2 Kings 12:11
in 2 Kings 12Then they would put the counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn would pay those doing the work—the carpenters, builders,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of Jehovah: and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders, that wrought upon the house of Jehovah,
KJV
And 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,
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Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the carpenters, builders
on 2 Kings 12:11-12
The counted money passes into the hands of “those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD”. From them it goes to carpenters and builders, masons and stonecutters, and to timber bought for the repair. Every trade named draws its own wage from the same fund.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And 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,....
Those were fittest to be entrusted with this business whose employment lay that way. Tractant fabrilia fabri -- Every artist has his trade assigned; but let not those who are called to war the holy warfare entangle themselves in the affairs of this life.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
Whenever. A daily occurrence (constantly). 9 I.e., when they saw that the boxes were full they would “bag and count the money.”—Radak They saw that there was much money in the box, and they would go up—the king’s scribe [and the Kohein Gadol ] etc.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
They gave the counted money. They would give the counted money, i.e., after it was taken out of the chest and weighed.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְנָתְנוּ֙ | venatenu | and they put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכֶּ֣סֶף | hakesef | the money | H3701 → | 403 times |
| הַֽמְתֻכָּ֔ן | hamtukan | <the> weighed out | H8505 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְדֵי֙ | yad | [the] hands of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| עֹשֵׂ֣י | ʾosei | [the] doers of | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה | hamelakhah | the work | H4399 → | 167 times |
| הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖ים | hapekudim | who were appointed | H6485 → | 303 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וַיּוֹצִיאֻ֜הוּ | vaiyotziuhu | and they brought out it | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י | lecharashei | to [the] craftsmen of | H2796 → | 37 times |
| הָעֵץ֙ | haetz | <the> wood | H6086 → | 328 times |
| וְלַבֹּנִ֔ים | velabonim | and to the builders | H1129 → | 376 times |
| הָעֹשִׂ֖ים | haosim | who were working on | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְנָתְנוּ֙and they put
venatenuH5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַכֶּ֣סֶףthe money
hakesefH3701 →403 times
הַֽמְתֻכָּ֔ן<the> weighed out
hamtukanH8505 →
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יְדֵי֙[the] hands of
yadH3027 →1618 times
עֹשֵׂ֣י[the] doers of
ʾoseiH6213 →2628 times
הַמְּלָאכָ֔הthe work
hamelakhahH4399 →167 times
הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםwho were appointed
hapekudimH6485 →303 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וַיּוֹצִיאֻ֜הוּand they brought out it
vaiyotziuhuH3318 →1067 times
לְחָרָשֵׁ֤יto [the] craftsmen of
lecharasheiH2796 →37 times
הָעֵץ֙<the> wood
haetzH6086 →328 times
וְלַבֹּנִ֔יםand to the builders
velabonimH1129 →376 times
הָעֹשִׂ֖יםwho were working on
haosimH6213 →2628 times
בֵּ֥ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.