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2 Chronicles 24:8

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What does 2 Chronicles 24:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of Jehovah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of Jehovah.
2 Chronicles 24:8 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 24

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to 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; and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.
6And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tax of Moses the servant of Jehovah, and of the assembly of Israel, for the tent of the testimony?
7For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of Jehovah did they bestow upon the Baalim.
8So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of Jehovah.
9And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in for Jehovah the tax that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness.
10And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.
11And it was so, that, at what time the chest was brought unto the king`s officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king`s scribe and the chief priest`s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And at the king’s commandment they made a chest, etc.] (See Gill on “<121209>2 Kings 12:9”).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“at the king's: Kg2 12:8, Kg2 12:9; Mar 12:41 2 Chronicles 24:9”
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