2 Kings 12:11 — Bible Verse (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,”

2 Kings 12:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Kings 12:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Kings 12:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of Yahweh’s house; and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on Yahweh’s house,”

2 Kings 12:11 — World English Bible

2 Kings 12:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of Jehovah: and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders, that wrought upon the house of Jehovah,”

2 Kings 12:11 — American Standard Version

2 Kings 12:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and have given the weighed money into the hands of those doing the work, those inspecting the house of Jehovah, and they bring it out to those working in the wood, and to builders who are working in the house of Jehovah,”

2 Kings 12:11 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 12:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they gave the money, weighed out into the hands of them that did the work, who were appointed over the house of Jehovah; and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders that wrought upon the house of Jehovah,”

2 Kings 12:11 — Darby Translation

2 Kings 12:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And they gaue the money made readie into the handes of them, that vndertooke the worke, and that had the ouersight of the house of the Lord; and they payed it out to the carpenters and builders that wrought vpon the house of the Lord,”

2 Kings 12:11 — Geneva Bible

2 Kings 12:11 in Context — 2 Kings 12

9 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.

10 And 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 the Lord.

11 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,

12 And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the Lord, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.

13 Howbeit there were not made for the house of the Lord bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the Lord:

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