2 Kings 12:8

KJV

And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.

— 2 Kings 12:8, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 12 connects to 0 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 …

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Other Translations

ASV

And the priests consented that they should take no more money from the people, neither repair the breaches of the house.

YLT

And the priests consent not to receive money from the people, nor to strengthen the breach of the house,

BBE

So the priests made an agreement to take no more money from the people, and not to make good what was damaged in the house.