24:6a So the king called Jehoiada the high priest

Therefore the king called Jehoiada the high priest to come.
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So the king asked Jehoiada the leader of the sacrificers to come to him.

24:6b and said, “Why have you not required the Levites

He asked him, “Why have you not made the Levites
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He said to him, “You should have made the Levites follow my instructions.

24:6c to bring from Judah and Jerusalem

collect the tax from Judah and ⌊it’s capital⌋ Jerusalem?
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⌊They should have⌋ gathered money from ⌊the people of⌋ Judah and ⌊those in⌋ Jerusalem.

24:6d the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD

This is the tax that Moses the servant of Yahweh
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It is the money that Moses the servant of Yahweh asked

24:6e and by the assembly of Israel

and the people of Israel agreed to bring
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all the people of Israel to pay.

24:6f for the Tent of the Testimony?”

to renovate the tent of the ten commandments.”
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⌊They agreed⌋ to use it to repair the holy tent.”

24:6d–f (reordered)

The Lord ’s servant Moses and the people agreed long ago that this tax would be collected and used to pay for the upkeep of the sacred tent. (Contemporary English Version)

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