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New American Standard Bible
2 Kings 12:6
But it came about that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had not repaired any damage to the house.
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Christian Standard Bible®
But by the twenty-third year of the reign of King Joash, the priests had not repaired the damage to the temple.
But by the twenty-third year of the reign of King Joash, the priests had not repaired the damage to the temple.
Hebrew Names Version
But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Yeho'ash the Kohanim had not repaired the breaches of the house.
But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Yeho'ash the Kohanim had not repaired the breaches of the house.
King James Version
But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
English Standard Version
But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had made no repairs on the house.
But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had made no repairs on the house.
New Century Version
But by the twenty-third year Joash was king, the priests still had not repaired the Temple.
But by the twenty-third year Joash was king, the priests still had not repaired the Temple.
New English Translation
By the twenty-third year of King Jehoash's reign the priests had still not repaired the damage to the temple.
By the twenty-third year of King Jehoash's reign the priests had still not repaired the damage to the temple.
Amplified Bible
But it came about in the twenty-third year of [the reign of] King Jehoash, that the priests still had not repaired the damages of the LORD'S house.
But it came about in the twenty-third year of [the reign of] King Jehoash, that the priests still had not repaired the damages of the LORD'S house.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Yet in the three and twentieth yeere of King Iehoash the Priestes had not mended that which was decayed in the Temple.
Yet in the three and twentieth yeere of King Iehoash the Priestes had not mended that which was decayed in the Temple.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damages of the house.
Now it happened that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damages of the house.
Contemporary English Version
But the priests never started repairing the temple. So in the twenty-third year of his rule,
But the priests never started repairing the temple. So in the twenty-third year of his rule,
Complete Jewish Bible
the cohanim are to receive from whoever personally makes contributions to them; and they are to use these funds to repair the damaged parts of the house, wherever damage is found.
the cohanim are to receive from whoever personally makes contributions to them; and they are to use these funds to repair the damaged parts of the house, wherever damage is found.
Darby Translation
And it was [so that] in the twenty-third year of king Jehoash, the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
And it was [so that] in the twenty-third year of king Jehoash, the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
Easy-to-Read Version
In the 23rd year that Joash was king, the priests still had not repaired the Temple,
In the 23rd year that Joash was king, the priests still had not repaired the Temple,
George Lamsa Translation
But it was so, that even in the twenty-third year of King Joash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
But it was so, that even in the twenty-third year of King Joash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
Good News Translation
But by the twenty-third year of Joash's reign the priests still had not made any repairs in the Temple.
But by the twenty-third year of Joash's reign the priests still had not made any repairs in the Temple.
Lexham English Bible
It happened in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash that the priests had not repaired the damage in the temple.
It happened in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash that the priests had not repaired the damage in the temple.
Literal Translation
And it happened, in the twenty third year of King Joash, that the priests had not repaired the breach of the house.
And it happened, in the twenty third year of King Joash, that the priests had not repaired the breach of the house.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But whan ye prestes repayred not the decaye in the house vnto the thre and twetieth yeare of kynge Ioas,
But whan ye prestes repayred not the decaye in the house vnto the thre and twetieth yeare of kynge Ioas,
American Standard Version
But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
Bible in Basic English
But in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had not made good the damaged parts of the house.
But in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had not made good the damaged parts of the house.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so it came to passe, that vnto the three and twentith yere of king Iehoas, the priestes had mended nothing that was decayed in the temple.
And so it came to passe, that vnto the three and twentith yere of king Iehoas, the priestes had mended nothing that was decayed in the temple.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
let the priests take it to them, every man from him that bestoweth it upon him; and they shall repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.'
let the priests take it to them, every man from him that bestoweth it upon him; and they shall repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.'
King James Version (1611)
But it was so that in the three and twentieth yeere of king Iehoash, the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
But it was so that in the three and twentieth yeere of king Iehoash, the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass in the twenty-third year of king Joas the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
And it came to pass in the twenty-third year of king Joas the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
English Revised Version
But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
Berean Standard Bible
But by the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash, the priests had not repaired the damage to the temple.
But by the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash, the priests had not repaired the damage to the temple.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the preestis repareliden not the hilyngis of the temple, `til to the thre and twentithe yeer of kyng Joas.
Therfor the preestis repareliden not the hilyngis of the temple, `til to the thre and twentithe yeer of kyng Joas.
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, in the twenty and third year of king Jehoash, the priests have not strengthened the breach of the house,
And it cometh to pass, in the twenty and third year of king Jehoash, the priests have not strengthened the breach of the house,
Update Bible Version
But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
Webster's Bible Translation
But it was [so], [that] in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
But it was [so], [that] in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
World English Bible
But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
New King James Version
Now it was so, by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, that the priests had not repaired the damages of the temple.
Now it was so, by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, that the priests had not repaired the damages of the temple.
New Living Translation
But by the twenty-third year of Joash's reign, the priests still had not repaired the Temple.
But by the twenty-third year of Joash's reign, the priests still had not repaired the Temple.
