24:6 So the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest, 6 and said to him, “Why have you not made 7 the Levites collect 8 from Judah and Jerusalem the tax authorized by Moses the Lord’s servant and by the assembly of Israel at the tent containing the tablets of the law?” 9
1 tn Or “high place.”
2 tn Heb “the tent of meeting of God.”
3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Solomon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn The words “they left” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
5 tn Heb “good of heart.”
5 tn Heb “Jehoiada the head”; the word “priest” not in the Hebrew text but is implied.
6 tn Heb “sought.”
7 tn Heb “bring.”
8 tn Heb “the tent of testimony.”