However, the people were sacrificing on the high places, because until that time a temple for the Lord’s name had not been built.
2 Kings 12:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then Joash said to the priests, ‘All the dedicated silver brought to the Lord’s temple, census silver, silver from vows, and all silver voluntarily given for the Lord’s temple #– # Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Joash said to the priests, All the current money brought into the house of the Lord to provide the dedicated things, also the money [which the priests by command have] assessed on all those bound by vows, also all the money that it comes into any man's heart voluntarily to bring into the house of the Lord, American Standard Version (1901) And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the hallowed things that is brought into the house of Jehovah, in current money, the money of the persons for whom each man is rated, and all the money that it cometh into any man’s heart to bring into the house of Jehovah, Common English Bible Jehoash said to the priests, “Collect all the currently available money relating to holy things that is brought to the temple—some is money people pay to redeem persons according to their assessed value. Collect all the money brought to the LORD’s temple that people offer voluntarily. Catholic Public Domain Version And Jehoash said to the priests: "All of the money for the holy things, which has been brought into the temple of the Lord from those who pass by, which is offered for the price of a soul, and which they bring into the temple of the Lord willingly, from their own free heart: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Joas said to the priests: All the money of the sanctified things, which is brought into the temple of the Lord by those that pass, which is offered for the price of a soul, and which of their own accord, and of their own free heart they bring into the temple of the Lord: |
However, the people were sacrificing on the high places, because until that time a temple for the Lord’s name had not been built.
Solomon loved the Lord by walking in the statutes of his father David, but he also sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
Solomon completed his entire palace complex after thirteen years of construction.
So King Joash of Judah took all the items consecrated by himself and by his ancestors #– #Judah’s kings Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah #– #as well as all the gold found in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and in the king’s palace, and he sent them to King Hazael of Aram. Then Hazael withdrew from Jerusalem.
each priest is to take it from his assessor and repair whatever damage is found in the temple.’ ,
Yet the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
He sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
They burned incense there on all the high places just like the nations that the Lord had driven out before them had done. They did evil things, angering the Lord.
‘Go up to the high priest Hilkiah so that he may total up the silver brought into the Lord’s temple #– #the silver the doorkeepers have collected from the people.
King David also dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all the nations #– #from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and the Amalekites.
I know, my God, that you test the heart and that you are pleased with what is right. I have willingly given all these things with an upright heart, and now I have seen your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to you.
He brought his father’s consecrated gifts and his own consecrated gifts into God’s temple: silver, gold, and utensils.
The offering, the tenth, and the dedicated things were brought faithfully. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.
He appointed the priests to their responsibilities and encouraged them to serve in the Lord’s temple.
All their neighbours supported them , with silver articles, gold, goods, livestock, and valuables, in addition to all that was given as a freewill offering.
Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins, 3 tonnes of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury for the project.
and all the silver and gold you receive throughout the province of Babylon, together with the freewill offerings given by the people and the priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.
Both men and women came; all who had willing hearts brought brooches, earrings, rings, necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewellery #– #everyone who presented a presentation offering of gold to the Lord.
So the Israelites brought a freewill offering to the Lord, all the men and women whose hearts prompted them to bring something for all the work that the Lord, through Moses, had commanded to be done.
Take up an offering among you for the Lord. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring this as the Lord’s offering: gold, silver, and bronze;
They took from Moses’s presence all the contributions that the Israelites had brought for the task of making the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning.
If a man decides to redeem any part of this tenth, he must add a fifth to its value.
For all these people have put in gifts out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.’