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Sunday, September 21st, 2025
the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 12:14

for to those doing the work they give it, and they have strengthened with it the house of Jehovah,

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 - Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jehoash;   Temple;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Zeal;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jerusalem;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kings, 1 and 2;   Masons;   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 Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Worker;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Drinking-Vessels;   Parashiyyot, the Four;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Instead, it was given to those doing the work, and they repaired the Lord’s temple with it.
Hebrew Names Version
for they gave that to those who did the work, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD.
King James Version
But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lord .
English Standard Version
for that was given to the workmen who were repairing the house of the Lord with it.
New Century Version
They paid the money to the workers, who used it to repair the Temple of the Lord .
New English Translation
It was handed over to the foremen who used it to repair the Lord 's temple.
Amplified Bible
but they gave that to those who did the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
for they gave that to those who did the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But they gaue it to the workemen, which repayred therewith the house of the Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
for they gave that to those who did the work, and with it they repaired the house of Yahweh.
Contemporary English Version
It went only to pay for repairs.
Complete Jewish Bible
But none of the money brought into the house of Adonai was used to make silver cups, snuffers, bowls, trumpets or other articles of gold or silver for the house of Adonai ;
Darby Translation
but they gave that to the workmen, and repaired the house of Jehovah with it.
George Lamsa Translation
But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired with it the house of the LORD.
Good News Translation
It was all used to pay the workers and to buy the materials used in the repairs.
Lexham English Bible
For they gave that to all the workers, and they repaired the temple of Yahweh with it.
Literal Translation
for they gave it to those doing the work, and they made strong the house of Jehovah with it.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
but it was geuen vnto the workmen to repayre the decaye in the house of the LORDE therwith.
American Standard Version
for they gave that to them that did the work, and repaired therewith the house of Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
But it was all given to the workmen who were building up the house.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But they gaue that to the workemen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lorde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But there were not made for the house of the LORD cups of silver, snuffers, basins, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD;
King James Version (1611)
But they gaue that to the workemen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
for they were to give it to the workmen, and they repaired therewith the house of the Lord.
English Revised Version
for they gave that to them that did the work, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
Instead, it was paid to those doing the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For it was youun to hem that maden werk, that the temple of the Lord schulde be reparelid.
Update Bible Version
for they gave that to those that did the work, and repaired therewith the house of Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired with it the house of the LORD.
World English Bible
for they gave that to those who did the work, and repaired therewith the house of Yahweh.
New King James Version
But they gave that to the workmen, and they repaired the house of the LORD with it.
New Living Translation
It was paid to the workmen, who used it for the Temple repairs.
New Life Bible
For they gave that to those who did the work. It was used to put together the broken places of the house of the Lord.
New Revised Standard
for that was given to the workers who were repairing the house of the Lord with it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
for, to the doers of the work, used they to give it; and so they repaired, therewith, the house of Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For it was given to them that did the work, that the temple of the Lord might be repaired.
Revised Standard Version
for that was given to the workmen who were repairing the house of the LORD with it.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
for they gave that to those who did the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD.

Contextual Overview

4 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, 5 do the priests take to them, each from his acquaintance, and they strengthen the breach of the house, in all [places] where there is found a breach.' 6 And it cometh to pass, in the twenty and third year of king Jehoash, the priests have not strengthened the breach of the house, 7 and king Jehoash calleth to Jehoiada the priest, and to the priests, and saith unto them, `Wherefore are ye not strengthening the breach of the house? and now, receive no money from your acquaintances, but for the breach of the house give it.' 8 And the priests consent not to receive money from the people, nor to strengthen the breach of the house, 9 and Jehoiada the priest taketh a chest, and pierceth a hole in its lid, and putteth it near the altar, on the right side, as one cometh in to the house of Jehovah, and the priests keeping the threshold have put there all the money that is brought in to the house of Jehovah. 10 And it cometh to pass, at their seeing that the money [is] abundant in the chest, that there goeth up a scribe of the king, and of the high priest, and they bind [it] up, and count the money that is found [in] the house of Jehovah, 11 and have given the weighed money into the hands of those doing the work, those inspecting the house of Jehovah, and they bring it out to those working in the wood, and to builders who are working in the house of Jehovah, 12 and to those [repairing] the wall, and to hewers of stone, and to buy wood and hewn stones to strengthen the breach of the house of Jehovah, and for all that goeth out on the house, to strengthen it. 13 Only, there is not made for the house of Jehovah basins of silver, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, any vessel of gold, and vessel of silver, out of the money that is brought into the house of Jehovah;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 26:27 - to maintain 2 Chronicles 24:14 - General 2 Chronicles 34:10 - in the hand John 12:6 - the bag

Cross-References

Genesis 3:6
And the woman seeth that the tree [is] good for food, and that it [is] pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make [one] wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;
Genesis 6:2
and sons of God see the daughters of men that they [are] fair, and they take to themselves women of all whom they have chosen.
Genesis 39:7
And it cometh to pass after these things, that his lord's wife lifteth up her eyes unto Joseph, and saith, `Lie with me;'
Matthew 5:28
but I -- I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lord. They took care that the workmen should first be paid for the repairs of the temple.


 
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