2 Kings 22:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.”

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Your servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of those who do the work, who have the oversight of the house of the LORD.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Shaphan{H8227} the scribe{H5608} came{H935} to the king,{H4428} and brought{H7725} the king{H4428} word{H1697} again,{H7725} and said,{H559} Thy servants{H5650} have emptied{H5413} out the money{H3701} that was found{H4672} in the house,{H1004} and have delivered{H5414} it into the hand{H3027} of the{H6213} workmen{H4399} that have the oversight{H6485} of the house{H1004} of Jehovah.{H3068}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Shaphan{H8227} the scribe{H5608}{(H8802)} came{H935}{(H8799)} to the king{H4428}, and brought{H7725} the king{H4428} word{H1697} again{H7725}{(H8686)}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Thy servants{H5650} have gathered{H5413}{(H8689)} the money{H3701} that was found{H4672}{(H8737)} in the house{H1004}, and have delivered{H5414}{(H8799)} it into the hand{H3027} of them that do{H6213}{(H8802)} the work{H4399}, that have the oversight{H6485}{(H8716)} of the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Saphan the scrybe bare it vnto the kynge, and brought him worde agayne, & sayde: Thy seruauntes haue gathered together ye money yt was founde in the house, & haue delyuered it vnto the workme, which are appoynted in ye house of the LORDE.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So Shaphan the chanceller came to ye King, and brought him word againe, and saide, Thy seruants haue gathered the money, that was found in the house, and haue deliuered it vnto the hands of them that doe the worke, and haue the ouersight of the house of the Lord.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Saphan the scribe came to the king, and brought him worde againe, and sayde: Thy seruauntes haue gathered the money that was founde in the temple, and haue deliuered it vnto them that do the worke, and that haue the ouersight of the house of the Lorde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of Yahweh.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Shaphan the scribe cometh in unto the king, and bringeth the king back word, and saith, `Thy servants have poured out the silver that hath been found in the house, and give it into the hand of the doers of the work, the inspectors, in the house of Jehovah.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then, after reading it, Shaphan the scribe went in to the king and gave him an account of what had been done, saying, Your servants have given out the money which was in the house, and have given it to the overseers of the work of the house of the Lord.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, "Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of Yahweh."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported,“Your servants melted down the silver in the temple and handed it over to the construction foremen assigned to the LORD’s temple.”

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 18:18 : 18 They called for the king, so Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebnah the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went out to meet them.
  • 2 Kgs 22:3 : 3 In the eighteenth year of King Josiah's reign, the king sent Shaphan, son of Azaliah and grandson of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,
  • 2 Kgs 22:12 : 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,
  • 2 Kgs 25:22 : 22 As for the people who were left in the land of Judah, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had left, he appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as governor over them.
  • Jer 26:24 : 24 Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.
  • Jer 29:3 : 3 The letter was delivered by Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom King Zedekiah of Judah had sent to Babylon to King Nebuchadnezzar, and it said:
  • Jer 36:10-12 : 10 Then Baruch read from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the secretary, which was in the upper court at the entrance of the New Gate of the LORD’s house, in the hearing of all the people. 11 When Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll, 12 he went down to the king’s palace, to the chamber of the secretary, where all the officials were sitting—Elishama the secretary, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.
  • Jer 39:14 : 14 They sent and brought Jeremiah from the courtyard of the guard and handed him over to Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, to take him home. So he stayed among the people.
  • Jer 40:11 : 11 When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had allowed a remnant to remain in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan as governor over them,
  • Jer 41:2 : 2 Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him rose up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, with a sword, killing him—the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.
  • Ezek 8:11 : 11 Seventy elders of the house of Israel were standing there, with Jaazaniah, son of Shaphan, standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a thick cloud of incense was rising.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • 2 Chr 34:14-18
    5 verses
    87%

    14 While they were bringing out the money that had been brought to the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the scroll of the Law of the LORD written by Moses.

