2 Chronicles 24

2 Chronicles 24:5

gather of all Israel] So much of Israel as Ioash had.

from year to year] One year would not suffice to make up this Reparation.

hastened not] For in the twenty third year of Ioash it was not done, 2 Kings XII. 6.

2 Chronicles 24:6

the Collection of Moses] So ver. 9. such as Moses used, Exod. XXX. 12, 16. or Exod. XXV. But this, differing from them both: agreeing only in this; As Moses then provided for the Tabernacle, and the service of it by those Collections extraordinarily, as need then required; so were they now, by somewhat a like Collection, to provide for the repairing of the breaches of the Temple. Yet is this, because somewhat like, called the Collection of Moses; as like sinnes, are called by the names of the sinnes of Manasseh, 2 Kings XXIV. 3. of the iniquity of the fathers, Exod. XXXIV. 7. of the errour of Balaam, and gain-saying of Core, Iudge 11. and the signe of Ionas, Matth. XII. 39. is used in a like sense.

2 Chronicles 24:7

Sonnes of Athaliah] In their father Iehorams life-time, before they were taken and slaine by the enemy; if sonnes here be taken properly.

2 Chronicles 24:11

High-priests Officer] 2 Kings XII. 10. The High-Priest himselfe did this. But that Iehoiada was this High-Priest, is not expressed.

day by day] i. e. time after time, so oft as the chest was full.

2 Chronicles 24:16

in Israel] the Kingdome of Iudah, Gods people, 2 Chr. XXIX. 24.

2 Chronicles 24:17

Princes] Hypocritical flattering Princes. See ver. 23

2 Chronicles 24:20

Zechariah] Zechariah slaine, and mentioned Matth. XXIII. 35. seemes not to be this Zechariah, But rather the Prophet Zechariah, the sonne of Barachiah. Zech. I. 1.

2 Chronicles 24:22

slew his sonne] Cruel ingratitude.

2 Chronicles 24:23

hoast of Syria] This might be a seconding of that invasion, 2 King. XII. 17, 18.

2 Chronicles 24:24

a small company] Gods visible hand in it; for the executing of his judgement against Joash, ver. 25.

2 Chronicles 24:25

sonnes] Likely more slaine then Zechariah, or taken indefinitely for one, as Gen. XLVI. 7.

2 Chronicles 24:27

Book of the Kings] Most likely some civil Records.