Then Jehoash said to the kohanim, “All the money of the sacred donations brought to the House of Adonai—the money in exchange for each person’s valuation, as well as all the money that anyone’s heart prompts him to bring to the House of Adonai—
2 Kings 12:6 - Tree of Life Version let the kohanim receive it, each from one of the treasurers, so they may repair the damage to the House wherever any damage is found.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But in the twenty-third year of King Joash's reign the priests had not made the needed repairs on the Lord's house. American Standard Version (1901) But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. Common English Bible But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests still hadn’t repaired the temple. Catholic Public Domain Version And yet, even until the twenty-third year of king Jehoash, the priests did not repair the surfaces of the temple. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now till the three and twentieth year of king Joas the priests did not make the repairs of the temple. |
Then Jehoash said to the kohanim, “All the money of the sacred donations brought to the House of Adonai—the money in exchange for each person’s valuation, as well as all the money that anyone’s heart prompts him to bring to the House of Adonai—
But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the kohanim still had not repaired the damage to the House.
He assembled the kohanim and the Levites and told them, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect money from all Israel year by year to repair the House of your God. Do this quickly!” However, the Levites did not act quickly.
The kohanim, however, were too few to flay all the burnt offerings, so their kinsmen, the Levites, helped them until the work was completed, and until other kohanim had consecrated themselves. For the Levites had been more conscientious to consecrate themselves than the kohanim.
“If just one of you would shut the doors, and not light My altar uselessly! I have no delight in you,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot. “Nor will I accept any offering from your hand.
shepherd God’s flock among you. Watch over it not under compulsion but willingly before God, not for dishonest gain but eagerly.