Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 24:1-14
This account of Joash's good beginnings we had as it stands here Kg2 12:1, etc., though the latter part of this chapter, concerning his apostasy, we had little of there. What is good in men we should take all occasions to speak of and often repeat it; what is evil we should make mention of but sparingly, and no more than is needful. We shall here only observe, 1. That it is a happy thing for young people, when they are setting out in the world, to be under the direction of those that are wise and good and faithful to them, as Joash was under the influence of Jehoiada, during whose time he did that which was right. Let those that are young reckon it a blessing to them, and not a burden and ch…
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Joash was minded to repair the house of the Lord--(See on Kg2 12:4-16).
Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 24:8
They made a chest - See the notes on the parallel places, Kg2 12:4 (note), etc.
John Gill on 2 Chronicles 24:10
And all the princes and all the people rejoiced,.... When they heard the proclamation, and understood for what use the money was to be given, and in what manner; all was agreeable and pleasing to them:
and brought in, and cast into the chest; through the hole that was in the lid of it, 2 Kings 12:9,
until they had made an end: everyone had given as much as he could, or thought fit to give.
Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 24:4-8
There is no indication regarding when Joash first attempted to refurbish the Temple. However, after the first failure to raise funds, Joash summoned Jehoiada a second time, in the twenty-third year of his reign (2 Kgs 12:6). The inaction of the priests might have resulted from a disagreement over who should fund the restoration work and who should oversee it. The king censured Jehoiada for his failure to act and then proposed a plan that put the offering on a more voluntary basis.
