SEV Biblia, Chapter 24:5
Y juntó los sacerdotes y los levitas, y les dijo: Salid por las ciudades de Judá, y juntad dinero de todo Israel, para que cada año sea reparada la Casa de vuestro Dios; y vosotros poned diligencia en el negocio. Mas los levitas no pusieron diligencia.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 24:5
Verse 5. Gather of all Israel money] As the temple was the property of the whole nation, and the services performed in it were for the salvation of the people at large, it was right that each should come forward on an occasion of this kind, and lend a helping hand. This is the first instance of such a general collection for building or repairing a house of God. From year to year] It must have been in a state of great dilapidation, when it required such annual exertions to bring it into a thorough state of repair.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 5. And he gathered together the priests and Levites , etc.] To communicate his mind unto, and give them a charge and instructions: and said unto them, go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year ; what money he means is more fully explained in ( 2 Kings 12:4), and see that ye haste the matter ; for he was very desirous of having this work accomplished, it being the place of the worship of God, and where he had been preserved in his infancy: howbeit, the Levites hastened it not ; either through negligence in them to collect the money, or backwardness in the people to give, or through an avaricious disposition to keep it, and use it for themselves; so that it was delayed unto the twenty third year of his reign ( 2 Kings 12:6).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-14 - Joash is more zealous about the repair of the temple than Jehoiad himself. It is easier to build temples, than to be temples to God. But the repairing of places for public worship is a good work, which all should promote. And many a good work would be done that now lie undone, if active men would put it forward.
Original Hebrew
ויקבץ 6908 את 853 הכהנים 3548 והלוים 3881 ויאמר 559 להם צאו 3318 לערי 5892 יהודה 3063 וקבצו 6908 מכל 3605 ישׂראל 3478 כסף 3701 לחזק 2388 את 853 בית 1004 אלהיכם 430 מדי 1767 שׁנה 8141 בשׁנה 8141 ואתם 859 תמהרו 4116 לדבר 1697 ולא 3808 מהרו 4116 הלוים׃ 3881
