2 Kings 12:5

let the priests take it to themselves, every man from the proceeds of his sale: and they shall repair the breaches of the house in all places wherever a breach shall be found.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.

In Context

4And Joas said to the priests, As for all the money of the holy things that is brought into the house of the Lord, the money of valuation, as each man brings the money of valuation, all the money which + 12:4 Gr. it may come into the heart, etc. any man may feel disposed to bring into the house of the Lord,

6And it came to pass in the twenty-third year of king Joas the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.

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Cross References

Leviticus 27:2Speak to the children of Israel, and you shall say to them, Whosoever shall vow a vow as the valuation of his soul for the Lord,

1 Kings 11:27And this was the occasion + 11:27 Gr. of his lifting. of his lifting up his hands against king Solomon: now king Solomon built the citadel, he completed the fortification of the city of David his father.

2 Kings 22:4Go up to Chelcias the high priest, and + 22:4 Gr. seal. take account of the money that is brought into the house of the Lord, which they that keep the door have collected of the people.

1 Chronicles 29:6Then the heads of families, and the princes of the children of Israel, and the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and the overseers of the works, and the king's builders, offered willingly.

2 Chronicles 24:5And he gathered the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out into the cities of Juda, and collect money of all Israel to repair the house of the Lord from year to year, and make haste to speak of it. But the Levites hasted not.

Isaiah 58:12And your old waste desert places shall be built up, and your foundations shall last through all generations; and you shall be called a repairer of breaches, and you shall cause your paths between to be in peace.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 12:5-17

The Repairing of the Temple. ( b. c. 853.) 4 And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the Lord , even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the Lord , 5 Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found. 6 But it was so, that in… Read the whole commentary →

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