2 Kings 12:15
in 2 Kings 12No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Moreover 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.
KJV
Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.
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This verse in 2 Kings 12
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
No accounting was required from the men
on 2 Kings 12:15-16
The men who received the money were never called to account, “because they acted with integrity,” so the whole audit rested on proven trust. A separate stream, the “money from the guilt offerings and sin offerings” owed under the law, stayed with the priests.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
"And no account was made with the men who received the money, etc." [2 Kings 12:15] This is said, about the restoration of the house of the Lord by the aforesaid king Jehoash: And no reckoning was made with the men who received the money …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Faithfully - For they perceived by many experiments that they were faithful.
Moreover, they reckoned not with the men into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on the workmen,.... That is, the king's secretary and the high priest, or his officer, never called to account the overseers of the workmen, to whom they committed the money to pay them with; never examined how they laid it out, and for what: for they dealt faithfully; they saw they acted such an honest and upright part, and such an high opinion had they of them, that they never examined their accounts, or called for their bills.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Howbeit there were not made . . . bowls, &c.--When the repairs of the temple had been completed, the surplus was appropriated to the purchase of the temple furniture.
They reckoned not with the men - They placed great confidence in them, and were not disappointed, for they dealt faithfully.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
Silver pitchers, musical instruments. They are musical instruments. 12 Although Scripture in II Divrei Hayomim:14 indicates that they used this money for making ministering vessels, the Gemara in Maseches Kesubos 106b explains that the primary purpose of this money was for repairs.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
They did not demand and accounting from the men. The supervisors would not make an accounting with the treasurers that the supervisors would give the money—continually—into whose hand to give it to the workers, because they were not suspect in their eyes, for they worked with integrity.
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
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלֹ֧א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יְחַשְּׁב֣וּ | yechashevu | they settled accounts | H2803 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים | haanashim | the men | H582 → | 566 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יִתְּנ֤וּ | yitenu | they put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ | hakesef | the money | H3701 → | 403 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יָדָ֔ם | yadam | hand their | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| לָתֵ֖ת | latet | to give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לְעֹשֵׂ֣י | leosei | to [the] doers of | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הַמְּלָאכָ֑ה | hamelakhah | the work | H4399 → | 167 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בֶאֱמֻנָ֖ה | veemunah | in faithfulness | H530 → | |
| הֵ֥ם | hem | they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| עֹשִֽׂים׃ | ʾosim | [were] working | H6213 → | 2628 times |
וְלֹ֧אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
יְחַשְּׁב֣וּthey settled accounts
yechashevuH2803 →
אֶת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
הָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםthe men
haanashimH582 →566 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יִתְּנ֤וּthey put
yitenuH5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙the money
hakesefH3701 →403 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יָדָ֔םhand their
yadamH3027 →1618 times
לָתֵ֖תto give
latetH5414 →2011 times
לְעֹשֵׂ֣יto [the] doers of
leoseiH6213 →2628 times
הַמְּלָאכָ֑הthe work
hamelakhahH4399 →167 times
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
בֶאֱמֻנָ֖הin faithfulness
veemunahH530 →
הֵ֥םthey
hemH1992 →553 times
עֹשִֽׂים׃[were] working
ʾosimH6213 →2628 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 24:45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
it leads to
- Matthew 25:21
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 16:10–12
Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 4:1–2
So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
- Luke 12:41–43
“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”
- Matthew 25:23
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Matthew 25:21
Through
2 Kings 22:7But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”
it leads to
- Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Proverbs 28:20
Through
Nehemiah 7:2Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
it leads to
- Nehemiah 1:2
Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah. So I questioned them about the remnant of the Jews who had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.
- Psalms 101:6
My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
- Nehemiah 1:2
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About 2 Kings
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Bede, Thirty Questions on the Book of Kings; Bede, Questions on the Book of Kings #20; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.