New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 12:4-18
4Then Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֜שׁye.ho.'AshH3060saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, “Allכֹּל֩kolH3605the moneyכֶּ֨סֶףKe.sefH3701of the sacredH6944offeringsH6944whichאֲשֶׁר־'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.SherH834anyone’sH376heartלֶב־lev-H3820promptsיַֽעֲלֶה֙ עַ֣לya.'a.Leh 'alH5927H5921him to bringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,
5the priestsH3548are to takeיִקְח֤וּyik.ChuH3947it for themselves, eachH376from hisacquaintanceמַכָּר֑וֹma.ka.RoH4378;and they shall repairיְחַזְּקוּ֙ye.cha.ze.KuH2388damageבֶּ֣דֶקBe.dekH919to the houseH1004whereverשָׁ֖םshamH3605H834H8033any damageבָּֽדֶק׃ פBa.dekH919is foundיִמָּצֵ֥אyi.ma.Tze'H4672.”
7So KingH4428JehoashH3060summonedוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121Jehoiadaלִיהוֹיָדָ֤עli.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestH3548, and the otherpriestsH3548,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whyמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do you not repairH2388damageH919to the houseH1004?Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, you are not to takeתִּקְחוּ־tik.chu-H3947any moremoneyכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701from youracquaintancesמַכָּֽרֵיכֶ֔םma.ka.rei.KhemH4378,but giveתִּתְּנֻֽהוּ׃ti.te.Nu.huH5414it upH5414for the damageH919to the houseH1004.”
9Instead,Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֤עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestH3548tookH3947a chestאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727and drilledוַיִּקֹּ֥בvai.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 moneyH3701that was broughtהַמּוּבָ֥אha.mu.Va'H935into the houseH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
10When they sawכִּרְאוֹתָ֔םkir.'o.TamH7200that there was a greatרַ֥בravH7227amount ofmoneyH3701in the chestH727,the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428scribeH5613and the highהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestH3548wentH5927upH5927and tiedH6696itupH6696in bags, and countedוַיִּמְנ֔וּvai.yim.NuH4487the moneyH3701that was foundהַנִּמְצָ֥אha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseH1004of the LordH3068.
11And they handedיְדֵי֙yadH5414H3027the moneyH3701which was assessedהַֽמְתֻכָּ֔ןham.tu.KanH8505overH5414to those who didעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399,who hadH6485the oversightH6485of the houseH1004of the LordH3068; and theypaidH3318it outH3318to 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 cutמַחְצֵ֔בmach.TzevH4274stoneוְאַבְנֵ֣יve.'av.NeiH68to repairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388the damageבֶּ֣דֶקBe.dekH919to the houseH1004of the LordH3068,and for everythingוּלְכֹ֛לu.le.KholH3605thatwas laidוַיּוֹצִיאֻ֜הוּvai.yo.tzi.'U.huH3318outיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318for the houseH1004to repairלְחָזְקָֽה׃le.cha.ze.KahH2388it.
13Howeverאַךְ֩'aKhH389there were not madeיֵעָשֶׂ֜הye.'a.SehH6213for the houseH1004of the LordH3068silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701cupsסִפּ֥וֹתsi.PotH5592,shearsמְזַמְּר֤וֹתme.za.me.RotH4212,bowlsמִזְרָקוֹת֙miz.ra.kOtH4219,trumpetsחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתcha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689,anyH3605receptaclesכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,or receptaclesוּכְלִי־u.khe.li-H3627of silverכָ֑סֶףKha.sefH3701from the moneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701which was broughtהַמּוּבָ֥אha.mu.Va'H935into the houseH1004of the LordH3068;
17Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Hazaelחֲזָאֵל֙cha.za.'ElH2371the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758wentH5927upH5927and foughtוַיִּלָּ֥חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898againstעַל־'al-H5921Gathגַּ֖תgatH1661and capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֑הּvai.yil.ke.DahH3920it, andHazaelחֲזָאֵל֙cha.za.'ElH2371wasH7760intentפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH7760H6440on goingH5927upH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
18SoJehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605the sacredH6944offeringsH6944that Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,Jehoramוִיהוֹרָם֩vi.ho.RamH3088,and Ahaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,his fathersאֲבֹתָ֜יו'a.vo.TavH1,kingsH4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,had consecratedהִקְדִּ֣ישׁוּhik.Di.shuH6942, andhis own sacredH6944offeringsH6944,and 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 withdrewH5927from JerusalemH3389.
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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