2 Kings 12:15

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 22:7 : 7 Do not audit the foremen who disburse the silver, for they are honest.”
  • 2 Chr 34:12 : 12 The 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,
  • Neh 7:2 : 2 I then put in charge over Jerusalem my brother Hanani and Hananiah the chief of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many do.
  • Matt 24:45 : 45 The Faithful and Wise Slave“Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?
  • Luke 16:1 : 1 The Parable of the Clever Steward Jesus also said to the disciples,“There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.
  • Luke 16:10-11 : 10 “The one who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and the one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. 11 If then you haven’t been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will entrust you with the true riches?
  • 1 Cor 4:2-3 : 2 Now what is sought in stewards is that one be found faithful. 3 So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
  • 3 John 1:5 : 5 The Charge to Gaius Dear friend, you demonstrate faithfulness by whatever you do for the brothers(even though they are strangers).

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Kgs 22:4-7
    4 verses
    88%

    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 Kgs 12:4-14
    11 verses
    84%

    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.

    9Jehoiada the priest took a chest and drilled a hole in its lid. He placed it on the right side of the altar near the entrance of the LORD’s temple. The priests who guarded the entrance would put into it all the silver brought to the LORD’s temple.

    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.

    14It was handed over to the foremen who used it to repair the LORD’s temple.

  • 2 Kgs 12:16
    81%

    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 34:9-12
    4 verses
    80%

    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 Chr 34:17
    77%

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

  • 2 Chr 8:15
    74%

    15They did not neglect any detail of the king’s orders pertaining to the priests, Levites, and treasuries.

  • Neh 13:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13I gave instructions that Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a certain Levite named Pedaiah be put in charge of the storerooms, and that Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, be their assistant, for they were regarded as trustworthy. It was then their responsibility to oversee the distribution to their colleagues.

    14Please remember me for this, O my God, and do not wipe out the kindness that I have done for the temple of my God and for its services!

  • 2 Chr 24:11-13
    3 verses
    71%

    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.

  • 2 Chr 24:5
    70%

    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.

  • Ezra 2:69
    70%

    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.

  • Ezra 8:25
    70%

    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.

  • Neh 5:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15But the former governors who preceded me had burdened the people and had taken food and wine from them, in addition to forty shekels of silver. Their associates were also domineering over the people. But I did not behave in this way, due to my fear of God.

    16I gave myself to the work on this wall, without even purchasing a field. All my associates were gathered there for the work.

  • 1 Chr 22:15
    70%

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

  • Neh 5:12
    69%

    12They replied,“We will return these things, and we will no longer demand anything from them. We will do just as you say.” Then I called the priests and made the wealthy and the officials swear to do what had been promised.

  • 2 Kgs 22:9
    69%

    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 Sam 12:4
    69%

    4They replied,“You have not wronged us or oppressed us. You have not taken anything from the hand of anyone.”

  • 1 Chr 28:13
    68%

    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.

  • 2 Chr 31:12
    68%

    12they brought in the contributions, tithes, and consecrated items that had been offered. Konaniah, a Levite, was in charge of all this, assisted by his brother Shimei.

  • Neh 13:5
    68%

    5He made for himself a large storeroom where previously they had been keeping the grain offering, the incense, and the vessels, along with the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil as commanded for the Levites, the singers, the gate keepers, and the offering for the priests.

  • 1 Chr 9:28
    68%

    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.

  • Neh 13:10
    68%

    10I also discovered that the portions for the Levites had not been provided, and that as a result the Levites and the singers who performed this work had all gone off to their fields.

  • Lev 22:15
    68%

    15They must not profane the holy offerings which the Israelites contribute to the LORD,

  • Luke 16:11
    67%

    11If then you haven’t been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will entrust you with the true riches?

  • Neh 12:44
    67%

    44On that day men were appointed over the storerooms for the contributions, first fruits, and tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions prescribed by the law for the priests and the Levites, for the people of Judah took delight in the priests and Levites who were ministering.

  • Matt 28:15
    67%

    15So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told among the Jews to this day.

  • 1 Chr 29:8
    67%

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

  • Jer 5:11
    67%

    11For the nations of Israel and Judah have been very unfaithful to me,”says the LORD.

  • Ezra 7:15
    67%

    15and to bring silver and gold which the king and his advisers have freely contributed to the God of Israel, who resides in Jerusalem,

  • Neh 9:35
    67%

    35Even when they were in their kingdom and benefiting from your incredible goodness that you had lavished on them in the spacious and fertile land you had set before them, they did not serve you, nor did they turn from their evil practices.

  • Neh 11:16
    67%

    16Shabbethai and Jozabad, leaders of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the temple of God;