New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 12
Joash (Jehoash) Reigns over Judah
1In the seventhH7651yearH8141of Jehuלְיֵהוּא֙le.ye.Hu'H3058,JehoashH3060becameמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427kingH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsH8141in Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Zibiahצִבְיָ֖הtziv.YahH6645of BeershebaH884.
2JehoashH3060didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213rightהַיָּשָׁ֛רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605his daysיָמָ֑יוya.MavH3117in whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֖עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548instructedהוֹרָ֔הוּho.Ra.huH3384him.
The Temple to Be Repaired
4Then Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֜שׁye.ho.'AshH3060saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, “Allכֹּל֩kolH3605the moneyכֶּ֨סֶףKe.sefH3701of the sacredH6944thingsH6944whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is broughtיוּבָ֤אyu.Va'H935into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,in currentעוֹבֵ֔רo.VerH5674moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701, boththe moneyכֶּ֥סֶףKe.sefH3701of eachH376man’sH376assessmentעֶרְכּ֑וֹer.KoH6187andallכָּל־kol-H3605the moneyכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834anyH376man’sH376heartלֶב־lev-H3820promptsיַֽעֲלֶה֙ עַ֣לya.'a.Leh 'alH5927H5921him to bringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,
5let the priestsH3548takeיִקְח֤וּyik.ChuH3947it for themselves, eachH376from his acquaintanceמַכָּר֑וֹma.ka.RoH4378;and they shall repairיְחַזְּקוּ֙ye.cha.ze.KuH2388thedamagesבֶּ֣דֶקBe.dekH919of the houseH1004whereverשָׁ֖םshamH3605H834H8033any damageבָּֽדֶק׃ פBa.dekH919may be foundיִמָּצֵ֥אyi.ma.Tze'H4672.”
7Then KingH4428JehoashH3060calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121for Jehoiadaלִיהוֹיָדָ֤עli.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestH3548, and for the otherpriestsH3548and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whyמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do you not repairH2388the damagesH919of the houseH1004?Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore takeתִּקְחוּ־tik.chu-H3947noאַל־'al-H408moremoneyכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701from your acquaintancesמַכָּֽרֵיכֶ֔םma.ka.rei.KhemH4378,but payתִּתְּנֻֽהוּ׃ti.te.Nu.huH5414it for the damagesH919of the houseH1004.”
9ButJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֤עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestH3548tookH3947a chestאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727and boredוַיִּקֹּ֥בvai.yi.KoH5344a holeחֹ֖רchorH2356in its lidבְּדַלְתּ֑וֹbe.dal.ToH1817and putוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414it besideאֵ֨צֶל'E.tzelH681the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,on the rightמִיָּמִ֗יןbai.ya.minH3225sideH3225as oneאִישׁ֙'ishH376comesבְּבֽוֹא־be.Vo'-H935into the houseH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and the priestsH3548who guardedשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104the thresholdהַסַּ֔ףha.SafH5592putוְנָֽתְנוּ־ve.na.te.nu-H5414in it allכָּל־kol-H3605the moneyH3701which was broughtהַמּוּבָ֥אha.mu.Va'H935into the houseH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
10When they sawכִּרְאוֹתָ֔םkir.'o.TamH7200that there was muchרַ֥בravH7227moneyH3701in the chestH727,the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428scribeH5613and the highהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestH3548cameוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up and tiedוַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙vai.ya.Tzu.ruH6696itin bags and countedוַיִּמְנ֔וּvai.yim.NuH4487the moneyH3701which was foundהַנִּמְצָ֥אha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseH1004of the LordH3068.
