Then the people rejoiced because of their leaders’ willingness to give, for they had given to the Lord wholeheartedly. King David also rejoiced greatly.
2 Chronicles 24:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised All the leaders and all the people rejoiced, brought the tax, and put it in the chest until it was full. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And all the princes and people rejoiced and brought their tax and dropped it into the chest until they had finished. American Standard Version (1901) And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end. Common English Bible This so pleased all the leaders and all the people that they gladly dropped their money in the box until it was full. Catholic Public Domain Version And all the leaders and all the people rejoiced. And upon entering, they together took and placed so much into the ark of the Lord that it was filled. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all the princes, and all the people rejoiced: and going in they contributed and cast so much into the chest of the Lord, that it was filled. |
Then the people rejoiced because of their leaders’ willingness to give, for they had given to the Lord wholeheartedly. King David also rejoiced greatly.
Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers, and when they saw that there was a large amount of silver, the king’s secretary and the high priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, picked it up, and returned it to its place. They did this daily and gathered the silver in abundance.
Then a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that the tax God’s servant Moses imposed on Israel in the wilderness be brought to the Lord.
You welcome the one who joyfully does what is right; they remember you in your ways. But we have sinned, and you were angry. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
During a severe trial brought about by affliction, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.
Each person should do as he has decided in his heart #– #not reluctantly or out of compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver.