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2 Kings 12:5–6

let the priests take, each from his donor, and let them repair the house wherever any need of repairs is discovered.” But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had made no repairs on the house.

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2 Kings 12:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

Let every priest receive the money from one of the treasurers, then use it to repair whatever damage is found in the temple.”

But by the twenty-third year of King Joash the priests still had not repaired the temple.

2 Kings 12:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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. But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.

2 Kings 12:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Let the priests take some of that money to pay for whatever repairs are needed at the Temple.”

But by the twenty-third year of Joash’s reign, the priests still had not repaired the Temple.

2 Kings 12:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

let the priests take it themselves, each from his constituency; and let them repair the damages of the temple, wherever any dilapidation is found.”

Now it was so, by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, that the priests had not repaired the damages of the temple.

2 Kings 12:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

Each priest will take the money from the people he serves. Then the priests must repair any damage they find in the Temple.”

But by the twenty-third year Joash was king, the priests still had not repaired the Temple.

2 Kings 12:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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. But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.

2 Kings 12:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

let the priests take it, every man of his acquaintance; and let them repair the breaches of the house, wherever any breach is found. And it was so that in the twenty-third year of king Jehoash, the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.

2 Kings 12:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Each of the priests should receive it from the donors and use it to make repairs on the temple where they are needed.” 

But by Joash’s twenty-third year as king, the priests still had not repaired the temple.

2 Kings 12:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

each priest is to take from his assessor and repair whatever damage to the temple is found.”

But by the twenty-third year of the reign of King Joash, the priests had not repaired the damage to the temple.

2 Kings 12:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

let the priests receive from each of the donors; and let them repair the house wherever any need of repairs is discovered.” But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had made no repairs on the house.

2 Kings 12:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

let the priests take for themselves, each from his treasurers, and let them repair the breach of the temple for every place where damage is found.”

It happened in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash that the priests had not repaired the damage in the temple.

2 Kings 12:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Let each priest receive the money from one of the people who are in charge of the temple’s treasures. Let all of that money be used to repair the temple where it needs it.”

It was now the 23rd year of King Joash. And the priests still hadn’t repaired the temple.

2 Kings 12:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

let the priests take it for themselves, each from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the damages of the house wherever any damage may be found.”

But it came about that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damages of the house.


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