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New American Standard Bible (1995)

2 Kings 12:8

So the priests agreed that they would take no more money from the people, nor repair the damages of the house.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church and State;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Jehoiada;   Joash;   Liberality;   Money;   Temple;   Treasure-Houses;   Zeal, Religious;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Money;   Temple, the First;  

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;   Jerusalem;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Joash ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Joash;   Temple;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Breach;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Parashiyyot, the Four;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So the priests agreed that they would receive no silver from the people and would not be the ones to repair the temple’s damage.
Hebrew Names Version
The Kohanim consented that they should take no [more] money from the people, neither repair the breaches of the house.
King James Version
And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.
English Standard Version
So the priests agreed that they should take no more money from the people, and that they should not repair the house.
New Century Version
The priests agreed not to take any more money from the people and not to repair the Temple themselves.
New English Translation
The priests agreed not to collect silver from the people and relieved themselves of personal responsibility for the temple repairs.
Amplified Bible
So the priests agreed that they would receive no [more] money from the people, nor [be responsible to] repair the damages of the house.
New American Standard Bible
The priests then agreed that they would not take any more money from the people, nor would they repair damage to the house.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So the Priestes consented to receiue no more money of the people, neither to repaire the decayed places of the Temple.
Legacy Standard Bible
So the priests agreed that they would take no more money from the people, nor repair the damages of the house.
Contemporary English Version
The priests agreed that they would not collect any more money or be in charge of the temple repairs.
Complete Jewish Bible
So King Y'ho'ash summoned Y'hoyada the cohen and the other cohanim and said to them, "Why aren't you repairing the damaged places in the house? Therefore, you are no longer to take money from those who contribute it personally to you; you must hand it over to be used for repairing the damage in the house."
Darby Translation
And the priests consented to receive no money of the people, and that they should only repair the breaches of the house.
Easy-to-Read Version
The priests agreed to stop taking money from the people, but they also decided not to repair the Temple.
George Lamsa Translation
So the priests agreed not to receive any more money from the people, nor to repair the breaches of the house.
Good News Translation
The priests agreed to this and also agreed not to make the repairs in the Temple.
Lexham English Bible
So the priests agreed not to take money from the people and not to repair the damage to the temple.
Literal Translation
And the priests consented not to receive silver from the people, nor to strengthen the breach of the house.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the prestes agreed to take no money of the people, and to repayre the decaye of the house.
American Standard Version
And the priests consented that they should take no more money from the people, neither repair the breaches of the house.
Bible in Basic English
So the priests made an agreement to take no more money from the people, and not to make good what was damaged in the house.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the priestes consented to receaue no more money of the people, except to repaire the decayed places of the temple.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other priests, and said unto them: 'Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore take no longer money from them that bestow it upon you, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.'
King James Version (1611)
And the priests consented to receiue no more money of the people, neither to repaire the breaches of the house.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, and not to repair the breaches of the house.
English Revised Version
And the priests consented that they should take no [more] money from the people, neither repair the breaches of the house.
Berean Standard Bible
So the priests agreed they would not receive money from the people and that they would not repair the temple themselves.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the prestis weren forbodun to take more the money of the puple, and to reparele the hilyngis of the hows.
Young's Literal Translation
And the priests consent not to receive money from the people, nor to strengthen the breach of the house,
Update Bible Version
And the priests consented that they should take no [more] money from the people, neither repair the breaches of the house.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the priests consented to receive no [more] money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.
World English Bible
The priests consented that they should take no [more] money from the people, neither repair the breaches of the house.
New King James Version
And the priests agreed that they would neither receive more money from the people, nor repair the damages of the temple.
New Living Translation
So the priests agreed not to accept any more money from the people, and they also agreed to let others take responsibility for repairing the Temple.
New Life Bible
So the religious leaders agreed that they should take no more money from the people. And they agreed that they should not do the work that was needed on the house.
New Revised Standard
So the priests agreed that they would neither accept more money from the people nor repair the house.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The priests therefore consented, not to take silver from the people, and not to repair the breaches of the house.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the priests were forbidden to take any more money of the people, and to make the repairs of the house.
Revised Standard Version
So the priests agreed that they should take no more money from the people, and that they should not repair the house.
THE MESSAGE
The priests agreed not to take any more money or to be involved in The Temple renovation.

Contextual Overview

4 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, 5 let the priests take it for themselves, each from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the damages of the house wherever any damage may be found." 6 But it came about that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damages of the house. 7 Then King Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other priests and said to them, "Why do you not repair the damages of the house? Now therefore take no more money from your acquaintances, but pay it for the damages of the house." 8 So the priests agreed that they would take no more money from the people, nor repair the damages of the house.9 But Jehoiada the priest took a chest and bored a hole in its lid and put it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into the house of the LORD; and the priests who guarded the threshold put in it all the money which was brought into the house of the LORD. 10 When they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king's scribe and the high priest came up and tied it in bags and counted the money which was found in the house of the LORD. 11 They gave the money which was weighed out into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of the house of the LORD; and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the house of the LORD; 12 and to the masons and the stonecutters, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the damages to the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it. 13 But there were not made for the house of the LORD silver cups, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver from the money which was brought into the house of the LORD;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 22:4 - sum the silver 2 Chronicles 24:8 - at the king's

Cross-References

Genesis 4:26
To Seth, to him also a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the LORD.
Genesis 12:12
and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife'; and they will kill me, but they will let you live.
Genesis 12:14
It came about when Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
Genesis 12:15
Pharaoh's officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
Genesis 12:16
Therefore he treated Abram well for her sake; and gave him sheep and oxen and donkeys and male and female servants and female donkeys and camels.
Genesis 13:4
to the place of the altar which he had made there formerly; and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
Genesis 21:33
Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.
Genesis 28:19
He called the name of that place Bethel; however, previously the name of the city had been Luz.
Genesis 35:3
and let us arise and go up to Bethel, and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone."
Joshua 7:2
Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, "Go up and spy out the land." So the men went up and spied out Ai.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the priests consented to receive no [more] money of the people,.... And delivered up what they had:

neither to repair the breaches of the house; being very willing to be stop both services, and especially since they seemed to be suspected.


 
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