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Contemporary English Version

2 Chronicles 24:8

Joash gave orders for a wooden box to be made and had it placed outside, near the gate of the temple.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Chest;   Jehoiada;   Joash;   Liberality;   Priest;   Temple;   Thompson Chain Reference - Chests;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Gates;   Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jehoash;   Jehoiada;   Levite;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Chest;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jerusalem;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Bag ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jehoiada ;   Joash ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Tax taxing taxation;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Chest;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chest;   Jehoash;   Jehoiada;   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Tax;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Joash;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
At the king’s command a chest was made and placed outside the gate of the Lord’s temple.
Hebrew Names Version
So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of the LORD.
King James Version
And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the Lord .
English Standard Version
So the king commanded, and they made a chest and set it outside the gate of the house of the Lord .
New Century Version
King Joash commanded that a box for contributions be made. They put it outside, at the gate of the Temple of the Lord .
New English Translation
The king ordered a chest to be made and placed outside the gate of the Lord 's temple.
Amplified Bible
So at the king's command they made a chest and set it outside by the gate of the house of the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
So the king commanded, and they made a chest and set it outside by the gate of the house of the LORD.
World English Bible
So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of Yahweh.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore the King commaunded, and they made a chest, and set it at the gate of the house of the Lord without.
Legacy Standard Bible
So the king said the word, and they made a chest and put it outside by the gate of the house of Yahweh.
Berean Standard Bible
At the king's command a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the house of the LORD.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then, at the king's order, they made a box and placed it outside the entrance to the house of Adonai .
Darby Translation
And the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it at the gate of the house of Jehovah without,
Easy-to-Read Version
King Joash gave a command for a box to be made and put outside the gate at the Lord 's Temple.
George Lamsa Translation
And at the kings commandment, they made a chest, and set it outside the gate of the house of the LORD.
Good News Translation
The king ordered the Levites to make a box for contributions and to place it at the Temple gate.
Lexham English Bible
Then the king commanded, and they made a chest and put it at the gate outside the house of Yahweh.
Literal Translation
And the king commanded, and they made one chest, and put it at the gate of the house of Jehovah outside;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then commaunded the kynge to make a chest, and to set it without at the intraunce of the house of the LORDE:
American Standard Version
So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
So at the king's order they made a chest and put it outside the doorway of the house of the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And at the kinges commaundement they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the Lorde:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
And at the kings commandement they made a chest, and set it without, at the gate of the house of the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king said, Let a box be made, and let it be put at the gate of the house of the Lord without.
English Revised Version
So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the kyng comaundide, and thei maden an arke, and settiden it bisidis the yate of the Lord with out forth.
Update Bible Version
So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.
New King James Version
Then at the king's command they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of the LORD.
New Living Translation
So now the king ordered a chest to be made and set outside the gate leading to the Temple of the Lord .
New Life Bible
So the king had them make a box and set it outside by the gate of the Lord's house.
New Revised Standard
So the king gave command, and they made a chest, and set it outside the gate of the house of the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So the king bade them , and they made a certain chest, - and set it in the gate of the house of Yahweh, outside.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king commanded, and they made a chest: and set it by the gate of the house of the Lord on the outside.
Revised Standard Version
So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it outside the gate of the house of the LORD.
Young's Literal Translation
And the king speaketh, and they make one chest, and put it at the gate of the house of Jehovah without,
THE MESSAGE
Following the king's orders, they made a chest and placed it at the entrance to The Temple of God . Then they sent out a tax notice throughout Judah and Jerusalem: "Pay the tax that Moses the servant of God set when Israel was in the wilderness."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the king commanded, and they made a chest and set it outside by the gate of the house of the LORD.

Contextual Overview

1 Joash was only seven years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled forty years from Jerusalem. His mother Zibiah was from the town of Beersheba. 2 While Jehoiada the priest was alive, Joash obeyed the Lord by doing right. 3 Jehoiada even chose two women for Joash to marry so he could have a family. 4 Some time later, Joash decided it was time to repair the temple. 5 He called together the priests and Levites and said, "Go everywhere in Judah and collect the annual tax from the people. I want this done right away—we need that money to repair the temple." But the Levites were in no hurry to follow the king's orders. 6 So he sent for Jehoiada the high priest and asked, "Why didn't you send the Levites to collect the taxes? The Lord 's servant Moses and the people agreed long ago that this tax would be collected and used to pay for the upkeep of the sacred tent. 7 And now we need it to repair the temple because the sons of that evil woman Athaliah came in and wrecked it. They even used some of the sacred objects to worship the god Baal." 8 Joash gave orders for a wooden box to be made and had it placed outside, near the gate of the temple. 9 He then sent letters everywhere in Judah and Jerusalem, asking everyone to bring their taxes to the temple, just as Moses had required their ancestors to do. 10 The people and their leaders agreed, and they brought their money to Jerusalem and placed it in the box.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

at the king's: 2 Kings 12:8, 2 Kings 12:9, Mark 12:41

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 22:4 - sum the silver

Cross-References

Genesis 24:4
Instead, go back to the land where I was born and find a wife for him from among my relatives."
Genesis 24:6
"No!" Abraham answered. "Don't ever do that, no matter what.
Genesis 24:17
Abraham's servant ran to her and said, "Please let me have a drink of water."
Numbers 30:5
But if he hears about it and objects, then she no longer has to keep her promise. The Lord will forgive her, because her father did not agree with the promise.
Numbers 30:8
But if her husband hears about the promise and objects, she no longer has to keep it, and the Lord will forgive her.
John 8:32
You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
Acts 7:2
Stephen answered: Friends, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he had moved to Haran.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And at the king's commandment they made a chest,....

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 24:8. They made a chest2 Kings 12:4, &c.


 
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