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But it was so, that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damage to the house.
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Verse 6. Temple. It is not known when the king gave his orders; but they were executed with negligence, as they seemed to interfere ( Calmet.) with the emoluments assigned by the law to the Levites. 2 Chronicles 24:5. Bible.—The latter Jews were obliged to pay half a sicle towards the repairs of the temple. Tirinus.
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