Parallel Verses
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."
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.
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.
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.
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 said to the priest, "All the silver that is dedicated and brought to the house of the LORD in current money - that is to say, the money that every man is set at, with all the money that every man's heart giveth him to bring into the house of the LORD - 5 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." 6 Neverthelater, the priests had not mended unto the twenty third year of Jehoash, that was decayed in the temple.
Cross References
Isaiah 58:12
Then the places that have ever been waste, shall be builded of thee: there shalt thou lay a foundation for many kindreds. Thou shalt be called the maker-up of hedges, and the builder-again of the way of the Sabbath.
1 Kings 11:27
Solomon built Mello and mended broken places in the city of David his father.
2 Kings 12:12
and to masons and hewers of stone, to buy timber and free stone, to repair the decay in the house of the LORD; and all that, that needeth repairing in the house.
2 Kings 22:5-6
and let them deliver it into the hands of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of the LORD, which shall give it to them that work upon the house of the LORD, to repair the decayed places thereof -
2 Chronicles 24:5
And upon that he gathered together the priests and the Levites and said to them, "Go out through the cities of Judah and gather of all Israel silver, to strengthen the house of your God, year by year, and see that ye haste the thing." Howbeit, the Levites were slack.
2 Chronicles 24:7
For wicked Athaliah and her children had broken the house of God, and had thereto bestowed all the dedicated gifts of the house of the LORD, about Baals.