2 Kings 12:4
New King James Version
4 And Jehoash said to the priests, (A)“All the money of the dedicated gifts that are brought into the house of the Lord—each man’s (B)census[a] money, each man’s (C)assessment money—and all the money that [b]a man (D)purposes in his heart to bring into the house of the Lord,
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- 2 Kings 12:4 Lit. the money coming over
- 2 Kings 12:4 any man’s heart prompts him to bring
2 Kings 12:5
New King James Version
5 let the priests take it themselves, each from his constituency; and let them repair the [a]damages of the temple, wherever any dilapidation is found.”
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- 2 Kings 12:5 Lit. breaches
2 Kings 12:9
New King James Version
9 Then Jehoiada the priest took (A)a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into the house of the Lord; and the priests who [a]kept the door put (B)there all the money brought into the house of the Lord.
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- 2 Kings 12:9 guarded at the door
2 Kings 12:10
New King James Version
10 So it was, whenever they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king’s (A)scribe[a] and the high priest came up and [b]put it in bags, and counted the money that was found in the house of the Lord.
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- 2 Kings 12:10 secretary
- 2 Kings 12:10 tied it up
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