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2 Kings 12:16

People gave money when they offered guilt offerings and sin offerings, but that money was not used for the Lord 's temple. It belonged to the priests.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Atonement;   Church;   Church and State;   Conscience Money;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Jehoiada;   Joash;   Money;   Priest;   Sin Money;   Zeal, Religious;   Thompson Chain Reference - Dedication;   Dues, Priests';   Leaders;   Levites;   Ministers;   Offerings;   Priests;   Religious;   Trespass-Offerings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jehoash;   Temple;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Zeal;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jerusalem;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Government;   Guilt;   Jerusalem;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Joash ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Joash;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Criticism (the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Parashiyyot, the Four;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The silver from the guilt offering and the sin offering was not brought to the Lord’s temple since it belonged to the priests.
Hebrew Names Version
The money for the trespass-offerings, and the money for the sin-offerings, was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the Kohanim'.
King James Version
The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the Lord : it was the priests'.
English Standard Version
The money from the guilt offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the Lord ; it belonged to the priests.
New Century Version
The money from the penalty offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the Temple of the Lord , because it belonged to the priests.
New English Translation
(The silver collected in conjunction with reparation offerings and sin offerings was not brought to the Lord 's temple; it belonged to the priests.)
Amplified Bible
Money from the guilt offerings and money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD [for repairs]; it was for the priests.
New American Standard Bible
The money from the guilt offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it belonged to the priests.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The money of the trespasse offring and the money of ye sinne offrings was not brought into the house of the Lord: for it was the Priests.
Legacy Standard Bible
The money from the guilt offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of Yahweh; it was for the priests.
Contemporary English Version
The fines that had to be paid along with the sacrifices to make things right and the sacrifices for sin did not go to the temple. This money belonged only to the priests.
Complete Jewish Bible
Moreover, they did not require an accounting from the supervisors given the money to pay the workers, because they dealt honestly.
Darby Translation
The money of trespass-offerings, and the money of sin-offerings, was not brought into the house of Jehovah: it was for the priests.
George Lamsa Translation
The money from the trespass offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it was the priests.
Good News Translation
The money given for the repayment offerings and for the offerings for sin was not deposited in the box; it belonged to the priests.
Lexham English Bible
The money of the guilt offering and the money of the sin offering was not brought into the temple of Yahweh, but were each for the priests.
Literal Translation
And the guilt offering silver and the sin offering silver was not brought into the house of Jehovah, for it was the priests'.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the money of trespace offerynges and synneofferynges was not broughte vnto the house of the LORDE: for it was the prestes.
American Standard Version
The money for the trespass-offerings, and the money for the sin-offerings, was not brought into the house of Jehovah: it was the priests'.
Bible in Basic English
The money of the offerings for error and the sin-offerings was not taken into the house of the Lord; it was the priests'.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Howbeit, trespasse money, and sinne money, was not brought into the house of the Lorde, for it was the priestes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to give to them that did the work; for they dealt faithfully.
King James Version (1611)
The trespasse money, and sinnemoney was not brought into the house of the Lord: it was the Priests.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Money for a sin-offering, and money for a trespass-offering, whatever happened to be brought into the house of the Lord, went to the priests.
English Revised Version
The money for the guilt offerings, and the money for the sin offerings, was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests’.
Berean Standard Bible
The money from the guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it belonged to the priests.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli thei brouyten not in to the temple of the Lord the money for trespas, and the money for synnes, for it was the preestis.
Young's Literal Translation
The money of a trespass-offering, and the money of sin-offerings is not brought in to the house of Jehovah -- for the priests it is.
Update Bible Version
The money for the trespass-offerings, and the money for the sin-offerings, was not brought into the house of Yahweh: it was the priests'.
Webster's Bible Translation
The trespass-money and sin-money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'.
World English Bible
The money for the trespass-offerings, and the money for the sin-offerings, was not brought into the house of Yahweh: it was the priests'.
New King James Version
The money from the trespass offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD. It belonged to the priests.
New Living Translation
However, the money that was contributed for guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the Lord 's Temple. It was given to the priests for their own use.
New Life Bible
The money from the guilt gifts and sin gifts was not brought into the house of the Lord. It was for the religious leaders.
New Revised Standard
The money from the guilt offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the Lord ; it belonged to the priests.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Silver for guilt-offerings and silver for sin-offerings, was not brought into the house of Yahweh, - to the priests, they belonged.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But the money for trespass, and the money for sins, they brought not into the temple of the Lord, because it was for the priests.
Revised Standard Version
The money from the guilt offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it belonged to the priests.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The money from the guilt offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it was for the priests.

