderly action.
Overview
After years of neglect under Athaliah, Joash organized a practical means for the people to give toward repairing the temple. Setting the chest outside the gate made giving accessible and transparent. The temple was the place where God met His people through sacrifice, ultimately pointing forward to Christ, in whom God dwells with us fully.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- 2 Kgs 12:8–9The priests consented that they should take no more money from the people, and not repair the damage to the house.
- Mark 12:41Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.
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