2 Kings 12:9

2 Kings 12:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the Lord: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest and bored a hole in the lid of it and set it beside the altar on the right side as one entered the house of the Lord. And the priests who guarded the threshold put in it all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into the house of the Lord; and the priests who kept the door put there all the money brought into the house of the Lord.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Jehoiada the priest bored a hole in the lid of a large chest and set it on the right-hand side of the altar at the entrance of the Temple of the Lord. The priests guarding the entrance put all of the people’s contributions into the chest.

Context of 2 Kings 12:9

7Therefore King Joash summoned Jehoiada the priest and the other priests and asked them, “Why aren’t you repairing the damage done to the temple? Take no more money from your treasurers, but hand it over for repairing the temple.” 8The priests agreed that they would not collect any more money from the people and that they would not repair the temple themselves. Jehoiada 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. 11When 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,

2 Kings 12:9 word by word

וַיִּקַּ֞ח יְהוֹיָדָ֤ע הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֲר֣וֹן אֶחָ֔ד וַיִּקֹּ֥ב חֹ֖ר בְּדַלְתּ֑וֹ וַיִּתֵּ֣ן אֹתוֹ֩ אֵ֨צֶל הַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַ מִיָּמִ֗ין בְּבֽוֹא־אִישׁ֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וְנָֽתְנוּ־שָׁ֤מָּה הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ שֹׁמְרֵ֣י הַסַּ֔ף אֶת־כָּל־הַכֶּ֖סֶף הַמּוּבָ֥א בֵית־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• aאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• chestאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• and boredנָקַבnâqab · to pierceH5344
• a holeחֹרchôr chôr · holeH2356
• in the lidדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• of it, and setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• it besideאֵ֫צֶל'êtsel · besideH681
• the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• on the right sideיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• as oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• comethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the houseבֵּיתbayith · betweenH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• that keptשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• the doorסַףsaph · thresholdH5592
• therein all the moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935

Cross-references for 2 Kings 12:9

• 2 Chronicles 24:8At the king’s command, a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the temple of the Lord.
• Mark 12:41Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.
• 2 Chronicles 24:10All the officials and all the people brought their contributions gladly, dropping them into the chest until it was full.
• 2 Kings 22:4“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him get ready the money that has been brought into the temple of the Lord, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.
• 2 Kings 23:4The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the priests next in rank and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the Lord all the articles made for Baal and Asherah and all the starry hosts. He burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron Valley and took the ashes to Bethel.
• 2 Kings 25:18The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.
• 1 Chronicles 15:18and with them their relatives next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.
• Jeremiah 35:4I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the room of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah the man of God. It was next to the room of the officials, which was over that of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.
• Jeremiah 52:24The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.
• Psalms 84:10Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 12:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Jehoiada - took a chest - This chest was at first set beside the altar, as is here mentioned; but afterwards, for the convenience of the people, it was set without the gate; see 2 Chronicles 24:8.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The priests that kept the door - The north door into the priests‘ court Ezekiel 40:35-43 seems to be intended, not the door of the temple building. The chest must have been placed a little to the right of this north door, between it and the altar of burnt-offering, so that the people could see it from the doorway. The people were not ordinarily allowed to go within the doorway into this court, which belonged to the priests and Levites only.Read the comment
• 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. 7-107-10. Why repair ye not the breaches of the house?--This mode of collection not proving so productive as was expected (the dilatoriness of the priests was the chief cause of the failure), a new arrangement was proposed. A chest was placed by the high priest at the entrance into the temple, into which the money given by the people for the repairs of the temple was to be put by the Levites who kept the door. The object of this chest was to make a separation…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 12:9

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

In the dictionaries

• Jehoiada
• Ark
• Chest
• Coffin
• Fight
• Hole
• Pertain
• Scribes
• Doorkeeper
• Ezekiel

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