2 Kings 12:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then 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.”
2 Kings 12:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 12:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 12:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then King Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other priests, and said to them, “Why aren’t you repairing the damage to the house? Now therefore take no more money from your treasurers, but deliver it for repair of the damage to the house.””
2 Kings 12:7 — World English Bible
2 Kings 12:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore take no more money from your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.”
2 Kings 12:7 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 12:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and king Jehoash calleth to Jehoiada the priest, and to the priests, and saith unto them, `Wherefore are ye not strengthening the breach of the house? and now, receive no money from your acquaintances, but for the breach of the house give it.'”
2 Kings 12:7 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 12:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the priests, and said to them, Why have ye not repaired the breaches of the house? And now receive no money of your acquaintances, but give it for the breaches of the house.”
2 Kings 12:7 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 12:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then King Iehoash called for Iehoiada the Priest, and the other Priestes, and sayd vnto them, Why repaire yee not the ruines of the Temple? nowe therefore receiue no more money of your acquaintance, except yee deliuer it to repaire the ruines of the Temple.”
2 Kings 12:7 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 12:7 in Context — 2 Kings 12
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 the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
7 Then 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.
8 And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.
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.
What Does 2 Kings 12:7 Mean?
2 Kings 12:7 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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