2 Kings 22:6

What does 2 Kings 22:6 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Kings 22:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

To the woodworkers and the builders and the stone-cutters; and for getting wood and cut stones for the building up of the house.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

to artificers, and to builders, and <FI>to repairers of<Fi> the wall, and to buy wood and hewn stones to strengthen the house;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

That is, to carpenters and masons, and to such as mend breaches: and that timber may be bought, and stones out of the quarries, to repair the temple of the Lord.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

to the carpenters and the builders and the masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

Context

v.5and let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah; and let them give it to the workmen that are in the house of Jehovah, to repair the breaches of the house,

v.6This passage

v.7Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully.

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