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,
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then they gave the money to the construction supervisors, who used it to pay the people working on the Lord’s Temple—the carpenters, the builders,

Context of 2 Kings 12:11

9Jehoiada the priest took a chest and bored a hole in its lid. He placed it beside the altar, on the right side as one enters the temple of the Lord. The priests who guarded the entrance put into the chest all the money that was brought to the temple of the Lord. 10Whenever they saw that there was a large amount of money in the chest, the royal secretary and the high priest came, counted the money that had been brought into the temple of the Lord and put it into bags. 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, 12the masons and stonecutters. They purchased timber and blocks of dressed stone for the repair of the temple of the Lord, and met all the other expenses of restoring the temple. 13The money brought into the temple was not spent for making silver basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, trumpets or any other articles of gold or silver for the temple 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• being toldתָּכַןtâkan · to measureH8505
• into the handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• of them that didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: [do]H6213
• the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• that had the oversightפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: overseerH6485
• of the houseבֵּיתbayith · betweenH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and they laid it outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• to the carpentersעֵץ‛êts · tree: carpenterH6086
• to the carpentersחָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁיםchârâsh · artificerH2796
• and buildersבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• that wroughtעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for 2 Kings 12:11

• 2 Kings 22:5Have them entrust it to the men appointed to supervise the work on the temple. And have these men pay the workers who repair the temple of the Lord—
• 2 Chronicles 24:11Whenever the chest was brought in by the Levites to the king’s officials and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal secretary and the officer of the chief priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this regularly and collected a great amount of money.
• 2 Chronicles 34:9They went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the temple of God, which the Levites who were the gatekeepers had collected from the people of Manasseh, Ephraim and the entire remnant of Israel and from all the people of 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