2 Kings 12:11

2 Kings 12:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the Lord: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the Lord,
• New International Version (NIV)When the amount had been determined, they gave the money to the men appointed to supervise the work on the temple. With it they paid those who worked on the temple of the Lord—the carpenters and builders,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then they would give the money that was weighed out into the hands of the workmen who had the oversight of the house of the Lord. And they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the house of the Lord,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they gave the money, which had been apportioned, into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of the house of the Lord; and they paid it out to the carpenters and builders who worked on the house of the Lord,

Context of 2 Kings 12:11

9But Jehoiada the priest took a chest and bored a hole in its lid and put it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into the house of the Lord; and the priests who guarded the threshold put in it all the money which was brought into the house of the Lord. 10When they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king’s scribe and the high priest came up and tied it in bags and counted the money which was found in the house of the Lord. They gave the money which was weighed out into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of the house of the Lord; and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the house of the Lord; 12and to the masons and the stonecutters, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the damages to the house of the Lord, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it. 13But there were not made for the house of the Lord silver cups, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver from the money which was brought into the house of the Lord;

2 Kings 12:11 word by word

וְנָתְנוּ֙ אֶת־הַכֶּ֣סֶף הַֽמְתֻכָּ֔ן עַל־יְדֵי֙ עֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖ים בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיּוֹצִיאֻ֜הוּ לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י הָעֵץ֙ וְלַבֹּנִ֔ים הָעֹשִׂ֖ים בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• They gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• which was weighedתָּכַןtâkan · to measureH8505
• out into the handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• of those who didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: [do]H6213
• the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• who had the oversightפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: overseerH6485
• of the houseבֵּיתbayith · betweenH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• paidיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• it out to the carpentersחָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁיםchârâsh · artificerH2796
• it out to the carpentersעֵץ‛êts · tree: carpenterH6086
• and the buildersבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• who workedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for 2 Kings 12:11

• 2 Kings 22:5Let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the Lord, and let them give it to the workmen who are in the house of the Lord to repair the damages of the house,
• 2 Chronicles 24:11It came about whenever the chest was brought in to the king’s officer by the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, then the king’s scribe and the chief priest’s officer would come, empty the chest, take it, and return it to its place. Thus they did daily and collected much money.
• 2 Chronicles 34:9They came to Hilkiah the high priest and delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites, the doorkeepers, had collected from Manasseh and Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel, and from all Judah and Benjamin and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 12:11

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11Joash's plan to collect and distribute money for temple repairs involved placing a large chest in an easy-to-reach spot for donations. When Joash told the people about the need for a tax and voluntary offerings to finish the repairs, they "rejoiced and brought their contributions, and they dropped them in the chest" (2 Chronicles 24:9–10). Once they had enough funds, the money was given to the construction supervisors, and the temple repair and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work--The king sent his secretary along with an agent of the high priest to count the money in the chest from time to time (2Ch 24:11), and deliver the amount to the overseers of the building, who paid the workmen and purchased all necessary materials. The custom of putting sums of certain amount in bags, which are labelled and sealed by a proper officer, is a common way of using…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 12:11

• Carpentry
• Church and State
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jehoiada
• Joash
• Liberality
• Money
• Scribe (S)
• Secretary (Recordist)
• Temple
• Treasure-Houses
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Fight
• Hole
• Pertain
• Scribes
• Bishop
• Carpenter
• City
• Crafts
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jehoiada

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