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2 Kings 12:4

Contemporary English Version 1995

One day, Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money that has been given to the Lord's temple, whether from taxes or gifts,

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and ask Hilkiah the high priest to collect from the guards all the money that the people have donated.

I will welcome an offering from anyone who wants to give something. You may bring gold, silver, or bronze;

Moses had told the people what the Lord wanted them to do, and many of them decided to bring their gifts.

Men and women came willingly and gave all kinds of gold jewelry such as pins, earrings, rings, and necklaces.

Everyone else gave what they didn't need. But she is very poor and gave everything she had.”

Take the silver and gold that you collect from everywhere in Babylonia. Also take the gifts that your own people and priests have so willingly contributed for the temple of your God in Jerusalem.

They gave all they could, and it came to a total of 500 kilograms of gold, 500 kilograms of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.

The others helped by giving silver articles, gold, personal possessions, cattle, and other valuable gifts, as well as offerings for the temple.

On that day, Josiah made sure the priests knew what duties they were to do in the temple.

all the extra offerings were taken there. Hezekiah and Azariah then appointed Conaniah the Levite to be in charge of these storerooms. His brother Shimei was his assistant, and the following Levites worked with them: Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah.

He placed in the temple all the silver and gold objects that he and his father had dedicated to God.

But we are happy, because everyone has voluntarily given you these things. You know what is in everyone's heart, and you are pleased when people are honest.

So Joash collected everything he and his ancestors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah had dedicated to the Lord, as well as the gold in the storage rooms in the temple and palace. He sent it all to Hazael as a gift, and when Hazael received it, he ordered his troops to leave Jerusalem.

Solomon's palace took 13 years to build.

If you want to buy back this part of your harvest, you may do so by paying what it is worth plus an additional 20 percent.

and he gave them the gifts that the people of Israel had donated for building the place of worship. In fact, so much was being given each morning,

David gave these gifts to the Lord, just as he had done with the silver and gold he had captured from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek.

and use it to repair the temple whenever you see the need.”

At that time, there was no temple for worshiping the Lord, and everyone offered sacrifices at the local shrines.

Solomon loved the Lord and followed his father David's instructions, but Solomon also offered sacrifices and burned incense at the shrines.

Amaziah did not destroy the local shrines, and they were still used as places for offering sacrifices.

But Azariah did not destroy the local shrines, and they were still used as places for offering sacrifices.

Ahaz offered sacrifices at the local shrines, as well as on every hill and in the shade of large trees.

They offered sacrifices at the shrines, just as the foreign nations had done before the Lord forced them out of Israel. They did sinful things that made the Lord very angry.




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