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2 Chronicles 24:8

6 So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?”

7 For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals.

At the king’s command a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the house of the LORD.

9 And a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they were to bring to the LORD the tax imposed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness.

10 All the officers and all the people rejoiced and brought their contributions, and they dropped them in the chest until it was full.

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BSB
At the king’s command a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the house of the LORD.
KJV
And at the king’s commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.
WEB
So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the LORD’s house.
ASV
So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of Jehovah.
DARBY
And the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it at the gate of the house of Jehovah without,
BLB
And the king spoke, and they made one chest and set it at the gate of the house of YHWH outside.
ÅB
Så befalte kongen at de skulle gjøre en kiste og sette den utenfor porten til Herrens hus.
OTB
Så kongen befalte, og de konstruerte en kiste og plasserte den utenfor ved porten til Herrens tempel.
B1930
Så bød kongen at de skulde gjøre en kiste og sette den utenfor porten til Herrens hus.

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 12:8–9

    So the priests agreed that they would not receive money from the people and that they would not repair the temple themselves.

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  • Mark 12:41

    As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.

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