24:6 the collection. This uncollected money was probably the collection authorized by Moses in Exodus 30:11-16 as “an atonement for your souls,” to be used “for the service of the tabernacle” (Exodus 30:16). The temple services had been badly neglected during the reigns of Jehoram, Ahaziah and Athaliah, and the temple was in serious need of maintenance and repair.