New Life Bible
But by the twenty-third year of King Joash, the religious leaders had not put together the broken places of the house.
But by the twenty-third year of King Joash, the religious leaders had not put together the broken places of the house.
New Revised Standard
But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had made no repairs on the house.
But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had made no repairs on the house.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But it came to pass, that, in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
But it came to pass, that, in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now till the three and twentieth year of king Joas the priests did not make the repairs of the temple.
Now till the three and twentieth year of king Joas the priests did not make the repairs of the temple.
Revised Standard Version
But by the twenty-third year of King Jeho'ash the priests had made no repairs on the house.
But by the twenty-third year of King Jeho'ash the priests had made no repairs on the house.
THE MESSAGE
But by the twenty-third year of Joash's rule, the priests hadn't done one thing—The Temple was as dilapidated as ever.
But by the twenty-third year of Joash's rule, the priests hadn't done one thing—The Temple was as dilapidated as ever.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But it came about that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damages of the house.
But it came about that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damages of the house.
Contextual Overview
4 Then Jehoash said to the priests, "All the money of the sacred offerings 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 anyone's heart prompts him to bring into the house of the LORD, 5 the priests are to take it for themselves, each from his acquaintance; and they shall repair damage to the house wherever any damage is found." 6 But it came about that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had not repaired any damage to the house.7 So King Jehoash summoned Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said to them, "Why do you not repair damage to the house? Now then, you are not to take any more money from your acquaintances, but give it up for the damage to the house." 8 The priests then agreed that they would not take any more money from the people, nor would they repair damage to the house. 9 Instead, Jehoiada the priest took a chest and drilled 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 that was brought into the house of the LORD. 10 When they saw that there was a great amount of money in the chest, the king's scribe and the high priest went up and tied it up in bags, and counted the money that was found in the house of the LORD. 11 And they handed the money which was assessed over to 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 cut stone to repair the damage to the house of the LORD, and for everything that was laid out for the house to repair it. 13 However there were not made for the house of the LORD silver cups, shears, bowls, trumpets, any receptacles of gold, or receptacles of silver from the money which was brought into the house of the LORD;
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
three and twentieth year: Heb. twentieth year and third year
the priests: 1 Samuel 2:29, 1 Samuel 2:30, 2 Chronicles 29:34, Isaiah 56:10-12, Malachi 1:10, Philippians 2:21, 1 Peter 5:2
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 24:5 - Howbeit
Cross-References
Genesis 10:15
Canaan fathered Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
Canaan fathered Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
Genesis 12:18
Then Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this that you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?
Then Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this that you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?
Genesis 12:19
"Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her for myself as a wife? Now then, here is your wife, take her and go!"
"Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her for myself as a wife? Now then, here is your wife, take her and go!"
Genesis 13:7
And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. Now the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time.
And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. Now the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time.
Genesis 33:18
Now Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram, and camped before the city.
Now Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram, and camped before the city.
Genesis 34:2
When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her and raped her.
When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her and raped her.
Genesis 35:4
So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods which they had and the rings which were in their ears, and Jacob hid them under the oak which was near Shechem.
So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods which they had and the rings which were in their ears, and Jacob hid them under the oak which was near Shechem.
Deuteronomy 11:30
"Are they not across the Jordan, west of the road toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?
"Are they not across the Jordan, west of the road toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?
Joshua 20:7
So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
Joshua 24:32
Now they buried the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel brought up from Egypt, at Shechem, in the plot of land which Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money; and they became the inheritance of Joseph's sons.
Now they buried the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel brought up from Egypt, at Shechem, in the plot of land which Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money; and they became the inheritance of Joseph's sons.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But it was so, that in the twenty and third year of King Jehoash, the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. Either the people being backward to pay in the money, or the priests converted it to their own use: or, however, were negligent of doing the work enjoined them by the king, either in collecting the money, or in using it as they were directed.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
No money had for some time been brought in (marginal reference “g”). Perhaps it was difficult for the priests and Levites to know exactly what proportion of the money paid to them was fairly applicable to the temple service and to their own support; and what, consequently, was the balance which they ought to apply to the repairs.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Kings 12:6. In the three and twentieth year — In what year Jehoash gave the orders for these repairs, we cannot tell; but the account here plainly intimates that they had been long given, and that nothing was done, merely through the inactivity and negligence of the priests; see 2 Chronicles 24:6.
It seems that the people had brought money in abundance, and the pious Jehoiada was over the priests, and yet nothing was done! Though Jehoiada was a good man, he does not appear to have had much of the spirit of an active zeal; and simple piety, without zeal and activity, is of little use when a reformation in religion and manners is necessary to be brought about. Philip Melancthon was orthodox, pious, and learned, but he was a man of comparative inactivity. In many respects Martin Luther was by far his inferior, but in zeal and activity he was a flaming and consuming fire; and by him, under God, was the mighty Reformation, from the corruptions of popery, effected. Ten thousand Jehoiadas and Melancthons might have wished it in vain; Luther worked, and God worked by him, in him, and for him.
