II Kings 12:7
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Kings 12:7 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Da rief der König Joas den Priester Jojada und die Priester und sprach zu ihnen: Warum bessert ihr das Baufällige des Hauses nicht aus? Und nun sollt ihr kein Geld von euren Bekannten nehmen, sondern ihr sollt es für das Baufällige des Hauses hergeben.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Llamando entonces el rey Joas al pontífice Joiada y á los sacerdotes, díjoles: ¿Por qué no reparáis las aberturas del templo? Ahora pues, no toméis más el dinero de vuestros familiares, sino dadlo para reparar las roturas del templo.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Chamando então o rei Joás ao sacerdote Joiada e aos sacerdotes, disse-lhes: Por que não reparais as aberturas do templo? Agora, pois, não tomeis mais o dinheiro de vossos familiares, mas sim dai-o para reparar as fendas do templo.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, o rei Joás chamou o sacerdote Joiada e os outros sacerdotes; e disse-lhes: "Por que não tens consertado nada no templo? Agora não pegueis mais o dinheiro de seus contribuintes, mas pegai o que tem sido coletado para reparar o templo e dai àqueles que podem realizar os reparos".
📖 II Kings 12:7 in Context
5Let 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.
6But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
7Then 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.
8And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.
9But 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.
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