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ChestUnknown artist · 1550–1599

Chest

/CHEST/

Summary

A storage container, most notably the money chest placed in the temple by Jehoiada the priest for collecting funds for repairs.

☩Temple Collection Box

Jehoiada the priest had a chest made and set it beside the altar at the temple gate. He bored a hole in its lid so that priests could deposit the money brought to the house of the Lord. When full, the money was counted and used for temple repairs.

Key verses:2 Kings 12:9-102 Chronicles 24:8-11

☩Other Uses

The Hebrew word 'aron' used for the temple chest is the same word used for the Ark of the Covenant and for Joseph's coffin in Egypt. A different Hebrew word 'genazim' refers to chests of rich apparel mentioned in Ezekiel's description of Tyre's trade.

Key verses:Genesis 50:26Ezekiel 27:24

Related Verses6 mentions

2 Chronicles· 3 verses

24:824:1024:11

2 Kings· 2 verses

12:912:10

Ezekiel· 1 verse

27:24

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Chest," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. II (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Chest," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  3. 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Chest," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).