Passage

2 Kings 12.5-6

Book: 2 Kings · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

3. Howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. 4. And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the hallowed things that is brought into the house of Jehovah, in current money, the money of the persons for whom each man is rated, and all the money that it cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of Jehovah,

5. let the priests take it to them, every man from his acquaintance; and they shall 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.

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. 8. And the priests consented that they should take no more money from the people, neither repair the breaches of the house. (2 Kings 12:3-8, ASV)

WEB

3. However the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. 4. Jehoash said to the priests, “All the money of the holy things that is brought into Yahweh’s house, in current money, the money of the people for whom each man is evaluated, and all the money that it comes into any man’s heart to bring into Yahweh’s house,

5. let the priests take it to them, each man from his donor; and they shall repair the damage to the house, wherever any damage is found.” 6. But it was so, that in the twenty-third year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damage to the house.

Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other priests, and said to them, “Why don’t you repair 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.” 8. The priests consented that they should take no more money from the people, and not repair the damage to the house. (2 Kings 12:3-8, WEB)

KJV

3. But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. 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, ^{dedicated things: or, holy things: Heb. holinesses} ^{that every: Heb. of the souls of his estimation} ^{cometh: Heb. ascendeth upon the heart of a man}

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. ^{three: Heb. twentieth year and third year}

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. (2 Kings 12:3-8, KJV)

YLT

3. only, the high places have not turned aside, still are the people sacrificing and making perfume in high places. 4. And Jehoash saith unto the priests, 'All the money of the sanctified things that is brought in to the house of Jehovah, the money of him who is passing over, each the money of his valuation, all the money that it goeth up on the heart of a man to bring in to the house of Jehovah,

5. do the priests take to them, each from his acquaintance, and they strengthen the breach of the house, in all [places] where there is found a breach.' 6. And it cometh to pass, in the twenty and third year of king Jehoash, the priests have not strengthened the breach of the house,

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.' 8. And the priests consent not to receive money from the people, nor to strengthen the breach of the house, (2 Kings 12:3-8, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

H2388 - chazaq, chazaq, Strong's H2388
H3548 - kohen, kohen, Strong's H3548

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Lexicon:

H2388 - chazaq

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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