Contextual Overview

4Joash said to the priests, "There is much money in the Lord 's Temple. People have given things to the Temple and have paid the Temple tax when they were counted. And they have given money simply because they wanted to. You priests should take that money and repair the Lord 's Temple. Each priest should use the money he gets from the people he serves. He should use that money to repair the damage to the Temple." 6 In the 23rd year that Joash was king, the priests still had not repaired the Temple, 7 so King Joash called for Jehoiada the priest and the other priests. Joash said to them, "Why haven't you repaired the Temple? Stop taking money from the people you serve. That money must be used to repair the Temple." 8 The priests agreed to stop taking money from the people, but they also decided not to repair the Temple. 9 So Jehoiada the priest took a box and made a hole in the top of it. Then he put the box on the south side of the altar. This box was by the door where people came into the Lord 's Temple. Some of the priests were there to guard this doorway. They took the money that people brought for the Lord 's temple and put it into this box. 10 Whenever the king's secretary and the high priest saw that the box was full, they counted all the money that had been given for the Lord 's Temple and put it in bags. 11 Then they paid the men who were in charge of the work on the Lord 's Temple. They paid the carpenters and other builders who worked on the Lord 's Temple. 12 They used that money to pay the stoneworkers and stonecutters, and they used it to buy timber, cut stone, and everything else to repair the Lord 's Temple. 13People gave money for the Lord 's Temple, but the priests could not use this money to make silver cups, snuffers, basins, trumpets, or any of the gold and silver dishes that were to be used inside the Lord 's temple. This money was used only to pay the workers who repaired the Lord 's Temple. 15 Those who were in charge of paying the workers did not have to give a report of how they spent the money, because they could be trusted.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

trespass money: Leviticus 5:15-18, Leviticus 7:7, Numbers 5:8-10, Numbers 18:8, Numbers 18:9, Hosea 4:8

Cross-References

Genesis 12:13
So tell them that you are my sister. Then they will be good to me because of you. In this way you will save my life."
Genesis 12:14
So when Abram went into Egypt, the Egyptian men saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.
Genesis 12:15
Even some of Pharaoh's officials noticed her and told Pharaoh how beautiful she was. So they took her to Pharaoh's house.
Genesis 13:2
At this time Abram was very rich. He had many animals and much silver and gold.
Genesis 20:14
So Abimelech gave Sarah back to Abraham. Abimelech also gave Abraham some sheep, cattle, and slaves.
Genesis 24:35
The Lord has greatly blessed my master in everything. My master has become a great man. The Lord has given him many flocks of sheep and herds of cattle. He has much silver and gold and many servants. He has many camels and donkeys.
Genesis 26:14
He had many flocks and herds of animals. He also had many slaves. All the Philistines were jealous of him.
Genesis 32:5
I have many cattle, donkeys, flocks, and servants. Sir, I am sending you this message to ask you to accept us.'"
Job 1:3
He owned 7000 sheep, 3000 camels, 1000 oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He had many servants. He was the richest man in the east.
Job 42:12
The Lord blessed Job with even more than he had in the beginning. Job got 14,000 sheep, 6000 camels, 2000 oxen, and 1000 female donkeys.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the Lord,.... Which was the money persons at a distance sent for their trespass and sin offerings instead of cattle, with which the sacrifices were bought; and what remained of the money was not brought into the temple, and made use of in the above manner:

it was the priest's; the overplus of it, and such of the sacrifices which by the law were appropriated to them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The trespass money and the sin money - In all cases of injury done to another, a man was bound by the Law to make compensation, to the sufferer, if possible; if not, to his nearest kinsman. If the man was dead and had left no kinsman, then the compensation was to be made to the priest Numbers 5:8. This would form a part of the trespass and sin money. The remainder would accrue from the voluntary gifts made to the priests by those who came to make atonement for sins or trespasses Numbers 5:10. On the difference between “sins” and “trespasses,” see Leviticus 5:14 note.


 
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