2 Kings 12:9-11 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 12:4-16

The repairing of the temple under Joash: a missionary sermon. I. THIS WORK HAD ITS ORIGIN IN THE KING 'S COMMAND . Kings get a great many hard knocks nowadays. But kings have not been all bad. Considering the fierce light which beats upon a throne, and the special temptations to which they are exposed, perhaps the character of kings will bear investigation as well as the character of many of their critics. If in Jewish history we find a Jeroboam and an Ahab, we also find... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 12:7-16

The temple repairs-a good purpose accomplished. When so many years had elapsed without anything being done, Joash called the priests to account, and ordered them to take no more of the money of the people for themselves, but to repair the breaches of the house. A new start was made, and this time success was attained. We may ascribe the success to— I. PRUDENT ARRANGEMENTS . Wise, business-like arrangements have much to do with the success of any undertaking. Those now entered into... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 12:9

But Jehoiada the priest took a chest. The writer of Chronicles says, "At the king's commandment, they made a chest" ( 2 Chronicles 24:8 ). The suggestion was probably the king's, but the ecclesiastical and civil authorities worked harmoniously in the business. And bored a hole in the lid of it —as hundreds of thousands have done since his time— and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the Lord. The altar intended is, of course, the altar of burnt... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 12:10

And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest. "When they saw" means "when they perceived." They would not see that the chest was becoming full, but would know by the weight, and perhaps by the sound which the money made when it was dropped in. That the king's scribe. "Royal secretaries" were common in ancient Persia, and often acted as the king's commissioners (Herod; 3.128; Xen; 'Cyrop.,' 8.6. § 16; ' AE couom.,' 4.8). Such persons are seen on the Assyrian... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 12:11

And they gave the money, being told —rather, after weighing it— into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the Lord. It must be remembered that no coins existed as yet; and the lumps of silver which passed as shekels and half shekels, were of very uncertain weight. To know the value of the money in each bag, it was necessary, not only to count the pieces, but to weigh each bag separately. The bags, when weighed, were handed over by the high priest... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 12:9

The priests that kept the door - The north door into the priests’ court Ezekiel 40:35-43 seems to be intended, not the door of the temple building. The chest must have been placed a little to the right of this north door, between it and the altar of burnt-offering, so that the people could see it from the doorway. The people were not ordinarily allowed to go within the doorway into this court, which belonged to the priests and Levites only. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 12:10

The king’s scribe - Or “secretary” (1 Kings 4:3 note). Such persons are often seen in the Assyrian sculptures, with a roll, apparently of parchment, in one hand and a pen in the other, taking account for the king of the spoil brought in from foreign expeditions. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 12:9

2 Kings 12:9. Jehoiada the priest took a chest By the king’s order, 2 Chronicles 24:8. And set it beside the altar In the court of the priests. Upon comparing the passage in Chronicles, just referred to, with this, it seems probable that it was first placed by the altar, and afterward removed thence to the gate of the court, for the people’s greater satisfaction, that they might come thither, and put in their money with their own hands. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 12:10-11

2 Kings 12:10-11. The king’s scribe and the high-priest came up, &c. The king’s secretary and the high-priest emptied the chest, and took an account of the money, and then put it up in bags, which, it is likely, they sealed; and then they set the chest in its place again. This they did every day, as we read 2 Chronicles 24:11. They gave the money to them that had the oversight, &c. These bags of money were delivered by the king and Jehoiada, (2 Chronicles 24:12,) not to the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 12:1-21

True worship restored in Judah (12:1-21)Under the influence of Jehoiada, Joash encouraged the worship of Yahweh (12:1-3). But his project for repairing the temple (damaged by Athaliah and her followers; 2 Chronicles 24:7) was hindered by the priests. They lacked enthusiasm and were inefficient, and possibly dishonest, in handling the finances (4-8). Joash therefore separated the funds for the priests’ personal use from the funds for the temple repairs, and placed the latter under the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 12:4-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 12:7-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 12:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 12:10

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 12:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 12:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 12:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 12:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 12:10-11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 12:1-21

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