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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• 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.

Context of 2 Kings 12:9

7Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house. 8And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house. 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 Yhwh: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of Yhwh. 10And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king’s scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of Yhwh. 11And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of Yhwh: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of Yhwh,

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

• 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 Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · 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 24:8And at the king’s commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of Yhwh.
• Mark 12:41And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
• 2 Chronicles 24:10And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.
• 2 Kings 22:4Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of Yhwh, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:
• 2 Kings 23:4And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of Yhwh all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Beth–el.
• 2 Kings 25:18And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
• 1 Chronicles 15:18And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, the porters.
• Jeremiah 35:4And I brought them into the house of Yhwh, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:
• Jeremiah 52:24And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
• Psalms 84:10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

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