2 Kings 12:14

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It was handed over to the foremen who used it to repair the LORD’s temple.

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  • 2 Chr 34:9-12
    4 verses
    88%

    9They went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the silver that had been brought to God’s temple. The Levites who guarded the door had collected it from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim and from all who were left in Israel, as well as from all the people of Judah and Benjamin and the residents of Jerusalem.

    10They handed it over to the construction foremen assigned to the LORD’s temple. They in turn paid the temple workers to restore and repair it.

    11They gave money to the craftsmen and builders to buy chiseled stone and wood for the braces and rafters of the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into disrepair.

    12The men worked faithfully. Their supervisors were Jahath and Obadiah(Levites descended from Merari), as well as Zechariah and Meshullam(descendants of Kohath). The Levites, all of whom were skilled musicians,

  • 2 Kgs 12:10-13
    4 verses
    88%

    10When they saw the chest was full of silver, the royal secretary and the high priest counted the silver that had been brought to the LORD’s temple and bagged it up.

    11They would then hand over the silver that had been weighed to the construction foremen assigned to the LORD’s temple. They hired carpenters and builders to work on the LORD’s temple,

    12as well as masons and stonecutters. They bought wood and chiseled stone to repair the damage to the LORD’s temple and also paid for all the other expenses.

    13The silver brought to the LORD’s temple was not used for silver bowls, trimming shears, basins, trumpets, or any kind of gold or silver implements.

  • 2 Kgs 12:15-16
    2 verses
    84%

    15They did not audit the treasurers who disbursed the funds to the foremen, for they were honest.

    16(The silver collected in conjunction with reparation offerings and sin offerings was not brought to the LORD’s temple; it belonged to the priests.)

  • 2 Chr 24:11-14
    4 verses
    83%

    11Whenever the Levites brought the chest to the royal accountant and they saw there was a lot of silver, the royal scribe and the accountant of the high priest emptied the chest and then took it back to its place. They went through this routine every day and collected a large amount of silver.

    12The king and Jehoiada gave it to the construction foremen assigned to the LORD’s temple. They hired carpenters and craftsmen to repair the LORD’s temple, as well as those skilled in working with iron and bronze to restore the LORD’s temple.

    13They worked hard and made the repairs. They followed the measurements specified for God’s temple and restored it.

    14When they were finished, they brought the rest of the silver to the king and Jehoiada. They used it to make items for the LORD’s temple, including items used in the temple service and for burnt sacrifices, pans, and various other gold and silver items. Throughout Jehoiada’s lifetime, burnt sacrifices were offered regularly in the LORD’s temple.

  • 2 Kgs 22:4-7
    4 verses
    83%

    4“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him melt down the silver that has been brought by the people to the LORD’s temple and has been collected by the guards at the door.

    5Have them hand it over to the construction foremen assigned to the LORD’s temple. They in turn should pay the temple workers to repair it,

    6including craftsmen, builders, and masons, and should buy wood and chiseled stone for the repair work.

    7Do not audit the foremen who disburse the silver, for they are honest.”

  • 2 Chr 34:17
    82%

    17They melted down the silver in the LORD’s temple and handed it over to the supervisors and the construction foremen.”

  • 1 Chr 28:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13He gave him the regulations for the divisions of priests and Levites, for all the assigned responsibilities within the LORD’s temple, and for all the items used in the service of the LORD’s temple.

    14He gave him the prescribed weight for all the gold items to be used in various types of service in the LORD’s temple, for all the silver items to be used in various types of service,

  • Ezra 2:68-69
    2 verses
    76%

    68When they came to the LORD’s temple in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders offered voluntary offerings for the temple of God in order to rebuild it on its site.

    69As they were able, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly robes.

  • 2 Kgs 12:4-8
    5 verses
    76%

    4Jehoash said to the priests,“I place at your disposal all the consecrated silver that has been brought to the LORD’s temple, including the silver collected from the census tax, the silver received from those who have made vows, and all the silver that people have voluntarily contributed to the LORD’s temple.

    5The priests should receive the silver they need from the treasurers and repair any damage to the temple they discover.”

    6By the twenty-third year of King Jehoash’s reign the priests had still not repaired the damage to the temple.

    7So King Jehoash summoned Jehoiada the priest along with the other priests, and said to them,“Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple? Now, take no more silver from your treasurers unless you intend to use it to repair the damage.”

    8The priests agreed not to collect silver from the people and relieved themselves of personal responsibility for the temple repairs.

  • 2 Chr 24:5
    75%

    5He assembled the priests and Levites and ordered them,“Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the annual quota of silver from all Israel for repairs on the temple of your God. Be quick about it!” But the Levites delayed.

  • 2 Kgs 25:14
    74%

    14They also took the pots, shovels, trimming shears, pans, and all the bronze utensils used by the priests.

  • Ezra 7:19
    74%

    19Deliver to the God of Jerusalem the vessels that are given to you for the service of the temple of your God.

  • Ezra 1:6
    74%

    6All their neighbors assisted them with silver utensils, gold, equipment, animals, and expensive gifts, not to mention all the voluntary offerings.

  • Ezra 8:25
    74%

    25and I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels intended for the temple of our God– items that the king, his advisers, his officials, and all Israel who were present had contributed.

  • 1 Chr 22:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the LORD’s temple. I have stored up 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more!

    15You also have available many workers, including stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and an innumerable array of workers who are skilled

  • 1 Chr 29:5-8
    4 verses
    73%

    5for gold and silver items, and for all the work of the craftsmen. Who else wants to contribute to the LORD today?”

    6The leaders of the families, the leaders of the Israelite tribes, the commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, and the supervisors of the king’s work contributed willingly.

    7They donated for the service of God’s temple 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.

    8All who possessed precious stones donated them to the treasury of the LORD’s temple, which was under the supervision of Jehiel the Gershonite.

  • 2 Kgs 22:9
    73%

    9Shaphan 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.”

  • 1 Chr 26:27
    72%

    27They had dedicated some of the plunder taken in battles to be used for repairs on the LORD’s temple.

  • Lev 14:42
    72%

    42They are then to take other stones and replace those stones, and he is to take other plaster and replaster the house.

  • Ezra 6:4
    72%

    4with three layers of large stones and one layer of timber. The expense is to be subsidized by the royal treasury.

  • Ezra 7:16
    72%

    16along with all the silver and gold that you may collect throughout all the province of Babylon and the contributions of the people and the priests for the temple of their God which is in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 9:28
    72%

    28Some of them were in charge of the articles used by those who served; they counted them when they brought them in and when they brought them out.

  • Ezra 8:30
    72%

    30Then the priests and the Levites took charge of the silver, the gold, and the vessels that had been weighed out, to transport them to Jerusalem to the temple of our God.

  • 2 Chr 24:8
    71%

    8The king ordered a chest to be made and placed outside the gate of the LORD’s temple.

  • Ezra 5:15
    71%

    15He said to him,“Take these vessels and go deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt in its proper location.”

  • Ezra 6:7
    71%

    7Leave the work on this temple of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this temple of God in its proper place.