2 Chronicles 24:6

2Ch 24:6 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?

Ver. 6. Why hast thou not?] Wonder that Jehoiada should need a chiding from Joash. See 2Ki 12:7.

The collection, according to the commandment of Moses.] Heb., The collection of Moses, i.e., such as Moses used. {Exo 30:12; Exo 30:16; Exo 25:2-9} to the which this was somewhat like, and therefore thus called. See the like, 2Ki 12:7 Jdg 1:11, &c.

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2Ch 24:6. The king called for Jehoiada the chief — It is observable, that he is not called the chief priest, or high-priest, but only the chief, or the head; which he might be in many other respects, either by reason of his near relation to the royal family, or because he was the chief of one of the twenty-four families. And the high-priest seems to be mentioned as a distinct person from Jehoiada, 2Ki 12:9-10; which things make it questionable whether Jehoiada was the high-priest or not.

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For he was the high Priest.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.

Verse 6. The collection - of Moses] This was the poll-tax, fixed by Moses, of half a shekel, which was levied on every man from twenty years old and upward; and which was considered as a ransom for their souls, that there might be no plague among them. See Ex 30:12-14.

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(6) And the king called for Jehoiada.—So 2Ki_12:7.

The chief.—Literally, the head, i.e., of the sacerdotal caste. Usually kôhçn, “priest,” is added, as in 2Ch_19:11; 2Ch_26:20. Kings has simply “the priest,” adding “and for the priests.”

Why hast thou not required of the Levites.—Or, Why hast thou not attended to the Levites (comp. 2Ch_31:9), that they might bring . . .? (i.e., seen about the Levites bringing). LXX., Διὰ τί οὐκ ἐπεσκέψω περὶ τῶν Λευιτῶν τοῦ εἰσενέγκαι, κ.τ.λ.

The collection.—Rather, the tax (Eze_20:40). “The tax of Moses” is not the poll-tax of half-a-shekel, for the sanctuary, imposed Exo_30:12-16, and collected Exo_38:25-26; but rather a general designation of the moneys mentioned in 2 Kings 12:25. (See Note on 2Ch_24:4, supra.)

For the tabernacle of witness.—Or, the tent of the testimony (Num_9:15; comp. Note on 2Ch_23:11); i.e., the “Tent of the Law.”

In Kings, the question of Joash is, “Why are ye not repairing the breaches of the house?” He then continues: “And now, receive not money from your acquaintances, for the breaches of the house ye should give it” (scil., instead of appropriating it yourselves). In consequence, “the priests obeyed so as not to take money from the people, and not to repair the breaches of the house” (2Ki_12:8).

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6. of the Levites] See note on 2Ch_24:5.

the collection, according to the commandment of Moses] R.V. the tax of Moses; cp. Exo_30:14-16; Exo_38:25-26.

the taberna43cle of Witness] R.V. the tent of the testimony. “The testimony” refers to the Ten Commandments, which contained the substance of God’s testimony (protestation) to Israel. The two tables of stone were called “tables of the testimony” (Exo_31:18, R.V.); the ark which contained them was called the “ark of the testimony” (Exo_25:22); the vail which hung before the ark was the “vail of the testimony” (Lev_24:3); the tent which contained the ark was either the “tabernacle (Heb. miskan) of the testimony” (Exo_38:21, R.V.) or the “tent (Heb. ôhel) of the testimony” (Num_9:15). The tabernacle, with all its contents, was to be a standing protest to Israel that Jehovah was with His people according to covenant, and that every breach of the covenant would call forth punishment. Cp. Deu_4:25-26; Deu_8:19, etc.

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For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman,.... Not Ahaziah and his brethren, in the lifetime of Jehoram, but sons of Athaliah by another man, as Kimchi suggests:

had broken up the house of God; not that they had made ruptures in it, or broke down the walls of it, but had defaced it by taking off the gold and silver upon it:

and also all the dedicated things of the house of the Lord did they bestow upon Baalim; not strictly all, but a great many of them, as this word in many instances is used, as Kimchi observes, and with them furnished, beautified, and adorned the temple of Baal.

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

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Chief "priest," (v. 11,) where he is called the first. Heb. "the head priest."

