2 Kings 12:16

2 Kings 12:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the Lord: it was the priests’.
• New International Version (NIV)The money from the guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the temple of the Lord; it belonged to the priests.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The money from the guilt offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the Lord; it belonged to the priests.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The money from the trespass offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the Lord. It belonged to the priests.

Context of 2 Kings 12:16

14It was paid to the workmen, who used it for the Temple repairs. 15No accounting of this money was required from the construction supervisors, because they were honest and trustworthy men. However, the money that was contributed for guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the Lord’s Temple. It was given to the priests for their own use. 17About this time King Hazael of Aram went to war against Gath and captured it. Then he turned to attack Jerusalem. 18King Joash collected all the sacred objects that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the previous kings of Judah, had dedicated, along with what he himself had dedicated. He sent them all to Hazael, along with all the gold in the treasuries of the Lord’s Temple and the royal palace. So Hazael called off his attack on Jerusalem.

2 Kings 12:16 word by word

כֶּ֤סֶף אָשָׁם֙ וְכֶ֣סֶף חַטָּא֔וֹת לֹ֥א יוּבָ֖א בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה לַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים יִהְיֽוּ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The trespassאָשָׁם'âshâm · guilt (offering)H817
• moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• and sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sin: sin offeringH2403
• was not broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• it was the priests’כֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for 2 Kings 12:16

• Leviticus 5:15“If one of you commits a sin by unintentionally defiling the Lord’s sacred property, you must bring a guilt offering to the Lord. The offering must be your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value with silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel.
• Leviticus 7:7“The same instructions apply to both the guilt offering and the sin offering. Both belong to the priest who uses them to purify someone, making that person right with the Lord.
• Numbers 5:8But if the person who was wronged is dead, and there are no near relatives to whom restitution can be made, the payment belongs to the Lord and must be given to the priest. Those who are guilty must also bring a ram as a sacrifice, and they will be purified and made right with the Lord.
• Numbers 18:8The Lord gave these further instructions to Aaron: “I myself have put you in charge of all the holy offerings that are brought to me by the people of Israel. I have given all these consecrated offerings to you and your sons as your permanent share.
• Hosea 4:8“When the people bring their sin offerings, the priests get fed. So the priests are glad when the people sin!

Commentaries on 2 Kings 12:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16The trespass money and the sin money - In all cases of injury done to another, a man was bound by the Law to make compensation, to the sufferer, if possible; if not, to his nearest kinsman. If the man was dead and had left no kinsman, then the compensation was to be made to the priest Numbers 5:8. This would form a part of the trespass and sin money. The remainder would accrue from the voluntary gifts made to the priests by those who came to make…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-21The record of Joash's reign follows a typical format: It describes when he became king (2 Kings 11:21–12:3) It tells about his royal activities (2 Kings 12:4–18) It gives the closing notice of his reign (2 Kings 12:19–21). The main focus is Joash’s efforts to repair the temple of the Lord (2 Kings 12:4–16). Later, when the army of Aram [the Arameans] invaded, Joash took treasures from the temple and gave them away to protect his city (2 Kings 12:17–18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1613-16. Howbeit there were not made ... bowls, &c.--When the repairs of the temple had been completed, the surplus was appropriated to the purchase of the temple furniture. The integrity of the overseers of the work being undoubted, no account was exacted of the way in which they applied the money given to them, while other moneys levied at the temple were left to the disposal of the priests as the law directed (Le 5:16; Nu 5:8).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 12:16

• Atonement
• Church
• Church and State
• Conscience Money
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jehoiada
• Joash
• Money
• Priest
• Sin Money
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Sin Money
• Fight
• Hole
• Pertain
• Criticism
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jehoiada
• Jerusalem
• Sacrifice
• Treasury, (of Temple)

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