2 Kings 12:8

God's Word

The priests agreed neither to receive money from the people ⌞for personal use⌟ nor to be responsible for repairing the temple.

Cross References

2 Kings 12:7

So King Joash called for Jehoiada and the other priests and asked them, “Why aren’t you repairing the damage in the temple? Don’t take any more money from the donors ⌞for your own use⌟. Instead, use it to make repairs on the temple.”

2 Kings 12:9

Then the priest Jehoiada took a box, drilled a hole in its lid, and put it at the right side of the altar as one comes into the Lord’s temple. The priests who guarded the entrance put the money that was brought to the Lord’s temple in the box.

2 Kings 22:4

“Go to the chief priest Hilkiah. Have him count the money that has been brought into the Lord’s temple, ⌞the money⌟ that the doorkeepers have collected from the people.

2 Chronicles 24:8

The king issued an order, and they made a box and placed it outside the gate of the Lord’s temple.