John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 9. But Jehoiada the priest took a chest , etc.] By the commandment of the king, ( 2 Chronicles 24:8), to put the money collected into, to prevent any fraud, or suspicion of any: and bored a hole in the lid of it ; to drop the money into, by which means it could not be taken out without taking off the lid: and set it beside the altar ; the altar of burnt offering, in the court: on the right side, as one cometh into the house of the Lord ; that is, on the north; for the entrance into the temple was at the east: in ( 2 Chronicles 24:8), it is said to be set without at the gate of the house; which Dr.
Lightfoot thinks respects another time, and that either another chest was made, or the same that was first placed by the altar, in the court of the priests, and so in their hands, and the money not coming in apace, was removed without the court at the entrance of it, whither the people brought it readily: and the priests that kept the door ; the door of the outward court, the levites, the porters, or rather, as the Targum, the priests, the treasurers, who were appointed to this service in the room of the others dismissed; and so Kimchi and other Jewish commentators interpret this of the keepers of the vessels of the sanctuary, and not of the doors of it: these put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord ; by the people from the several parts of the country, who, by proclamation, were required so to do, and very readily did, ( Chronicles 24:9,10).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-16 - It is a great mercy to young people, especially to all young men of rank, like Jehoash, to have those about them who will instruct them to do what is right in the sight of the Lord; and they do wisely and wel for themselves, when willing to be counselled and ruled. The temple wa out of repair; Jehoash orders the repair of the temple. The king wa zealous. God requires those who have power, to use it for the suppor of religion, the redress of grievances, and repairing of decays. The king employed the priests to manage, as most likely to be hearty in the work. But nothing was done effectually till the twenty-third year of his reign. Another method was therefore taken. When publi distributions are made faithfully, public contributions will be mad cheerfully. While they were getting all they could for the repair of the temple, they did not break in upon the stated maintenance of the priests. Let not the servants of the temple be starved, under colour of repairing the breaches of it. Those that were intrusted did the business carefully and faithfully. They did not lay it out in ornament for the temple, till the other work was completed; hence we may learn in all our expenses, to prefer that which is most needful, and, in dealing for the public, to deal as we would for ourselves.
Original Hebrew ויקח3947 יהוידע3077 הכהן3548 ארון727 אחד259 ויקב5344 חר2356 בדלתו1817 ויתן5414 אתו853 אצל681 המזבח4196 בימין3225 בבוא935 אישׁ376 בית1004 יהוה3068 ונתנו5414 שׁמה8033 הכהנים3548 שׁמרי8104 הסף5592 את853 כל3605 הכסף3701 המובא935 בית1004 יהוה׃3068
