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2 Chronicles 24:12
12The king and Jehoiada gave the money to the men who would take care of the work on the Lord's temple. They paid men who could work with stone and wood to repair the temple. They also paid men who knew how to work with iron and bronze for this work.
2 Chronicles 24:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lord, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who carried out the work required for the temple of the Lord. They hired masons and carpenters to restore the Lord’s temple, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the temple.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the king and Jehoiada gave it to those who had charge of the work of the house of the Lord, and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of the Lord, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house of the Lord; and they hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lord, and also those who worked in iron and bronze to restore the house of the Lord.
Context of 2 Chronicles 24:12
10All the officers and all the people were happy to give this money. They brought it to Jerusalem and they threw it into the box, until the box was full. 11Every time that the box became full of money, the Levites took it to the king's officers. Then the king's secretary and the officer who served the leader of the priests took the money out of the box. Then they put the box outside the temple gate again. They did that every day, so that they had a lot of money. The king and Jehoiada gave the money to the men who would take care of the work on the Lord's temple. They paid men who could work with stone and wood to repair the temple. They also paid men who knew how to work with iron and bronze for this work. 13These workers worked well so that they soon finished the work. They built the temple to be very strong, in the way that it should be. 14When they had finished, there was some money that remained. So the workers took the money to the king and to Jehoiada. They decided to make tools to use in the temple. There were things that the priests used to serve the Lord in the temple, and to offer burnt offerings. They used gold and silver to make dishes and other things. While Jehoiada was still alive, the priests always made burnt offerings as sacrifices to the Lord in his temple.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 242 Chronicles 24:12 word by word
וַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וִֽיהוֹיָדָ֗ע אֶל־עוֹשֵׂה֙ מְלֶ֙אכֶת֙ עֲבוֹדַ֣ת בֵּית־יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ שֹׂכְרִים֙ חֹצְבִ֣ים וְחָרָשִׁ֔ים לְחַדֵּ֖שׁ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וְ֠גַם לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י בַרְזֶל֙ וּנְחֹ֔שֶׁת לְחַזֵּ֖ק אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- and Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
- gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- it to such as didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
- of the serviceעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: ministryH5656
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- and hiredשָׂכַרώâkar sâkar · to hireH7936
- masonsחָצַבchâtsab châtsêb · to hewH2672
- and carpentersחָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁיםchârâsh · artificerH2796
- to repairחָדַשׁchâdash · to renewH2318
- ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
- and brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
- to mendחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 24:12
- 2 Chronicles 34:9They went to meet Hilkiah, the leader of the priests. They gave him the money that people had brought as gifts to God's temple. The people had given their money to the Levites who stood as guards at the doors of the temple. The people who brought these gifts had come from the tribes of Manasseh, Ephraim and the other people who still lived in Israel. All the people from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and those who lived in Jerusalem had also brought their gifts.
- 1 Kings 5:15Solomon also had 80,000 men to cut stones in the hills. He had 70,000 men to carry the stones to Jerusalem.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 24:12
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-14The book of Kings states that the money collected for repairing the temple was used only for wages (2 Kings 12:13–14). Chronicles adds that they used the money for temple artifacts only after finishing the repairs.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-144-14. Joash was minded to repair the house of the Lord--(See on 2Ki 12:4-16). 2Ch 24:15, 16. Jehoiada Being Dead.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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