Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
The priests shall take to themselves a man from his selling; and they shall make firm the breach of the house to all which a breach shall be found there.
New American Standard Bible
let the priests take it for themselves, each from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the
King James Version
Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.
Holman Bible
each priest is to take from his assessor
International Standard Version
"Let the priests get support for themselves from their own donors, and let them repair the Temple wherever a leak in need of repair is discovered."
A Conservative Version
let the priests take it to them, every man from his acquaintance, and they shall repair the broken parts of the house wherever any breach shall be found.
American Standard Version
let the priests take it to them, every man from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.
Amplified
let the priests receive such contributions for themselves, each from his acquaintance; and they shall repair any breach in the house of the Lord, wherever a breach is found.”
Bible in Basic English
Let the priests take, every man from his friends and neighbours, to make good what is damaged in the house, wherever it is to be seen.
Darby Translation
let the priests take it, every man of his acquaintance; and let them repair the breaches of the house, wherever any breach is found.
King James 2000
Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the damages of the house, wherever any damage shall be found.
Lexham Expanded Bible
let the priests take for themselves, each from his treasurers, and let them repair the breach of the temple for every place where damage is found."
Modern King James verseion
let the priests take it to themselves, each man from those he knows. And let them repair the breaks in the house, in all places where any break shall be found.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance, and let them repair the broken places of the temple in all the places where ought is found decayed."
NET Bible
The priests should receive the silver they need from the treasurers and repair any damage to the temple they discover."
New Heart English Bible
let the priests take it to them, every man from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the breaches of the house, wherever any breach shall be found."
The Emphasized Bible
let the priests take to them, every one from his acquaintance, - and let, them, repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever there may be found a breach.
Webster
Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wherever any breach shall be found.
World English Bible
let the priests take it to them, every man from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the breaches of the house, wherever any breach shall be found."
Youngs Literal Translation
do the priests take to them, each from his acquaintance, and they strengthen the breach of the house, in all places where there is found a breach.'
Themes
Church and state » State superior to religion » Jehoash, in supervising the repairs of the temple
Dedication » Things dedicated to God: » Applied to the repair and maintenance of the temple
Jehoiada » High priest » Directs the repairs of the temple
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Joash or jehoash
Liberality » Instances of » Joash and his people
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jehoash
Temple » Solomon's » Repaired by jehoash, king of judah
The First Temple » Historical notices of » Repaired by jehoash at the instigation of jehoiada
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 12:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Temple Repairs Planned
4 And Jehoash will say to the priests, All the silver of the holies which shall come to the house of Jehovah, the silver of a man passing by, the silver of the souls of his estimation, all the silver which shall come up upon the heart of a man to bring in to the house of Jehovah, 5 The priests shall take to themselves a man from his selling; and they shall make firm the breach of the house to all which a breach shall be found there. 6 And it will be in the year the twenty and third year to king Jehoash, and the priests strengthened not the breach of the house.
Cross References
Isaiah 58:12
And from thee the old wastes were built; the foundations of generation and generation thou shalt raise them up, and it was called to thee, Walling the breach, Turning back the beaten paths to dwell in.
1 Kings 11:27
And this the word for which he lifted up the hand against the king: Solomon built the fortress and shut up the breaches of the city of David his father.
2 Kings 12:12
And to those building the wall, and to the cutters of stone, and to buy woods and stones being cut to strengthen the breach of the house of Jehovah, and for all which went forth upon the house to strengthen.
2 Kings 22:5-6
And they shall give it into the hand of those appointed in the house of Jehovah: and they shall give it to those doing the work which is in the house of Jehovah to strengthen the breach of the house.
2 Chronicles 24:5
And he will gather together the priests and the Levites, and say to them, Go ye forth to the cities of Judah and gather together from all Israel silver to strengthen the house of your God as often as year by year, and ye shall hasten to the word. And the Levites hastened not
2 Chronicles 24:7
For Athaliah doing evil; her sons broke asunder the house of God; and also all the holies of the house of Jehovah they made for the Baals.