John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 24:9
And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem ,.... By heralds appointed for the purpose: to bring in to the Lord ; into the house of the Lord, and for the reparation of it; and so for his service, honour, and glory: the collection that Moses the servant of the Lord laid upon Israel in the wilderness ; not to bring in the tabernacle of Moses, as the Targum here and in 2 Chronicles 24:6 , but such a voluntary gift as Moses moved the children of Israel to bring, when in... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 24:1-14
This account of Joash's good beginnings we had as it stands here 2 Kgs. 12:1-21, 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... read more