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2 Kings 12:9
Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests who guarded the threshold put all the money brought into the house of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Jehoiada the priest placing a prepared chest beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. This action follows the priests' agreement to reject personal funds for repairs and precedes the counting of the collected money.
The words — אֲרֹון ('aron) denotes "a chest" or "box," while חֹר (chor) means "a hole." Jehoiada takes one chest and bores a hole in its lid to create a controlled deposit mechanism.
The thread — The chest's placement near the entrance corresponds to the treasury location observed in Mark 12:41. The priestly management of sacred resources aligns with the administrative oversight described in 1 Chronicles 15:24.
Why it lands — The text establishes that temple contributions must be deposited in a fixed, visible location rather than handled individually. It requires readers to acknowledge that religious collections demand transparent storage and official accounting before any distribution occurs.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the Lord: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord.
Cross-references
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 15:24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.
- Psalms 84:10 For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
- Jeremiah 35:4 and I brought them into the house of the LORD, to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was near the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.
- Luke 21:1 Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,
- 2 Kings 22:4 “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.
- 2 Kings 23:4 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.
- 2 Kings 25:18 The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
- 1 Chronicles 15:18 and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
- 2 Chronicles 24:8 At the king’s command a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the house of the LORD.