2 Chronicles 24

2 Chronicles 24:6

THe collection] the voluntary offerings, gathered, or which were to bee gathered of the people, after the same manner as Moses did in the Fabrick of the Tabernacle, Exodus 35:5. which example it seemes was afterwards followed, when there was need of repairing sacred buildings, Nehemiah 10:32. Others doe understand this, of the halfe shekell by the pole, which was ordeined by Moses, Exod. 30. 12. 13.

2 Chronicles 24:7

The sonnes] of whom, see 2 Chronicles 21:17. but chiefely King Ahaziah, who was wholly governed by his mothers advice, and councell.

2 Chronicles 24:9

The collection] such another as Moses his collection was, but only that in this collection there was nothing but money offered, and that of Moses, there were other things.

2 Chronicles 24:13

By them] through their care and diligence.

2 Chronicles 24:14

They offered] Gods pure service was continued, and miantained, without any default or interruption.

2 Chronicles 24:17

Made obeisance] desiring leave to sacrifice, and doe their devotions in other places besides the Temple, namely in the high places as they did before, whether because this necessity of comming from every place to the Temple were grievous to them, or that every one desired to have his proper place of devotion. After this grant they did goe on further, in the idolatry of groves, and Idols.

2 Chronicles 24:18

Wrath ame] from the Lord.

2 Chronicles 24:21

Stoned him] some hold that this history is pointed at, Matth. 23. 35. and that Iehoiadah is there called Barachias.

2 Chronicles 24:25

For they] his servants took an occasion to conspire against him, seeing him brought to that passe, that hee was utterly unable to governe, by reason of some languishing disease, wherewith God had afflicted him: [for the blood] whether these murtherers had indeed an intent to revenge that cruelty, or whether it were in them only a pretence: though in God it was the true cause: [of the sons] there is no mention made of the murther of any other but Zacharias; but the plurall number is here set down for the singular: unlesse there were more of them comprehended within that persecution.

2 Chronicles 24:27

The greatnesse] namely for the building or repairing of the Temple v. 6. others translate it the great tax which was laid upon him, namely by the King of Syria, 2 Kings 12:18