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.
But Jehoiada the priest took a chest and drilled a hole in the top of it. He placed it beside the altar, on the right side as people entered the Lord's temple. The priests who guarded the entrance put all the money that people brought to the Lord's temple into this chest.
The priest Jehoiada set up a secure collection box in the temple where all the offerings and donations could be safely gathered in one place.
📚 Historical Context
This took place during the reign of young King Joash around 835 BC, when the temple in Jerusalem was in desperate need of repairs after years of neglect and damage. Jehoiada the priest was Joash's mentor and guardian, helping to restore proper worship in Judah after the evil reign of Queen Athaliah.
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