2 Kings 12:4 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Kings 12:4

2 Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days in which ^aJehoiada the priest instructed him.

3 But ^athe high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

4 And Jehoash said to the priests, ^a“All the money of the dedicated gifts that are brought into the house of the Lord—each man’s ^bcensus money, each man’s ^cassessment money—and all the money that² a man ^dpurposes in his heart to bring into the house of the Lord,

5 let the priests take it themselves, each from his constituency; and let them repair the¹ damages of the temple, wherever any dilapidation is found.”

6 Now it was so, by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, ^athat the priests had not repaired the damages of the temple.

7 ^aSo King Jehoash called Jehoiada the priest and the other priests, and said to them, “Why have you not repaired the damages of the temple? Now therefore, do not take more money from your constituency, but deliver it for repairing the damages of the temple.”

8 And the priests agreed that they would neither receive more money from the people, nor repair the damages of the temple.

9 Then Jehoiada the priest took ^aa chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into the house of the Lord; and the priests who¹ kept the door put ^bthere all the money brought into the house of the Lord.

10 So it was, whenever they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king’s ^ascribe and the high priest came up and² put it in bags, and counted the money that was found in the house of the Lord.

11 Then they gave the money, which had been apportioned, into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of the house of the Lord; and they¹ paid it out to the carpenters and builders who worked on the house of the Lord,

12 and to masons and stonecutters, and for buying timber and hewn stone, to ^arepair the damage of the house of the Lord, and for all that was paid out to repair the temple.

13 However ^athere were not made for the house of the Lord basins of silver, trimmers, sprinkling-bowls, trumpets, any articles of gold or articles of silver, from the money brought into the house of the Lord.

14 But they gave that to the workmen, and they repaired the house of the Lord with it.

15 Moreover ^athey did not require an account from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to be paid to workmen, for they dealt faithfully.

16 ^aThe money from the trespass offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the Lord. ^bIt belonged to the priests.

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American Standard Version
And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the hallowed things that is brought into the house of Jehovah, in current money, the money of the persons for whom each man is rated, and all the money that it cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of Jehovah,

Amplified® Bible
And Joash said to the priests, All the current money brought into the house of the Lord to provide the dedicated things, also the money [which the priests by command have] assessed on all those bound by vows, also all the money that it comes into any man's heart voluntarily to bring into the house of the Lord,

Contemporary English Version
One day, Joash said to the priests, "Collect all the money that has been given to the LORD's temple, whether from taxes or gifts,

Darby English Version
And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the hallowed things that is brought into the house of Jehovah, the money of every one that passes [the account], the money at which every man is valued, [and] all the money that comes into any man's heart to bring into the house of Jehovah,

Good News Bible
Joash called the priests and ordered them to save up the money paid in connection with the sacrifices in the Temple, both the dues paid for the regular sacrifices and the money given as freewill gifts.

King James Version
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,

New American Standard Bible
Then Jehoash said to the priests, "All the money of the sacred things which is brought into the house of the LORD, in current money, {both} the money of each man's assessment {and} all the money which any man's heart prompts him to bring into the house of the LORD,

New International Version
Joash said to the priests, "Collect all the money that is brought as sacred offerings to the temple of the LORD -the money collected in the census, the money received from personal vows and the money brought voluntarily to the temple.

New King James Version
And Jehoash said to the priests, “All the money of the dedicated gifts that are brought into the house of the LORD—each man’s census money, each man’s assessment money—and all the money that a man purposes in his heart to bring into the house of the LORD,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Jehoash said to the priests, "All the money of the sacred things which people brought into the house of the LORD, in current money, both the money of each man's assessment and all the money which any man's heart prompts him to bring into the house of the LORD,

Revised Standard Version
Jeho'ash said to the priests, "All the money of the holy things which is brought into the house of the LORD, the money for which each man is assessed--the money from the assessment of persons--and the money which a man's heart prompts him to bring into the house of the LORD,

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehoash saith unto the priests, `All the money of the sanctified things that is brought in to the house of Jehovah, the money of him who is passing over, each the money of his valuation, all the money that it goeth up on the heart of a man to bring in to the house of Jehovah,

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