But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the kohanim still had not repaired the damage to the House.
2 Kings 12:8 - Tree of Life Version Then King Jehoash summoned Jehoiada the kohen and the other kohanim, and said to them, “Why are you not repairing the damage to the House? Now therefore, take no more money from your treasurers, but hand it over for the damage to the House.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the priests consented to receive no more money from the people, nor to repair the breaches of the house. American Standard Version (1901) And the priests consented that they should take no more money from the people, neither repair the breaches of the house. Common English Bible The priests agreed that they wouldn’t take any more money from the people nor be responsible for temple repairs. Catholic Public Domain Version And so the priests were prohibited from accepting any more money from the people to repair the surfaces of the house. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the priests were forbidden to take any more money of the people, and to make the repairs of the house. |
But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the kohanim still had not repaired the damage to the House.
The kohanim agreed that they would take no more money from the people, nor would they repair the damage of the House.
“Go up to Hilkiah the kohen gadol and let him weigh the silver that has been brought to the House of Adonai, which the doorkeepers have gathered from the people.
So the king commanded that a box be made and placed outside the gate of the House of Adonai.