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so he assembled the priests and descendants of Levi and ordered them, “Go throughout the cities of Judah and take up a collection[a] from all of Israel for the annual upkeep[b] of the Temple of your God. And make sure that you act quickly.” But the descendants of Levi did not act quickly, so the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest and asked him, “Why haven’t you required the descendants of Levi to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax levied by Moses, the Lord’s servant, and the assembly of Israel for the Tent of Testimony?”

Because that wicked woman Athaliah’s family members had broken into the Temple of God and used the consecrated implements of the Lord’s Temple for service to the Baals,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 24:5 Lit. and collect silver
  2. 2 Chronicles 24:5 Lit. strengthening