2 Kings 12:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Joash said to the priests, 'All the money dedicated as holy gifts brought to the temple of the LORD—that is, the census money, the assessed value for individuals, and all the money that anyone approaches with a willing heart to bring to the temple of the LORD—

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    let the priests take it for themselves, each man from his acquaintance, and let them repair the breaches of the house wherever any breach is found.'

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    let the priests{H3548} take{H3947} it to them, every man{H376} from his acquaintance;{H4378} and they shall repair{H2388} the breaches{H919} of the house,{H1004} wheresoever any breach{H919} shall be found.{H4672}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Let the priests{H3548} take{H3947}{(H8799)} it to them, every man{H376} of his acquaintance{H4378}: and let them repair{H2388}{(H8762)} the breaches{H919} of the house{H1004}, wheresoever any breach{H919} shall be found{H4672}{(H8735)}.

  • 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.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    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.

  • Bishops' 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.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The priests should receive the silver they need from the treasurers and repair any damage to the temple they discover.”

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 58:12 : 12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and raise up the foundations of past generations. You will be called the Repairer of Broken Walls, the Restorer of Streets to Live In.
  • 1 Kgs 11:27 : 27 This is the reason Jeroboam raised his hand against the king: Solomon had built the Millo and repaired the breach of the city of David, his father.
  • 2 Kgs 12:12 : 12 They would give the prepared money to the workers appointed to oversee the repairs to the temple of the LORD. They used it to pay the carpenters and builders working on the temple of the LORD,
  • 2 Kgs 22:5-6 : 5 Let it be given to the hands of the workmen who are appointed over the house of the LORD, and they shall use it to pay the workers engaged in the repairs of the house— 6 the carpenters, builders, and masons. It shall also be used to buy timber and quarried stone for repairing the house.
  • 2 Chr 24:5 : 5 He gathered the priests and Levites and said to them, "Go out to the cities of Judah and collect from all Israel money to repair the house of your God annually. Hurry and do this task." But the Levites did not act quickly.
  • 2 Chr 24:7 : 7 For the wicked Athaliah and her sons had broken into the house of God and had even used all the holy things of the Lord's house for the worship of the Baals.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 87%

    6 let the priests receive it each from their acquaintances, and they shall use it to repair any damage found in the temple.'

    7 But by the twenty-third year of King Joash, the priests had not repaired the damage to the temple.

    8 So King Joash called Jehoiada the priest and the other priests and said to them, 'Why are you not repairing the damage to the temple? Therefore, do not take money from your donors anymore but give it directly for the temple’s repairs.'

    9 The priests agreed not to collect money from the people nor to handle the repairs of the temple themselves.

    10 Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and placed it beside the altar, on the right side as one enters the temple of the LORD. The priests guarding the threshold deposited into it all the money brought to the temple of the LORD.

    11 Whenever they saw there was a lot of money in the chest, the king’s scribe and the high priest would come, count the money that had been brought to the temple of the LORD, and put it into bags.

    12 They would give the prepared money to the workers appointed to oversee the repairs to the temple of the LORD. They used it to pay the carpenters and builders working on the temple of the LORD,

  • 2 Kgs 22:4-6
    3 verses
    84%

    4 “Go to Hilkiah the high priest, so that he may count the silver brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.

    5 Let it be given to the hands of the workmen who are appointed over the house of the LORD, and they shall use it to pay the workers engaged in the repairs of the house—

    6 the carpenters, builders, and masons. It shall also be used to buy timber and quarried stone for repairing the house.

  • 2 Chr 24:4-6
    3 verses
    77%

    4 After this, Joash decided to restore the house of the Lord.

    5 He gathered the priests and Levites and said to them, "Go out to the cities of Judah and collect from all Israel money to repair the house of your God annually. Hurry and do this task." But the Levites did not act quickly.

    6 So the king summoned Jehoiada, the chief priest, and said to him, "Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the congregation of Israel for the tent of the testimony?"