    15 Hilkiah announced to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the scroll of the Law in the house of the LORD." He gave the scroll to Shaphan.

    16 Shaphan took the scroll to the king and reported to him, saying, "We are carrying out everything that has been assigned to your servants.

    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."

    18 Shaphan the scribe also told the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me the scroll," and Shaphan read it aloud before the king.

  • 2 Kgs 22:3-8
    6 verses
    85%

    3 In the eighteenth year of King Josiah's reign, the king sent Shaphan, son of Azaliah and grandson of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,

    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.

    7 But no accounting shall be demanded from the workers for the silver that is given to them, for they are acting faithfully.

    8 Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD.” Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, who read it.

  • 2 Kgs 22:10-13
    4 verses
    85%

    10 Shaphan the scribe also told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it aloud to the king.

    11 When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes.

    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,

    13 Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all of Judah concerning the words of this book that has been found. For great is the LORD’s wrath that is kindled against us because our ancestors did not obey the words of this book by doing everything written concerning us.

  • 2 Kgs 12:7-12
    6 verses
    83%

    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 Chr 34:8-11
    4 verses
    83%

    8 In the eighteenth year of his reign, to cleanse the land and the temple, he sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the city governor, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to restore the house of the LORD his God.

    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.

  • 2 Chr 24:10-12
    3 verses
    78%

    10 All the officials and all the people rejoiced and brought their contributions, dropping them into the chest until it was full.

    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.

  • 2 Chr 34:20
    76%

    20 Then the king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah, the king's servant, saying:

  • 2 Kgs 12:4
    73%

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

  • 2 Kgs 12:14
    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.

  • 2 Chr 24:8
    72%

    8 At the king's order, they made a chest and placed it outside at the gate of the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Kgs 18:15
    71%

    15 So Hezekiah gave all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house.

  • Jer 36:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20 After they put the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the secretary, they went to the king in the courtyard and reported all these words to him.

    21 The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. Jehudi brought it from the chamber of Elishama the secretary and read it aloud to the king and all the officials standing by him.

  • 2 Chr 29:18
    71%

    18 Then they went to King Hezekiah and said, 'We have purified the entire house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table for the bread of the Presence with all its utensils.'

  • 2 Chr 24:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    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?"

  • Ezra 8:25
    71%

    25 I weighed out to them the silver, gold, and articles—the offering for the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his officials, and all the Israelites who were present had donated.

  • 1 Chr 22:14
    70%

    14 Now, behold, in my trouble, I have prepared for the house of the Lord one hundred thousand talents of gold, a million talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron that it cannot be weighed, as well as timber and stone in abundance, which you may add to.

  • 2 Chr 12:11
    70%

    11 Whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would carry the shields, and then they would return them to the guardroom.

  • 2 Chr 12:9
    70%

    9 Shishak, king of Egypt, came up against Jerusalem and took the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields Solomon had made.

  • 2 Kgs 12:16
    70%

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

  • 2 Kgs 22:18
    70%

    18 As for the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD, you shall say to him: ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Regarding the words you have heard,

  • 1 Chr 29:8
    70%

    8 And those who had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.

  • 2 Chr 29:16
    70%

    16 The priests entered the inner part of the house of the LORD to cleanse it. They brought out all the unclean things they found in the temple of the LORD and carried them to the courtyard of the house of the LORD. The Levites then took them and carried them out to the Kidron Valley.

  • 2 Chr 34:30
    70%

    30 The king went up to the house of the LORD with all the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites, and all the people, from the greatest to the least. He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 23:2
    70%

    2 The king went up to the house of the Lord, along with all the men of Judah, all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the prophets, and all the people, from the youngest to the oldest. There, he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the house of the Lord.

  • Ezra 8:29
    70%

    29 Be diligent and guard them until you weigh them out in the presence of the leading priests, the Levites, and the leaders of the families of Israel in Jerusalem, within the chambers of the house of the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 29:16
    69%

    16 LORD our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build you a house for your holy name comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you.

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