11They gaveוְנָתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.NuH5414the moneyH3701which was weighedהַֽמְתֻכָּ֔ןham.tu.KanH8505out into the handsיְדֵי֙yadH3027of those who didעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399,who had the oversightהַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםha.pe.ku.dimH6485of the houseH1004of the LordH3068; and theypaidוַיּוֹצִיאֻ֜הוּvai.yo.tzi.'U.huH3318it out to the carpentersלְחָרָשֵׁ֤י הָעֵץ֙le.cha.ra.Shei ha.'EtzH2796H6086and the buildersוְלַבֹּנִ֔יםve.la.bo.NimH1129who workedהָעֹשִׂ֖יםha.'o.SimH6213on the houseH1004of the LordH3068;
12andto the masonsוְלַגֹּֽדְרִים֙ve.la.go.de.RimH1443and the stonecuttersוּלְחֹצְבֵ֣י הָאֶ֔בֶןu.le.cho.tze.Vei ha.'E.venH2672H68,and for buyingוְלִקְנ֤וֹתve.lik.NotH7069timberH6086and hewnמַחְצֵ֔בmach.TzevH4274stoneוְאַבְנֵ֣יve.'av.NeiH68to repairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388the damagesבֶּ֣דֶקBe.dekH919to the houseH1004of the LordH3068,and for allוּלְכֹ֛לu.le.KholH3605that waslaidH3318out for the houseH1004to repairלְחָזְקָֽה׃le.cha.ze.KahH2388it.
13Butthere were not madeיֵעָשֶׂ֜הye.'a.SehH6213for the houseH1004of the LordH3068silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701cupsסִפּ֥וֹתsi.PotH5592,snuffersמְזַמְּר֤וֹתme.za.me.RotH4212,bowlsמִזְרָקוֹת֙miz.ra.kOtH4219,trumpetsחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתcha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689,anyH3605vesselsכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,or vesselsוּכְלִי־u.khe.li-H3627of silverכָ֑סֶףKha.sefH3701from the moneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701which was broughtהַמּוּבָ֥אha.mu.Va'H935into the houseH1004of the LordH3068;
17Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Hazaelחֲזָאֵל֙cha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758wentיַעֲלֶ֗הya.'a.LehH5927up and foughtוַיִּלָּ֥חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898againstH5921Gathגַּ֖תgatH1661and capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֑הּvai.yil.ke.DahH3920it, andHazaelחֲזָאֵל֙cha.za.'ElH2371setוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440to goלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927up to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
18Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605the sacredH6944thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֡יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944that Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092and Jehoramוִיהוֹרָם֩vi.ho.RamH3088and Ahaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,his fathersאֲבֹתָ֜יו'a.vo.TavH1,kingsH4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,had dedicatedהִקְדִּ֣ישׁוּhik.Di.shuH6942, andhis own sacredH6944thingsקֳדָשָׁ֔יוko.da.ShavH6944and allכָּל־kol-H3605the goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091that was foundהַנִּמְצָ֛אha.nim.Tza'H4672among the treasuriesבְּאֹצְר֥וֹתbe.'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and of the king’sH4428houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971themto HazaelH2371kingH4428of AramH758.Then he wentH5927awayH5927from JerusalemH3389.
Joash (Jehoash) Succeeded by Amaziah in Judah
19Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Joashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060and allH3605that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the KingsH4428of JudahH3063?
20His servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650aroseוַיָּקֻ֥מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and madeוַיִּקְשְׁרֽוּ־vai.yik.she.ru-H7194a conspiracyקָ֑שֶׁרKa.sherH7195andstruckH5221downוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221JoashH3060atthe houseH1004of MilloH4407as he wasgoingH3381downהַיּוֹרֵ֥דhai.yo.RedH3381to Sillaסִלָּֽא׃si.La'H5538.
21For JozacarH3108the sonבֶּן־be.no.Shi-H1121of Shimeathשִׁ֠מְעָתShim.'atH8100and Jehozabadוִיהוֹזָבָ֨דvi.ho.za.VadH3075the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShomerשֹׁמֵ֤ר׀sho.MerH7763,his servantsH5650,struckH5221himand he diedוַיָּמֹ֔תvai.ya.MotH4191;and they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, andAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֥ה'a.matz.YahH558his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
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
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