2 Kings 12:15

2 Kings 12:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.
• New International Version (NIV)They did not require an accounting from those to whom they gave the money to pay the workers, because they acted with complete honesty.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they did not ask for an accounting from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to pay out to the workmen, for they dealt honestly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover they did not require an account from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to be paid to workmen, for they dealt faithfully.

Context of 2 Kings 12:15

13But they did not use any of this money to buy things that they used in the temple. This included: silver bowls, small tools that they used for the lamps, bowls for water, trumpets, and anything else that was made with silver or gold. 14Instead, they used all the money to give to the men who had authority over the repairs to the Lord's temple. Those men did not have to give a report on how they used the money. People knew that they were honest men. 16But the money that people gave when they made a guilt offering or a sin offering belonged to the priests. It did not pay for the repairs on the temple. 17At that time, Hazael, the king of Syria, attacked Gath. His army took the city for him. Then King Hazael decided to attack Jerusalem.

2 Kings 12:15 word by word

וְלֹ֧א יְחַשְּׁב֣וּ אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתְּנ֤וּ אֶת־הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ עַל־יָדָ֔ם לָתֵ֖ת לְעֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֑ה כִּ֥י בֶאֱמֻנָ֖ה הֵ֥ם עֹשִֽׂים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreover they reckonedחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: countH2803
• not with the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• into whose handיָדyâd · handH3027
• they deliveredנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• on workmenמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• for they dealtעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• faithfullyאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530

Cross-references for 2 Kings 12:15

• 2 Kings 22:7The leaders of the work are honest men. So they do not need to give a report on how they use the money.’
• 2 Chronicles 34:12The workers were honest men who worked well. Four Levites had authority over the workers. They were Jahath and Obadiah from Merari's clan, and Zechariah and Meshullam from Kohath's clan. Other Levites who were musicians
• Nehemiah 7:2I gave authority over Jerusalem to my brother Hanani and to Hananiah. Hananiah was the leader of the men in Jerusalem's strong building. He was a faithful man who respected God more than many men do.
• Matthew 24:45Jesus then said, ‘You should be like a wise servant. Be someone that the master can trust. The master will choose a man like that. He will say to him, “Rule over my house and all my other servants. Give everyone their food to eat at the right time.”
• Luke 16:1Jesus told another story to his disciples: ‘A rich man had a servant who worked for him. The servant took care of the money and things that belonged to the man. Then some people told the rich man that his servant was wasting his master's things.
• 1 Corinthians 4:2Anyone who has that kind of job must do what his master wants. That is the important thing.
• 3 John 1:5My friend, you do many things to help other believers. You help them even when they are strangers to you. This shows that you are serving God well.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 12:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15They reckoned not with the men - They placed great confidence in them, and were not disappointed, for they dealt faithfully.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-21The record of Joash's reign follows a typical format: It describes when he became king (2 Kings 11:21–12:3) It tells about his royal activities (2 Kings 12:4–18) It gives the closing notice of his reign (2 Kings 12:19–21). The main focus is Joash’s efforts to repair the temple of the Lord (2 Kings 12:4–16). Later, when the army of Aram [the Arameans] invaded, Joash took treasures from the temple and gave them away to protect his city (2 Kings 12:17–18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1613-16. Howbeit there were not made ... bowls, &c.--When the repairs of the temple had been completed, the surplus was appropriated to the purchase of the temple furniture. The integrity of the overseers of the work being undoubted, no account was exacted of the way in which they applied the money given to them, while other moneys levied at the temple were left to the disposal of the priests as the law directed (Le 5:16; Nu 5:8).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 12:15

• Church and State
• Honesty
• Integrity
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jehoiada
• Joash
• Money
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Fight
• Hole
• Pertain
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jehoiada
• Jerusalem
• Sacrifice
• Treasury, (of Temple)
• Worker; Workfellow; Workman

Commentaries on 2 Kings 12

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings