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2 Kings 12:4 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 12 · verse 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,2 Kings 12:4 · King James Version
2 Kings 12:4 in context
2And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
3But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
4And 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,
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JehoashYᵉhôwʼâshJehoash, the name of two Israelite kingsH3060 →
- priestskôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- broughtbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- passethʻâbarto cross overH5674 →
- comethʻâlâhto ascend, intransitively or activelyH5927 →
- moneykeçephsilverH3701 →
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We have here an account of the repairing of the temple in the reign of Joash. I. It seems, the temple had gone out of repair. Though Solomon built it very strong, of the best materials and in the best manner, yet in time it went to decay, and there were breaches found in it (Kg2 12:5), in the roofs, or walls, or…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-16