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2 Chronicles 24:14
When they were finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the house of the LORD—utensils for the service and for the burnt offerings, dishes, and other objects of gold and silver. Throughout the days of Jehoiada, burnt offerings were presented regularly in the house of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator reports the conclusion of the temple restoration under King Joash, detailing the delivery of surplus funds to the monarch and priest Jehoiada. The account captures the immediate aftermath of the construction work, prior to Jehoiada's eventual death at age 130.
The words — The phrase וּֽ/כְ/כַלּוֹתָ֡/ם (u./khe./kha.lo.Ta/m) literally translates "and just as they had finished," marking the exact point of transition from labor to allocation. The term שְׁאָ֣ר (she.'Ar) denotes the "remainder of" the silver, specifying that only the leftover funds were converted into sacred vessels.
The thread — The crafting of gold and silver utensils for temple service parallels the holy furnishings detailed in 1 Kings 7:50. The regular presentation of burnt offerings fulfills the daily altar requirements established in Exodus 29:38 and Numbers 28:2.
Why it lands — The text records that completed labor and leftover resources were immediately redirected into worship objects and sustained sacrifice. It requires the reader to observe how finished work must transition into ongoing, regulated devotion without diversion.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the Lord, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord continually all the days of Jehoiada.
Cross-references
- Exodus 29:38 This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old.
- Numbers 28:2 “Command the Israelites and say to them: See that you present to Me at its appointed time the food for My food offerings, as a pleasing aroma to Me.
- 1 Kings 7:50 the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
- 2 Kings 12:13 However, the money brought into the house of the LORD was not used for making silver basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, trumpets, or any articles of gold or silver for the house of the LORD.
- Proverbs 27:22 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.