Parallel Verses
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.
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
Jehoash said to the priests: All the money of the holy things, which comes into the house of Jehovah, the amount fixed for every man's payment, and all the money given by any man freely by motivation of his heart,
5 let the priests take it for themselves, each from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the
Cross References
Isaiah 58:12
Those among you will rebuild the ancient ruins. You will raise up the age-old foundations. You will be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of the streets in which to dwell.
1 Kings 11:27
This is how he rebelled: Solomon was building the Millo (supporting terraces) and making good the damaged parts of the town of his father David.
2 Kings 12:12
the masons, and the stonecutters, buy the timber and the stones used in the repairs, and pay all other necessary expenses.
2 Kings 22:5-6
Let them deliver it to the workmen who have oversight of the work of Jehovah's Temple. Then they can pay it to the workmen who are making good what was damaged in the Temple of Jehovah.
2 Chronicles 24:5
He gathered the priests and the Levites and said to them: Go to the cities of Judah, and collect money throughout Israel to repair the Temple of your God every year. Do it immediately! But the Levites did not do it immediately.
2 Chronicles 24:7
The sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into God's Temple and used all the holy things of Jehovah's Temple to worship other gods, the Baals.