2 Kings 12:14

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Instead, it was paid to those doing the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD.”

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BSBPD

“Instead, it was paid to those doing the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lord.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“for they gave that to them that did the work, and repaired therewith the house of Jehovah.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for to those doing the work they give it, and they have strengthened with it the house of Jehovah,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Kings 12:14 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Chronicles 26:27They had dedicated some of the plunder from their battles to the repair of the house of the LORD.
  2. 2 Chronicles 34:10They put it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work of the house of the LORD, who in turn gave it to the workmen restoring and repairing the house of the LORD.
  3. John 12:6Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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