2 Kings 12:5

Young's Literal Translation

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.'

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
each priest is to take it from his assessor and repair whatever damage is found in the temple.”

Hebrew Names Version
let the Kohanim take it to them, every man from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the breaches of the house, wherever any breach shall be found.

King James Version
Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.

English Standard Version
let the priests take, each from his donor, and let them repair the house wherever any need of repairs is discovered."

New Century Version
Each priest will take the money from the people he serves. Then the priests must repair any damage they find in the Temple."

New English Translation
The priests should receive the silver they need from the treasurers and repair any damage to the temple they discover."

Amplified Bible
let the priests receive such contributions for themselves, each from his acquaintance; and they shall repair any breach in the house of the LORD, wherever a breach is found."

New American Standard Bible
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."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Let the Priestes take it to them, euery man of his acquaintance: and they shall repaire the broken places of the house, wheresoeuer any decay is founde.

Legacy Standard Bible
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."

Contemporary English Version
and use it to repair the temple. You priests can contribute your own money too."

Complete Jewish Bible
Y'ho'ash said to the cohanim, "All the funds for sacred purposes which are brought to the house of Adonai — the half-shekel tax, the taxes on persons in a man's household, and all the offerings anyone voluntarily brings to the house of Adonai —

Darby Translation
let the priests take it, every man of his acquaintance; and let them repair the breaches of the house, wherever any breach is found.

George Lamsa Translation
Let the priests receive it, every man from him who has decided to give; and let them spend it for the repairing of the house, wherever a breach to be repaired shall be found in it.

Good News Translation
Each priest was to be responsible for the money brought by those he served, and the money was to be used to repair the Temple, as needed.

Lexham English Bible
let the priests take for themselves, each from his treasurers, and let them repair the breach of the temple for every place where damage is found."

Literal Translation
even the priests shall take to themselves, each man from his friend; and they shall repair the breach of the house, in all places where a breach may be found.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
let the prestes take it vnto them, euery one his porcion: with that shall they repayre the decaye in the house of the LORDE, where they fynde that there is eny decaye.

American Standard Version
let the priests take it to them, every man from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.

Bible in Basic English
Let the priests take, every man from his friends and neighbours, to make good what is damaged in the house, wherever it is to be seen.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Let the priestes take it to them, euery man of his acquayntaunce, to repayre the broken places of the house wheresoeuer any decaye is founde.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Jehoash said to the priests: 'All the money of the hallowed things that is brought into the house of the LORD, in current money, the money of the persons for whom each man is rated, all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD,

King James Version (1611)
Let the priests take it to them, euery man of his acquaintance, and let them repaire the breaches of the house, wheresoeuer any breach shalbe found.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
let the priests take it to themselves, every man from the proceeds of his sale: and they shall repair the breaches of the house in all places wheresoever a breach shall be found.

English Revised Version
let the priests take it to them, every man from his acquaintance: and they shall repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.

Berean Standard Bible
Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And `the preestis reparele the hilyngis of the hows, if thei seen ony thing nedeful in reparelyng.

Update Bible Version
let the priests take it to them, every man from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the breaches of the house, wherever any breach shall be found.

Webster's Bible Translation
Let the priests take [it] to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wherever any breach shall be found.

World English Bible
let the priests take it to them, every man from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the breaches of the house, wherever any breach shall be found.

New King James Version
let the priests take it themselves, each from his constituency; and let them repair the damages of the temple, wherever any dilapidation is found."

New Living Translation
Let the priests take some of that money to pay for whatever repairs are needed at the Temple."

New Life Bible
the religious leaders may take this money. Each leader should take it from those whom he knows. And they should use it to build the house again in the places where it has been broken and destroyed.

New Revised Standard
let the priests receive from each of the donors; and let them repair the house wherever any need of repairs is discovered."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
let the priests take to them, every one from his acquaintance, - and let, them, repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever there may be found a breach.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Let the priests take it according to their order and repair the house, wheresoever they shall see any thing that wanteth repairing.

Revised Standard Version
let the priests take, each from his acquaintance; and let them repair the house wherever any need of repairs is discovered."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
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."

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, <sup>5</sup> 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.' <sup>6</sup> And it cometh to pass, in the twenty and third year of king Jehoash, the priests have not strengthened the breach of the house, <sup>7</sup> 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

Let the priests: 2 Chronicles 24:5

let them repair: 2 Kings 12:12, 2 Kings 22:5, 2 Kings 22:6, 1 Kings 11:27, 2 Chronicles 24:7, Isaiah 58:12

Cross-References

Genesis 10:19
And the border of the Canaanite is from Sidon, [in] thy coming towards Gerar, unto Gaza; [in] thy coming towards Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, unto Lasha.

Genesis 11:31
And Terah taketh Abram his son, and Lot, son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, wife of Abram his son, and they go out with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go towards the land of Canaan; and they come unto Charan, and dwell there.

Genesis 12:5
And Abram taketh Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they have gained, and the persons that they have obtained in Charan; and they go out to go towards the land of Canaan; and they come in to the land of Canaan.

Genesis 12:8
And he removeth from thence towards a mountain at the east of Beth-El, and stretcheth out the tent (Beth-El at the west, and Hai at the east), and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and preacheth in the name of Jehovah.

Genesis 12:9
And Abram journeyeth, going on and journeying towards the south.

Genesis 14:14
And Abram heareth that his brother hath been taken captive, and he draweth out his trained domestics, three hundred and eighteen, and pursueth unto Dan.

Genesis 14:21
And the king of Sodom saith unto Abram, `Give to me the persons, and the substance take to thyself,'

Acts 7:4
`Then having come forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran, and from thence, after the death of his father, He did remove him to this land wherein ye now dwell,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance,.... Of those that were most known by them; for the priests had cities assigned them in several parts of the land, and they that dwelt with them in them, or in the parts adjacent to them, were best known by them; and they were sent into all the cities, some to one and some to another, where they were most acquainted, to collect money, both what was due by law, and what the people should freely give, see 2 Chronicles 24:5

and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found: that is, of the temple, which, according to the Jewish chronology i, had been built but one hundred and fifty five years; and being built very strong, would have needed no considerable repairs as yet, but that it had been broken up and misused by Athaliah and her sons, 2 Chronicles 24:7.

i Seder Olam Rabba, c. 18.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The collection was not to be made in Jerusalem only, but in all “the cities of Judah” 2 Chronicles 24:5; the various priests and Levites being collectors in their own neighborhoods.

Breaches - The word in the original includes every kind and degree of ruin or dilapidation.