Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king’s office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king’s scribe and the high priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
Whenever the Levites brought the collection chest to the king's officials and saw that it contained a lot of money, the king's secretary and an officer from the high priest would come and empty the chest. Then they would take it back to its place. They did this day after day and collected a large amount of money.
The writer is describing how King Joash and the priests successfully collected abundant donations from the people day after day to repair God's temple.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during King Joash's reign in Judah (around 835-796 BC) when he was restoring the temple that had been neglected and damaged during the evil reign of Queen Athaliah. Joash had placed a collection chest at the temple entrance to gather funds from the people for repairs. The Levites were the priestly tribe responsible for temple service and maintenance.
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