and to the masons and the stonecutters, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the damage to Adonai’s House, and for all that was laid out for the House to repair it.
2 Kings 12:14 - Tree of Life Version But there were no silver cups, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, and no vessels of gold or vessels of silver made for the House of Adonai from the money brought to the House of Adonai. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired with it the house of the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) for they gave that to them that did the work, and repaired therewith the house of Jehovah. Common English Bible Instead, it was given directly to those who did the repair work; they used it to repair the LORD’s temple. Catholic Public Domain Version For it was given to those who were doing the work, so that the temple of the Lord might be repaired. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For it was given to them that did the work, that the temple of the Lord might be repaired. |
and to the masons and the stonecutters, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the damage to Adonai’s House, and for all that was laid out for the House to repair it.
For they gave it to those that did the work, and with it they repaired the House of Adonai.
They dedicated some of the plunder taken in battles to maintain the House of Adonai.
Then they put it in the hands of the workmen who were in charge of the House of Adonai. The workmen who were working in the House of Adonai spent it on repairing and restoring the House.
Now he said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. Since he had the moneybox, he used to steal from what was put in it.