2 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.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 12 connects to 7 cross-references. Joash reigns forty years in Jerusalem doing right as long as Jehoiada the priest is alive. The temple needs repair; Joash establishes a chest at the temple entrance for voluntary contributions, which the priests use to pay craftsmen. When the …
Other Translations
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.
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.'
Then King Jehoash sent for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said to them, Why have you not made good what is damaged in the house? now take no more money from your neighbours, but give it for the building up of the house.
Cross References
And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought …
And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest …
And Joab answered, The Lord make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord …
And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and …
And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, …
And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were …
And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both …