But for the house of the Lord no basins of silver, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, or any vessels of gold, or of silver, were made from the money that was brought into the house of the Lord,
2 Kings 12:14 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional for that was given to the workers who were repairing the house of the Lord with it. Higit pang mga bersyonKing 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. |
But for the house of the Lord no basins of silver, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, or any vessels of gold, or of silver, were made from the money that was brought into the house of the Lord,
They did not ask an accounting from those into whose hand they delivered the money to pay out to the workers, for they dealt honestly.
From booty won in battles they dedicated gifts for the maintenance of the house of the Lord.
They delivered it to the workers who had the oversight of the house of the Lord, and the workers who were working in the house of the Lord gave it for repairing and restoring the house.
(He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.)