2 Kings 12:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

for they gave it to the workmen and repaired the house of the LORD with it.

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    9 And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered from the hand of Manasseh, Ephraim, and all the remnant of Israel, and all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.

    10 And they put it into the hand of the workmen who had the oversight of the house of the LORD, and they gave it to the workmen who worked in the house of the LORD, to repair and amend the house:

    11 Even to the craftsmen and builders they gave it, to buy hewn stone, timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

    12 And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all who were skilled in instruments of music.

  • 88%

    10 When they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king's scribe and the high priest came up, put the money into bags, and counted the money that was found in the house of the LORD.

    11 They gave the money, after it had been counted, into the hands of those who did the work and had oversight of the house of the LORD. They paid it to the carpenters and builders, who worked on the house of the LORD,

    12 and to masons and stonecutters, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.

    13 However, there were no silver bowls, snuffers, basins, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver made for the house of the LORD from the money that was brought into the house of the LORD,

  • 84%

    15 Moreover, they did not require an accounting from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to pay the workmen because they dealt faithfully.

    16 The guilt money and sin money were not brought into the house of the LORD; it was the priests’.

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    11 Now it came to pass, that when the chest was brought to the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

    12 And the king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also those who worked in iron and bronze to mend the house of the LORD.

    13 So the workmen worked, and the work was completed by them, and they set the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.

    14 And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, from which were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels for ministering, and to offer with, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.

  • 2 Kgs 22:4-7
    4 verses
    83%

    4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered from the people:

    5 And let them deliver it into the hand of those who do the work, who have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to those who do the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,

    6 To carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and cut stone to repair the house.

    7 However, there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.

  • 17 And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and to the hand of the workmen.

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    13 Also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD.

    14 He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all kinds of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:

  • Ezra 2:68-69
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    68 And some of the heads of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in its place:

    69 They gave according to their ability to the treasure of the work sixty-one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.

  • 2 Kgs 12:4-8
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    4 Jehoash said to the priests, 'All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, including the money of those who pass the account, the money each man is valued at, and all the money that comes into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD,

    5 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.'

    6 But in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.

    7 Then King Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest and the other priests, and said to them, 'Why have you not repaired the breaches of the house? Therefore, do not receive any more money from your acquaintances but deliver it for the breaches of the house.'

    8 The priests consented to receive no more money from the people nor to repair the breaches of the house.

  • 5 And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that you hasten the matter. However, the Levites did not hasten it.

  • 14 And they took away the pots, the shovels, the wick trimmers, the spoons, and all the bronze vessels used in ministering.

  • 19 The vessels also that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver before the God of Jerusalem.

  • 6 And all those who were around them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with beasts, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.

  • 25 And weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God, which the king, his counselors, his lords, and all Israel present had offered:

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    14 Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD one hundred thousand talents of gold, and a million talents of silver; and of bronze and iron beyond weight, for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and you may add to them.

    15 Moreover there are workmen with you in abundance, stone cutters and workers of stone and timber, and all kinds of skillful men for every kind of work.

  • 1 Chr 29:5-8
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    5 The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be made by the hands of craftsmen. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day to the LORD?

    6 Then the chief of the fathers, and leaders of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly.

    7 And they gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.

    8 And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

  • 9 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.

  • 27 Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.

  • 42 And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other mortar and plaster the house.

  • 4 With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber; and let the expenses be given from the king's treasury:

  • 16 And all the silver and gold that you can find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:

  • 28 Some of them were in charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by count.

  • 30 So the priests and the Levites took charge of the silver, the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.

  • 8 And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of the LORD.

  • 15 And he said to him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place.

  • 7 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.