2 Kings 12 - Compare Translations
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2 Kings 12:1
KJVIn the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
WEBJehoash began to reign in the seventh year of Jehu, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
YLTIn the seventh year of Jehu reigned hath Jehoash, and forty years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Zibiah of Beer-Sheba,
2 Kings 12:2
KJVAnd Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
WEBJehoash did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
YLTand Jehoash doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah all his days in which Jehoiada the priest directed him,
2 Kings 12:3
KJVBut the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
WEBHowever the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.
YLTonly, the high places have not turned aside, still are the people sacrificing and making perfume in high places.
2 Kings 12:4
KJVAnd 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,
WEBJehoash said to the priests, “All the money of the holy things that is brought into Yahweh’s house, in current money, the money of the people for whom each man is evaluated, and all the money that it comes into any man’s heart to bring into Yahweh’s house,
YLTAnd Jehoash saith unto the priests, `All the money of the sanctified things that is brought in to the house of Jehovah, the money of him who is passing over, each the money of his valuation, all the money that it goeth up on the heart of a man to bring in to the house of Jehovah,
2 Kings 12:5
KJVLet 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.
WEBlet 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.”
YLTdo the priests take to them, each from his acquaintance, and they strengthen the breach of the house, in all [places] where there is found a breach.'
2 Kings 12:6
KJVBut it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
WEBBut it was so, that in the twenty-third year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damage to the house.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, in the twenty and third year of king Jehoash, the priests have not strengthened the breach of the house,
2 Kings 12:7
KJVThen 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.
WEBThen king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other priests, and said to them, “Why don’t you repair the damage to the house? Now therefore take no more money from your treasurers, but deliver it for repair of the damage to the house.”
YLTand 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.'
2 Kings 12:8
KJVAnd the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.
WEBThe priests consented that they should take no more money from the people, and not repair the damage to the house.
YLTAnd the priests consent not to receive money from the people, nor to strengthen the breach of the house,
2 Kings 12:9
KJVBut Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the Lord: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord.
WEBBut Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into Yahweh’s house; and the priests who kept the threshold put all the money that was brought into Yahweh’s house into it.
YLTand Jehoiada the priest taketh a chest, and pierceth a hole in its lid, and putteth it near the altar, on the right side, as one cometh in to the house of Jehovah, and the priests keeping the threshold have put there all the money that is brought in to the house of Jehovah.
2 Kings 12:10
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2 Kings 12:11
KJVAnd they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the Lord: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the Lord,
WEBThey gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of Yahweh’s house; and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders, who worked on Yahweh’s house,
YLTand have given the weighed money into the hands of those doing the work, those inspecting the house of Jehovah, and they bring it out to those working in the wood, and to builders who are working in the house of Jehovah,
2 Kings 12:12
KJVAnd to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the Lord, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.
WEBand to the masons and the stone cutters, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the damage to Yahweh’s house, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.
YLTand to those [repairing] the wall, and to hewers of stone, and to buy wood and hewn stones to strengthen the breach of the house of Jehovah, and for all that goeth out on the house, to strengthen it.
2 Kings 12:13
KJVHowbeit there were not made for the house of the Lord bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the Lord:
WEBBut there were not made for Yahweh’s house cups of silver, snuffers, basins, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into Yahweh’s house;
YLTOnly, there is not made for the house of Jehovah basins of silver, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, any vessel of gold, and vessel of silver, out of the money that is brought into the house of Jehovah;
2 Kings 12:14
KJVBut they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lord.
WEBfor they gave that to those who did the work, and repaired Yahweh’s house with it.
YLTfor to those doing the work they give it, and they have strengthened with it the house of Jehovah,
2 Kings 12:15
KJVMoreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.
WEBMoreover they didn’t demand an accounting from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to give to those who did the work; for they dealt faithfully.
YLTand they do not reckon with the men into whose hand they give the money to give to those doing the work, for in faithfulness they are dealing.
2 Kings 12:16
KJVThe trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the Lord: it was the priests'.
WEBThe money for the trespass offerings, and the money for the sin offerings was not brought into Yahweh’s house. It was the priests’.
YLTThe money of a trespass-offering, and the money of sin-offerings is not brought in to the house of Jehovah -- for the priests it is.
2 Kings 12:17
KJVThen Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
WEBThen Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
YLTThen go up doth Hazael king of Aram, and fighteth against Gath, and captureth it, and Hazael setteth his face to go up against Jerusalem;
2 Kings 12:18
KJVAnd Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.
WEBJehoash king of Judah took all the holy things that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own holy things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of Yahweh’s house, and of the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria; and he went away from Jerusalem.
YLTand Jehoash king of Judah taketh all the sanctified things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had sanctified, and his own sanctified things, and all the gold that is found in the treasures of the house of Jehovah and of the house of the king, and sendeth to Hazael king of Aram, and he goeth up from off Jerusalem.
2 Kings 12:19
KJVAnd the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
WEBNow the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
YLTAnd the rest of the matters of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings 12:20
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2 Kings 12:21
KJVFor Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
WEBFor Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in David’s city; and Amaziah his son reigned in his place.
YLTyea, Jozachar son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad son of Shemer, his servants, have smitten him, and he dieth, and they bury him with his fathers in the city of David, and reign doth Amaziah his son, in his stead.
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