2 Kings 12:4
And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the Lord, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man’s heart to bring into the house of the Lord,
Cross-reference
In 2 Kings 12:18, Joash later gives temple treasures to Hazael — contrasting his earlier plan to use offerings for repairs.
2 Kings 22:4 records Josiah's similar command to collect temple repair funds — both kings initiated temple restoration.
Exodus 30:12-16 institutes the census tax (half shekel atonement money) which 2 Kings 12:4 calls 'money of every one that passeth the account'.
2 Chronicles 29:4-11 describes Hezekiah's temple repair instructions — another parallel to Joash's temple restoration effort.
2 Chronicles 24:10 describes the people joyfully bringing their offerings into the chest, continuing the same event as 2 Kings 12:4.
2 Chronicles 24:9 recounts the same proclamation by Jehoash to collect the tax Moses commanded, directly paralleling the account here.
In 2 Chronicles 15:18, Asa brings silver and gold into the temple — a strong parallel of a king bringing dedicated wealth to God's house.
1 Chronicles 29:17 highlights giving from an upright heart—mirroring the 'money a man's heart prompts him to bring' in 2 Kings 12:4.
Leviticus 27:2-8 gives the valuation of persons for vows, which 2 Kings 12:4 refers to as 'the money that every man is set at'.
Exodus 36:3 continues the narrative of freewill offerings brought for the tabernacle, reinforcing the same pattern of voluntary giving seen in 2 Kings 12:4.
Exodus 35:29 describes the Israelites bringing a willing offering for the sanctuary work, directly paralleling the freewill contributions in 2 Kings 12:4.
Exodus 35:22 narrates willing-hearted men and women bringing gold offerings for the tabernacle, mirroring the voluntary gifts in 2 Kings 12:4.
Exodus 35:5 calls for willing-hearted offerings of gold and silver, echoing the freewill offering principle used in 2 Kings 12:4.
Exodus 25:2 commands freewill offerings from a willing heart, matching the third category in 2 Kings 12:4: 'money that cometh into any man's heart'.
2 Chronicles 24:5 is the parallel account of Joash commanding priests to collect money for temple repair—the same event described here.
2 Chronicles 24:7 explains why the temple needed repair: Athaliah's sons had plundered it—providing the backstory for the collection in 2 Kings 12:4.
1 Chronicles 29:3-9 describes David and the people freely giving treasures for the temple—a parallel example of generous offerings for God's house.
In Ezra 1:6, the returning exiles gave freewill offerings for rebuilding the temple—similar to the freewill gifts for temple repair here.
Ezra 7:16 mentions freewill offerings of the people for God's house—echoing the same type of voluntary gifts listed in 2 Kings 12:4.
In Ezra 8:25-28, offerings are weighed and transported for the temple—another instance of collecting sacred gifts for God's house.
Luke 21:4 shows the widow giving all she had—a freewill offering from the heart, similar in spirit to the voluntary gifts in 2 Kings 12:4.