2 Kings 12:6

New American Bible - revised edition

the priests may take for themselves, each from his own vendor. However, they must make whatever repairs on the temple may prove necessary.”

Cross References

2 Kings 12:5

Joash said to the priests: “All the funds for sacred purposes that are brought to the house of the Lord—the census tax, personal redemption money—and all funds that are freely brought to the house of the Lord,

2 Kings 12:7

Nevertheless, as late as the twenty-third year of the reign of King Joash, the priests had not made needed repairs on the temple.

2 Chronicles 24:5

He gathered together the priests and Levites and said to them: “Go out to all the cities of Judah and gather money from all Israel that you may repair the house of your God over the years. You must hurry this project.” But the Levites did not.

2 Chronicles 29:34

Since there were too few priests to skin all the victims for the burnt offerings, their fellow Levites assisted them until the task was completed and the priests had sanctified themselves. The Levites, in fact, were more careful than the priests to sanctify themselves.

Malachi 1:10

Oh, that one of you would just shut the temple gates to keep you from kindling fire on my altar in vain! I take no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts; and I will not accept any offering from your hands!

Philippians 2:21

For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 5:2

Tend the flock of God in your midst, [overseeing] not by constraint but willingly, as God would have it, not for shameful profit but eagerly.