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?
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Gill's Exposition
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;…
Barnes' Notes
It appears from 2Ki 12:4 that Joash had assigned to the restoration-fund two other payments also.
Adam Clarke
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…
This account of Joash's good beginnings we had as it stands here Kg2 12:1, etc., though the latter part of this chapter, concerning his apostasy, we had little of there. What is good in men we should…
Cambridge Bible
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…
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