  • 4 However, the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

  • 75%

    9 They went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought to the house of God, which the Levites, the gatekeepers, had collected from Manasseh, Ephraim, and the remnant of Israel, as well as all Judah, Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

    10 They gave it into the hands of the supervisors of the work being done on the house of the LORD, who then gave it to the workmen repairing and restoring the temple.

    11 They gave it to the craftsmen and builders to buy dressed stones, timber for joists, and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into ruin.

  • 73%

    14 However, no silver basins, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, or any gold or silver vessels were made from the money brought to the temple of the LORD.

    15 Instead, they gave the money to the workers, who used it to repair the temple of the LORD.

    16 No accounting was required from the men who handled the money given to the workers, because they acted with integrity.

  • 73%

    11 Whenever the chest was brought to the king's steward by the Levites, and they saw there was a large amount of money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came, emptied the chest, and returned it to its place. They did this day after day and collected a great amount of money.

    12 The king and Jehoiada gave the money to those who carried out the work of the Lord's temple. They hired stonemasons and carpenters to restore the temple and craftsmen to work with iron and bronze to repair the house of the Lord.

    13 The workers diligently carried out their tasks, and the restoration of the temple made steady progress under their hands. They rebuilt the house of God according to its original design and strengthened it.

  • 12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and raise up the foundations of past generations. You will be called the Repairer of Broken Walls, the Restorer of Streets to Live In.

  • 11 For the LORD has given the command: The great house will be shattered into pieces, and the small house into bits.

  • 17 They have collected the money that was found in the house of the LORD and have handed it over to the supervisors and workers in charge of the work."

  • Neh 3:20-22
    3 verses
    70%

    20 After him, Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the corner to the entrance of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

    21 After him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the entrance of Eliashib's house to the end of it.

    22 After him, the priests—the men from the surrounding region—made repairs.

  • 28 Above the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs, each one opposite his own house.

  • 45 The house must be demolished, with all its stones, timbers, and plaster taken outside the city to an unclean place.

  • Num 5:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

    9 Any contribution from the sacred offerings that the Israelites bring to the priest will belong to him.

    10 Each man’s holy gifts belong to him, but whatever someone gives to the priest will belong to the priest.

  • 4 And let every survivor, wherever they may reside, be supported by the people of that place with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with their voluntary offerings for the house of God in Jerusalem.

  • 10 You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore down houses to fortify the wall.

  • 5 In their sight, dig through the wall and carry your belongings through it.

  • 5 You have not gone up to the breaches or repaired the wall for the house of Israel, so that it can stand firm in battle on the day of the LORD.

  • 9 You expected much, but it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew it away. Why?” declares the LORD of Hosts. “Because My house remains in ruins, while each of you is busy with your own house.

  • Lev 14:42-43
    2 verses
    68%

    42 Then they shall take other stones to replace those removed and reapply the plaster over the house.

    43 If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been removed, and after the house has been scraped and replastered,

  • 3 You will go out through breaches in the wall, each woman straight ahead, and you will be cast out toward Harmon,' declares the LORD.

  • 5 Now, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: Consider carefully your ways.

  • 12 'We will give it back,' they responded, 'and we will not demand anything more from them. We will do as you say.' Then I summoned the priests and made the nobles and officials take an oath to do what they had promised.

  • 17 Let the priests, who minister before the LORD, weep between the portico and the altar. Let them say, 'Spare your people, LORD. Do not make your heritage an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, “Where is their God?”'

  • 5 Also, the gold and silver articles of the house of God that Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon must be returned and brought back to the temple in Jerusalem, each to its rightful place, and deposited into the house of God.

  • 15 And he said to him, 'Take these vessels and go; deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.'

  • 9 Shaphan the scribe then went to the king and reported to him, saying, “Your servants have removed the silver that was found in the house and have handed it over to those who oversee the work on the house of the LORD.”

  • 36 Everyone left of your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread, and they will plead, ‘Please appoint me to some priestly office so I can have a morsel of bread to eat.’

  • 12 When the wall falls, people will ask you, ‘Where is the whitewash you applied?’

  • 12 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah, the king’s servant, saying,