2 Chronicles 24:11

Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrative describes the daily administrative routine during the temple restoration under King Joash, where Levites transport the collection chest to the king’s overseers. The royal scribe and the high priest’s officer then empty the chest and return it to its designated location.

The words — הָ/אָר֜וֹן (ha./'a.Ron) specifies the chest holding the contributions, and פְּקֻדַּ֣ת (pe.ku.Dat) identifies the official overseeing the king’s interests in the transaction.

The thread — 2 Kings 12:10 records the identical procedure, while 1 Corinthians 16:2 establishes a separate weekly collection principle for a different context.

Why it lands — The text documents a systematic, daily process for handling communal funds, requiring readers to observe the structured accountability behind the temple restoration.

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The Hebrew words

וַיְהִ֡יva/y.Hiand/ it was בְּעֵת֩be./'Etat/ [the] time יָבִ֨יאya.Vi'[when] someone brought אֶת־'et-<obj.>הָֽאָר֜וֹןha./'a.Ronthe/ chest אֶל־'el-to פְּקֻדַּ֣תpe.ku.Dat[the] overseer of הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha./me.leKhthe/ king בְּיַ֣דbe./Yadby/ [the] hand of הַלְוִיִּם֒ha/l.vi.Yimthe/ Levites וְכִרְאוֹתָ֞םve./khi/r.'o.Ta/mand/ just as/ saw/ they כִּי־ki-that רַ֣בrav[was] much הַכֶּ֗סֶףha./Ke.sefthe/ money וּבָ֨אu./Va'and/ he came סוֹפֵ֤רso.Fer[the] scribe of הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha./Me.lekhthe/ king וּפְקִיד֙u./fe.Kidand/ [the] officer of כֹּהֵ֣ןko.Hen[the] priest of הָרֹ֔אשׁha./Roshthe/ head וִיעָ֙רוּ֙vi./'A.ruso/ they may pour out אֶת־'et-<obj.>הָ֣אָר֔וֹןha./'a.Ronthe/ chest וְיִשָּׂאֻ֖הוּve./yi.sa.'U./huand/ they took/ it וִֽישִׁיבֻ֣הוּvi./shi.Vu./huand/ they returned/ it אֶל־'el-to מְקֹמ֑וֹme.ko.M/oplace/ its כֹּ֤הkohthus עָשׂוּ֙'a.Suthey did לְי֣וֹם׀le./Yomto/ a day בְּי֔וֹםbe./Yomin/ a day וַיַּֽאַסְפוּ־va/i.ya.'as.fu-and/ they gathered כֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefmoney לָרֹֽב׃la./Roto/ abundance

King James Version

Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king’s office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king’s scribe and the high priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

Cross-references

2 Kings 12:10 Whenever they saw that there was a large amount of money in the chest, the royal scribe and the high priest would go up, count the money brought into the house of the LORD, and tie it up in bags.
1 Corinthians 16:2 On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.