2 Kings 12:4

2 Kings 12:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the Lord, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man’s heart to bring into the house of the Lord,
• New International Version (NIV)Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money that is brought as sacred offerings to the temple of the Lord—the money collected in the census, the money received from personal vows and the money brought voluntarily to the temple.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jehoash said to the priests, "All the money of the holy things that is brought into the house of the Lord, the money for which each man is assessed—the money from the assessment of persons—and the money that a man's heart prompts him to bring into the house of the Lord,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Jehoash said to the priests, “All the money of the dedicated gifts that are brought into the house of the Lord—each man’s census money, each man’s assessment money—and all the money that a man purposes in his heart to bring into the house of the Lord,

Context of 2 Kings 12:4

2Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all his days that Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3Only the high places did not end; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. Then Jehoash said to the priests, “All the money of the sacred offerings which is brought into the house of the Lord, in current money, both the money of each man’s assessment and all the money which anyone’s heart prompts him to bring into the house of the Lord, 5the priests are to take it for themselves, each from his acquaintance; and they shall repair damage to the house wherever any damage is found.” 6But it came about that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had not repaired any damage to the house.

2 Kings 12:4 word by word

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹאָ֜שׁ אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים כֹּל֩ כֶּ֨סֶף הַקֳּדָשִׁ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־יוּבָ֤א בֵית־יְהוָה֙ כֶּ֣סֶף עוֹבֵ֔ר אִ֕ישׁ כֶּ֥סֶף נַפְשׁ֖וֹת עֶרְכּ֑וֹ כָּל־כֶּ֗סֶף אֲשֶׁ֤ר יַֽעֲלֶה֙ עַ֣ל לֶב־אִ֔ישׁ לְהָבִ֖יא בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Then Jehoashיְהוֹאָשׁyehô'âsh · JehoashH3060
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• Allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• of the sacredקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• is broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• in currentעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• of eachאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• assessmentעֵ֫רֶךְ‛êrek · valuationH6187
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• promptsעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• promptsעַל‛al · uponH5921

Cross-references for 2 Kings 12:4

• 2 Kings 22:4“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, and have him count all the money brought into the house of the Lord, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.
• 2 Chronicles 29:4He brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them into the public square on the east.
• 2 Chronicles 35:2He appointed the priests to their offices and encouraged them in the service of the house of the Lord.
• 2 Kings 12:18So Jehoash king of Judah took all the sacred offerings that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had consecrated, and his own sacred offerings, and all the gold that was found among the treasuries of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house, and sent them to Hazael king of Aram. Then he withdrew from Jerusalem.
• 1 Kings 7:1Now Solomon built his own house over the course of thirteen years, and he finished all of his house.
• 1 Chronicles 18:11King David also dedicated these to the Lord, with the silver and the gold which he had carried away from all the nations: from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and from Amalek.
• 2 Chronicles 15:18He brought into the house of God the dedicated things of his father and his own dedicated things: silver, gold, and utensils.
• 2 Chronicles 31:12They faithfully brought in the contributions, the tithes, and the consecrated things; and Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.
• Leviticus 5:15“If a person acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against the Lord’s holy things, then he shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord: a ram without defect from the flock, according to your assessment in silver by shekels, in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary, as a guilt offering.
• Leviticus 27:12And the priest shall assess it as either good or bad; as you, the priest, assess it, so shall it be.
• Exodus 30:12“When you take a census of the sons of Israel to count them, then each one of them shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord, when you count them, so that there will be no plague among them when you count them.
• 2 Chronicles 24:9And they made a proclamation in Judah and Jerusalem to bring to the Lord the contribution commanded by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness.
• Leviticus 27:2“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When someone makes an explicit vow, he shall be valued according to your assessment of persons belonging to the Lord.
• Exodus 25:1Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
• Exodus 35:5‘Take from among you a contribution to the Lord; whoever is of a willing heart is to bring it as the Lord’s contribution: gold, silver, and bronze,
• Exodus 36:3They received from Moses every contribution which the sons of Israel had brought to perform the work in the construction of the sanctuary. And they still continued bringing to him voluntary offerings every morning.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 12:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4All the money of the dedicated things - From all this account we find that the temple was in a very ruinous state; the walls were falling down, some had perhaps actually fallen, and there was no person so zealous for the pure worship of God, as to exert himself to shore up the falling temple! The king himself seems to have been the first who noticed these dilapidations, and took measures for the necessary repairs. The repairs were made from the following…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4It is remarkable that the first movement toward restoring the fabric of the temple should have come, not from Jehoiada, but from Jehoash (compare 2 Chronicles 24:4). Jehoiada had, it seems, allowed the mischief done in Athaliah‘s time to remain unrepaired during the whole term of his government. The money of every one … - Three kinds of sacred money are here distinguished - first, the half shekel required in the Law Exodus 30:13 to be paid by every one…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-8Joash ordered the collection of funds from the cities of Judah (2 Chronicles 24:5) for temple repairs. The money came from special Levitical taxes, a census tax (2 Chronicles 24:9), and voluntary donations. After some time, the priests still had not repaired the temple. So Joash took control of the project and assigned others to manage the repairs (see also study note on 2 Chronicles 24:4–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Jehoash said to the priests, &c.--There is here given an account of the measures which the young king took for repairing the temple by the levying of taxes: 1. "The money of every one that passeth the account," namely, half a shekel, as "an offering to the Lord" (Ex 30:13). 2. "The money that every man is set at," that is, the redemption price of every one who had devoted himself or any thing belonging to him to the Lord, and the amount of which was…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 12:4

• Church
• Church and State
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jehoiada
• Joash
• Liberality
• Money
• Temple
• Treasure-Houses
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Fight
• Hole
• Pertain
• Tribute
• Dedicate; Dedication
• Hallow; Hallowed
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jehoiada
• Jerusalem
• Money, Current

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