SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:10
Y cuando veían que había mucho dinero en el arca, venía el notario del rey y el sumo sacerdote, y contaban el dinero que hallaban en el templo del SEÑOR, y lo guardaban.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 12:10
Verse 10. The king's scribe and the high priest] It was necessary to associate with the high priest some civil authority and activity, in order to get the neglected work performed.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 10. And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest , etc.] Which might easily be guessed at by the number of the people which contributed: that the king’s and the high priest came up ; to the temple; the high priest did not choose to come alone, lest he should be suspected, but to have the king’s secretary with him, that the money might be taken out of the chest, and told in the presence of them both: in ( 2 Chronicles 24:11) instead of the “high priest”, it is the “high priest’s officer”, which the Targum there calls the Sagan of the high priest, or his deputy, who, perhaps, attended when the high priest could not: and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the Lord ; that is, they poured the money out of the chest, or emptied it, as in ( 2 Chronicles 24:11) and counted it, and very likely set down the sum in writing, and put it up in bags, very probably sealed.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-16 - It is a great mercy to young people, especially to all young men of rank, like Jehoash, to have those about them who will instruct them to do what is right in the sight of the Lord; and they do wisely and wel for themselves, when willing to be counselled and ruled. The temple wa out of repair; Jehoash orders the repair of the temple. The king wa zealous. God requires those who have power, to use it for the suppor of religion, the redress of grievances, and repairing of decays. The king employed the priests to manage, as most likely to be hearty in the work. But nothing was done effectually till the twenty-third year of his reign. Another method was therefore taken. When publi distributions are made faithfully, public contributions will be mad cheerfully. While they were getting all they could for the repair of the temple, they did not break in upon the stated maintenance of the priests. Let not the servants of the temple be starved, under colour of repairing the breaches of it. Those that were intrusted did the business carefully and faithfully. They did not lay it out in ornament for the temple, till the other work was completed; hence we may learn in all our expenses, to prefer that which is most needful, and, in dealing for the public, to deal as we would for ourselves.
Original Hebrew
ויהי 1961 כראותם 7200 כי 3588 רב 7227 הכסף 3701 בארון 727 ויעל 5927 ספר 5608 המלך 4428 והכהן 3548 הגדול 1419 ויצרו 6696 וימנו 4487 את 853 הכסף 3701 הנמצא 4672 בית 1004 יהוה׃ 3068
