2 Kings 12:16

What does 2 Kings 12:16 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Kings 12:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

The money for the trespass-offerings, and the money for the sin-offerings, was not brought into the house of Jehovah: it was the priests’.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the Lord: it was the priests’.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

The money for the trespass-offerings, and the money for the sin-offerings, was not brought into the house of Jehovah: it was the priests’.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The money of the offerings for error and the sin-offerings was not taken into the house of the Lord; it was the priests'.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

The 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.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

But the money for trespass, and the money for sins, they brought not into the temple of the Lord, because it was for the priests.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

The money of trespass-offerings, and the money of sin-offerings, was not brought into the house of Jehovah: it was for the priests.

Context

v.15Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to give to them that did the work; for they dealt faithfully.

v.16This passage

v.17Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Leviticus 4:24

    And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt-offering before Jehovah: it is a sin-offering.

  • Numbers 18:19

    All the heave-offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto Jehovah, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, as a portion for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before Jehovah unto thee and to thy seed with thee.

  • Leviticus 7:7

    As is the sin-offering, so is the trespass-offering; there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith, he shall have it.

  • Hosea 4:8

    They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.

  • Leviticus 5:15

    If any one commit a trespass, and sin unwittingly, in the holy things of Jehovah; then he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah, a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation in silver by shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass-offering:

  • Numbers 5:8

    But if the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made unto Jehovah shall be the priest’s; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby atonement shall be made for him.

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