2 Chronicles 24:10

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

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The chronicler records a moment in Judah and Jerusalem when King Joash’s officials and the general populace respond to a royal proclamation to fund temple repairs. The narrative captures the immediate, collective reaction to the call for the Moses-imposed temple tax.

The words — The text highlights וַ/יַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּ (va/i.yash.Li.khu), translated literally as "and they threw," describing the physical act of depositing contributions into the chest. This verb conveys the deliberate, forceful motion of filling the container until it was full.

The thread — The pattern of joyful, abundant giving appears in 1 Chronicles 29:9, where leaders give freely and the people rejoice, and echoes in Acts 2:45 and 2 Corinthians 8:2 through the theme of sacrificial generosity meeting communal need.

Why it lands — The passage demands a concrete response to a stated call, measuring commitment by the visible accumulation of resources rather than internal sentiment. It requires readers to align their actions with institutional or communal directives until the designated purpose is fully met.

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The Hebrew words

וַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּva/i.yis.me.Chuand/ they were glad כָל־khol-all הַשָּׂרִ֖יםha./sa.Rimthe/ officials וְכָל־ve./kholand/ all הָעָ֑םha./'Amthe/ people וַיָּבִ֛יאוּva/i.ya.Vi.'uand/ they brought וַיַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּva/i.yash.Li.khuand/ they threw לָאָר֖וֹןla./'a.Ronto the/ chest עַד־'ad-until לְכַלֵּֽה׃le./kha.Leh<to>/ finished

King James Version

And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 29:9 And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.
Acts 2:45 Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.
2 Corinthians 8:2 In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
Isaiah 64:5 You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?