2 Kings 12:6

Good News Translation

But by the twenty-third year of Joash's reign the priests still had not made any repairs in the Temple.

Cross References

2 Kings 12:5

Each priest was to be responsible for the money brought by those he served, and the money was to be used to repair the Temple, as needed.

2 Kings 12:7

So he called in Jehoiada and the other priests and asked them, “Why aren't you repairing the Temple? From now on you are not to keep the money you receive; you must hand it over, so that the repairs can be made.”

2 Chronicles 24:5

He ordered the priests and the Levites to go to the cities of Judah and collect from all the people enough money to make the annual repairs on the Temple. He told them to act promptly, but the Levites delayed,

2 Chronicles 29:34

Since there were not enough priests to kill all these animals, the Levites helped them until the work was finished. By then more priests had made themselves ritually clean. (The Levites were more faithful in keeping ritually clean than the priests were.)

Malachi 1:10

The Lord Almighty says, “I wish one of you would close the Temple doors so as to prevent you from lighting useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you; I will not accept the offerings you bring me.

Philippians 2:21

Everyone else is concerned only with their own affairs, not with the cause of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 5:2

to be shepherds of the flock that God gave you and to take care of it willingly, as God wants you to, and not unwillingly. Do your work, not for mere pay, but from a real desire to serve.