Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But by the twenty-third year of King Joash the priests still had not repaired the temple. New Living Translation But by the twenty-third year of Joash’s reign, the priests still had not repaired the Temple. English Standard Version But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had made no repairs on the house. Berean Standard Bible By the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash, however, the priests had not yet repaired the damage to the temple. King James Bible But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. New King James Version Now it was so, by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, that the priests had not repaired the damages of the temple. New American Standard Bible But it came about that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had not repaired any damage to the house. NASB 1995 But it came about that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damages of the house. NASB 1977 But it came about that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damages of the house. Legacy Standard Bible Now it happened that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damages of the house. Amplified Bible But it came about in the twenty-third year of [the reign of] King Jehoash, that the priests still had not repaired the damages of the LORD’S house. Christian Standard Bible But by the twenty-third year of the reign of King Joash, the priests had not repaired the damage to the temple. Holman Christian Standard Bible But by the twenty-third year of the reign of King Joash, the priests had not repaired the damage to the temple. American Standard Version But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And in the twentythird year of King Yoash, the Priests had not made a repair of the house. Brenton Septuagint Translation And it came to pass in the twenty-third year of king Joas the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. Contemporary English Version But the priests never started repairing the temple. So in the twenty-third year of his rule, Douay-Rheims Bible Now till the three and twentieth year of king Joas, the priests did not make the repairs of the temple. English Revised Version But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. GOD'S WORD® Translation But by Joash's twenty-third year as king, the priests still had not repaired the temple. Good News Translation But by the twenty-third year of Joash's reign the priests still had not made any repairs in the Temple. International Standard Version But 23 years into the reign of king Jehoash, the priests still had not repaired the leaks in the Temple. JPS Tanakh 1917 But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. Literal Standard Version And it comes to pass, in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests have not strengthened the breach of the house, Majority Standard Bible By the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash, however, the priests had not yet repaired the damage to the temple. New American Bible Nevertheless, as late as the twenty-third year of the reign of King Joash, the priests had not made needed repairs on the temple. NET Bible By the twenty-third year of King Jehoash's reign the priests had still not repaired the damage to the temple. New Revised Standard Version But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had made no repairs on the house. New Heart English Bible But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. Webster's Bible Translation But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. World English Bible But it was so, that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damage to the house. Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass, in the twenty and third year of king Jehoash, the priests have not strengthened the breach of the house, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joash Repairs the Temple…5Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.” 6By the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash, however, the priests had not yet repaired the damage to the temple. 7So King Joash called Jehoiada and the other priests and said, “Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple? Now, therefore, take no more money from your constituency, but hand it over for the repair of the temple.”… Cross References 2 Kings 12:5 Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple." 2 Kings 12:7 So King Joash called Jehoiada and the other priests and said, "Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple? Now, therefore, take no more money from your constituency, but hand it over for the repair of the temple." 2 Chronicles 24:5 So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, "Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly." The Levites, however, did not make haste. Treasury of Scripture But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. 1 Samuel 2:29,30 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people? … 2 Chronicles 29:34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. Isaiah 56:10-12 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber… Jump to Previous Breach Breaches Damaged Damages Good House Jehoash Jeho'ash Joash Parts Priests Repaired Repairs Strengthened Temple Third Three Twentieth Twenty Twenty-ThirdJump to Next Breach Breaches Damaged Damages Good House Jehoash Jeho'ash Joash Parts Priests Repaired Repairs Strengthened Temple Third Three Twentieth Twenty Twenty-Third2 Kings 12 1. Jehoash reigns well all the days of Jehoiada4. He gives order for the repair of the temple 17. Hazael is diverted from Jerusalem by a present of the hallowed treasures 19. Jehoash being slain, Amaziah succeeds him (6) In the three and twentieth year.--Jenoash may have ordered the restoration in his twentieth year, when he came of age. It is noticeable that he and not Jehoiada takes the initiative in the matter. The chronicler states that the king had ordered the priests and the Levites "to hasten the matter," but that "the Levites hastened it not."Verse 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. No charge is made against the priests of malversation or embezzlement. They had simply been negligent. Probably very little money had come in; and they had not been very active in their endeavors to obtain larger contributions. It must be remembered that what went to the fabric fund would, for the most part, be a deduction from the ordinary revenue of the temple, which was not, perhaps, much in excess of the ordinary demands upon it. We can, therefore, quite understand that the king's policy would not be popular with the priests (see 2 Chronicles 24:5). Still, it is to be observed that they are not said to have executed no repairs, but only not to have "made haste" and completed their task by the time that the king looked for its completion. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Butוַיְהִ֗י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be by the twenty-third עֶשְׂרִ֧ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth year בִּשְׁנַ֨ת (biš·naṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8141: A year of the reign לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (lam·me·leḵ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king of Joash, יְהוֹאָ֑שׁ (yə·hō·w·’āš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3060: Joash -- 'Yah is strong', the name of several Israelites the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest had not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no repaired חִזְּק֥וּ (ḥiz·zə·qū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer the damage בֶּ֥דֶק (be·ḏeq) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 919: A fissure, rent, breach to the temple. הַבָּֽיִת׃ (hab·bā·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house Links 2 Kings 12:6 NIV2 Kings 12:6 NLT 2 Kings 12:6 ESV 2 Kings 12:6 NASB 2 Kings 12:6 KJV 2 Kings 12:6 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 12:6 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 12:6 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 12:6 French Bible 2 Kings 12:6 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 12:6 But it was so that (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |
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