2 Kings 12:11

New American Bible - revised edition

When they noticed that there was a large amount of silver in the chest, the royal scribe would come up with the high priest, and they would gather up and weigh all the silver that was in the house of the Lord.

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:11

Hiram, king of Tyre, sent envoys to David along with cedar wood, and carpenters and masons, who built a house for David.

2 Kings 12:10

Jehoiada the priest then took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar, on the right as one entered the house of the Lord. The priests who kept the doors would put into it all the silver that was brought to the house of the Lord.

2 Kings 12:12

The amount thus realized they turned over to the workers assigned to the house of the Lord. They in turn would pay it to the carpenters and builders working in the house of the Lord,