2 Kings 12:6
Good News Translation
But by the twenty-third year of Joash's reign the priests still had not made any repairs in the Temple.

New Revised Standard Version
But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had made no repairs on the house.

Contemporary English Version
But the priests never started repairing the temple. So in the twenty-third year of his rule,

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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now till the three and twentieth year of king Joas the priests did not make the repairs of the temple.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Now till the three and twentieth year of king Joas the priests did not make the repairs of the temple.

1 Samuel 2:29,30 Why have you kicked away my victims, and my gifts which I commanded to be offered in the temple: and thou hast rather honoured thy sons than me, to eat the firstfruits of every sacrifice of my people Israel? . . .

2 Chronicles 29:34 But the priests were few, and were not enough to flay the holocausts: wherefore the Levites their brethren helped them, till the work was ended, and priests were sanctified, for the Levites are sanctified with an easier rite than the priests.

Isaiah 56:10-12 His watchmen are all blind, they are all ignorant: dumb dogs not able to bark, seeing vain things, sleeping and loving dreams. . . .

Malachi 1:10 Who is there among you, that will shut the doors, and will kindle the fire on my altar gratis? I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will not receive a gift of your hand.

Philippians 2:21 For all seek the things that are their own not the things that are Jesus Christ's.

1 Peter 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking care of it, not by constraint but willingly, according to God: not for filthy lucre's sake but voluntarily:

Context
Joash Repairs the Temple
5Let the priests take it according to their order and repair the house, wheresoever they shall see any thing that wanteth repairing. 6Now till the three and twentieth year of king Joas the priests did not make the repairs of the temple.7And king Joas called Joiada, the high priest, and the priests, saying to them: Why do you not repair the temple? Take you, therefore, money no more according to your order, but restore it for the repairing of the temple.…
Cross References
2 Kings 12:5
Let the priests take it according to their order and repair the house, wheresoever they shall see any thing that wanteth repairing.

2 Kings 12:7
And king Joas called Joiada, the high priest, and the priests, saying to them: Why do you not repair the temple? Take you, therefore, money no more according to your order, but restore it for the repairing of the temple.

2 Chronicles 24:5
And he assembled the priests, and the Levites, and said to them: Go out to the cities of Juda, and gather of all Israel money to repair the temple of your God, from year to year: and do this with speed: but the Levites were negligent.

2 Kings 12:5
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