Overview
The Bible addresses chest across 4 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 2 Chronicles. Closely related themes include Temple, the First and Money. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Moses.
Key Bible verses about chest
Old Testament
2 Chronicles
And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.
And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness. a proclamation: Heb. a voice
And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.
Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
People in the Bible and chest
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying chest for yourself
- Begin with 2 Chronicles 24:8, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Consider the lives of Moses and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Temple, the First and Money.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about chest?
The Bible addresses chest across 4 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 2 Chronicles. Closely related themes include Temple, the First and Money. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Moses.
How many Bible verses are about chest?
The Bible references chest in 4 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention chest?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is 2 Chronicles 24:8: “And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with chest?
Moses.
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