John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 24:12
And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the Lord ,.... That is, they gave it to those who were overseers of them, to pay them with it, 2 Kings 12:11 . and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lord see 2 Kings 12:12 . and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the Lord ; where it required any work of that kind. 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