2 Kings 12:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Let 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.”
2 Kings 12:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 12:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 2 Kings 12:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
2 Kings 12:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“let the priests take it to them, each man from his donor; and they shall repair the damage to the house, wherever any damage is found.””
2 Kings 12:5 — World English Bible
2 Kings 12:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“let the priests take it to them, every man from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found. ”
2 Kings 12:5 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 12:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“do the priests take to them, each from his acquaintance, and they strengthen the breach of the house, in all <FI>places<Fi> where there is found a breach.'”
2 Kings 12:5 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 12:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“let the priests take it, every man of his acquaintance; and let them repair the breaches of the house, wherever any breach is found. ”
2 Kings 12:5 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 12:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Let the Priestes take it to them, euery man of his acquaintance: and they shall repaire the broken places of the house, wheresoeuer any decay is founde.”
2 Kings 12:5 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 12:5 in Context — 2 Kings 12
3 But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
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,
5 Let 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.
6 But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
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.
What Does 2 Kings 12:5 Mean?
2 Kings 12:5 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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