2 Kings 12:4
2 And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest.
3 Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD.
5 Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.”
6 By the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash, however, the priests had not yet repaired the damage to the temple.
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- BSB
- Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD.
- KJV
- And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man’s heart to bring into the house of the LORD,
- WEB
- Jehoash said to the priests, “All the money of the holy things that is brought into the LORD’s house, in current money, the money of the people for whom each man is evaluated, and all the money that it comes into any man’s heart to bring into the LORD’s house,
- ASV
- And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the hallowed things that is brought into the house of Jehovah, in current money, the money of the persons for whom each man is rated, and all the money that it cometh into any man`s heart to bring into the house of Jehovah,
- DARBY
- And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the hallowed things that is brought into the house of Jehovah, the money of every one that passes [the account], the money at which every man is valued, [and] all the money that comes into any man's heart to bring into the house of Jehovah,
- BLB
- And Jehoash said to the priests, “All the silver of the holy things that are brought into the house of YHWH, the silver of passing over of each man, the silver of his valuation assessment, [and] all the silver that a man purposes in his heart to bring into the house of YHWH,
- ÅB
- Joas sa til prestene: Alle penger som kommer inn til Herrens hus som hellige gaver, både pengene fra dem som kommer med i manntallet[^1], og utløsnings-pengene for folk etter det verd som fastsettes for hver enkelt[^2], og alle de penger som noen av fri vilje kommer med til Herrens hus,
- OTB
- Da sa Joasj til prestene: "Alle pengene fra de hellige offergavene som blir brakt inn i Herrens hus, i nåværende penger—både pengene for hver persons vurdering og alle pengene som noens hjerte tilskynder ham å bringe inn i Herrens hus—
- B1930
- Joas sa til prestene: Alle penger som kommer inn til Herrens hus som hellige gaver, både pengene fra dem som kommer med i manntallet, og utløsnings-pengene for folk efter det verd som fastsettes for hver enkelt, og alle de penger som nogen av fri vilje kommer med til Herrens hus, / < 2MO 30, 12 fg.> / < 3MO 27, 2 fg. 4MO 18, 15 fg.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Kings 22:4
“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.
Read in contextExodus 30:12–16
“When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered.
Read in contextExodus 35:5
Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;
Read in contextExodus 35:29
So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.
Read in context1 Chronicles 29:3–9
Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
Read in contextExodus 35:22
So all who had willing hearts, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings, rings and necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry. And they all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD.
Read in contextLeviticus 27:31
If a man wishes to redeem part of his tithe, he must add a fifth to its value.
Read in contextLeviticus 27:2–8
“Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons,
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