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Jehoiada the chief: it is observable, that he is not called the chief priest, or high priest, but only

the chief, or &c the head, which he might be in many other respects, either by reason of his near relation to the royal family; or because he was the chief of one of the twenty-four families; or because he had been the chief man in the contriving and bringing about of this great change, and the general of the forces employed about it. And the high priest seems to be mentioned as a distinct person from Jehoiada here, 2Ki 12:9,10; all which make it questionable whether Jehoiada was the high priest or no.

The collection, according to the commandment of Moses, Heb. the collection of Moses, i.e. such a one as he commanded or made in the like case; of which See Poole "2Ch 24:5". In like manner we read of the sins of Manasseh, 2Ki 24:3, and of the sin of Jeroboam frequently.

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Jehoiada the chief; so. priest, for comp. our ver. 11; 2Ch_19:11 2Ch_26:20. In each of those instances the Hebrew text shows varh; and the Authorized Version "chief" except inconsistently in our ver. 11. Revised Version "chief" in all the instances. The name "priest" occurs just about six hundred and sixty-six times in the Old Testament, the title "high" or "chief priest" only about twenty-six times, the first occurrence being in Lev_21:10, the last Zec_6:11; and both set forth by the Hebrew adjective lwOdG as also in fifteen other of the occurrences. Seven times the word vaOr is the word employed, and yrec; the other two times. In these last two cases, however, (Ezr_8:24, 29 10:5) it is not "high priests" nor "chief priests" that are perhaps even really intended, but the "princes" of the priests, or those who, for whatever reasons of personal characteristics, were chief. Out of Judah and out of Jerusalem. The statement here is precise, that the call of money was to be made both in the cities of Judah and in the metropolis Jerusalem. The collection; Hebrew, tavm; Revised Version, better, the tax of, etc. Of this we read in Exo_30:13-15 Exo_38:25, Exo_38:26; Num_1:30. It was of the uniform amount of half a sanctuary shekel, for rich or poor, and was ordered to be set apart "for the service of the tabernacle of the conregation," here called in the Authorized Version the tabernacle of witness; Revised Version, the tent of the testimony. Exodus has dewOm for our tWdej. This source of money for the holy design of Joash is again most specifically stated in our ver. 9. The version of this whole transaction seems rather confusing as given in the parallel, where ver. 4 mentions three sources of money, without any quotation as such of the ordained tax of Moses, which was apparently the first of those three, and where ver. 8, at first blush at any rate, might seem to imply recusant priests. The meaning, however, is probably the contrary, the verse purporting that the priests consented to forego what they had been accustomed on receiving to apply to some personal or current-funds purpose, and who consented to forego the superintending of the outlay of the money on. the repairing, that it might be done with more expedition by "scribe" and high priest" (ver. 10; comp. ver. 16; both of the parallel). All these details the writer of Chronicles passes over, only pursuing the essential business, Joash"s pious resolve, the delay in its execution, and how he finally overcame the obstructive delay.

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The chief - It is observable, that he is not called the chief priest, or high-priest, but only the chief, or the head, which he might be in many other respects, either by reason of his near relation to the royal family: or because he was the chief of one of the twenty- four families.

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Why have you not required the Levites ... covenant decrees?

King Joash asks this rhetorical question to accuse Jehoiada of not doing his duty. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "You have neglected your duty. I told you to require the Levites ... covenant decrees, but you have not done it." (See: Rhetorical Question)

for the tent of the covenant decrees

Although it refers to the temple that Solomon built, it is a reminder that this tax has been collected since the time of Moses and the "tent of meeting."

holy things

This refers to the items used for worship in the temple.

to the Baals

"to people to use for the worship of idols of Baal"

translationWords

high priest

Jerusalem

tax

Moses

servant

assembly

tent

covenant

decree

Athaliah

evil

Baal

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the tax of Moses the servant of the Lord i.e., the shekels which he mandated upon them in the desert.

the tax of - Heb. מַשְׂאַת, reminiscent of (Exod. 30:12): “When you take (כִּי תִשָּׂא) [the sum].”

Rashi on the Tanakh — English translations: “The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg” (CC BY 4.0); “Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934” (public domain); “The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J” (CC BY 4.0); and “The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.