Let the priests take [it] to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the (d) breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.
(d) For the temple which was built a hundred and fifty-five years before, had many things decayed in it, both by the negligence of the king's predecessors, and also by the wickedness of the idolaters.
The collection was not to be made in Jerusalem only, but in all “the cities of Judah” 2 Chronicles 24:5; the various priests and Levites being collectors in their own neighborhoods. BREACHES - The wo...
4. JEHOASH, THE TEMPLE REPAIRED, AND THE DEATH OF JEHOASH CHAPTER 12 _ 1. Jehoash's (Joash) Reign (2 Kings 12:1; 2 Chronicles 24:2)_ 2. The Failure of the Priests (2 Kings 12:4;...
2 KINGS 12. REIGN OF JOASH AND HIS REPAIR OF THE TEMPLE. 2 Kings 12:1 is in the usual annalistic style of the Deuteronomist. It is followed by a curious extract from the Temple records (2 Kings 12:4 f...
_let the priests take_it _to them, every man of his acquaintance_ This passage is not easy to understand until we have along with it the parallel account of the Chronicler. From 2 Kings it might be th...
B. THE REIGN OF JOASH IN JUDAH 11:21-12:21 Like so many of the Hebrew monarchs, Joash got off to a great start. As long as his protector and adviser Jehoiada was living, the young king pursued the rig...
_LET THE PRIESTS TAKE IT TO THEM, EVERY MAN OF HIS ACQUAINTANCE: AND LET THEM REPAIR THE BREACHES OF THE HOUSE, WHERESOEVER ANY BREACH SHALL BE FOUND._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
JOASH REPAIRS THE TEMPLE 2. All his days] According to 2 Chronicles 24:17.; Joash took to evil courses after the death of Jehoiada....
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 12 JOASH REPAIRS THE *LORD’S *TEMPLE V1 Joash became the king in the 7th year of Jehu’s rule. (Jehu was the king of *...
(4-16) The restoration of the Temple....
EVERY MAN OF HIS ACQUAINTANCE. — See 2 Chronicles 24:5. From that passage it is evident that the chronicler understood that the priests were required to collect such moneys, each in his own city and d...
_[2 Kings 12:6]_ יִקְח֤וּ לָהֶם֙ הַ כֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים אִ֖ישׁ...
ATHALLAH (B.C. 842-836) JOASH BEN AHAZIAH OF JUDAH (B.C. 836-796) 2 Kings 11:1; 2 Kings 12:1 " _ Par cette fin terrible, et due a ses forfaits,_ Apprenez, Roi des Juifs, et n'oubliez jamais, Q...
MONEY FOR THE LORD'S HOUSE 2 Kings 11:21; 2 Kings 12:1 So long as the good priest lived, the young king did well. How much we owe to the presence of wise, strong men to advise and assist us! But neit...
Coming to the throne at seven years of age, Jehoash reigned for forty years. All that was beneficent in his reign would seem to have been directly due to the influence of Jehoiada, the priest, for "le...
_Order. Hebrew, "acquaintance." Let them receive the contributions on the spot where they reside; or, let those who are on duty in the temple take them. (Calmet) --- Thing. Hebrew, "breach," badek, a...
If the Reader will consult the parallel history, as it relates to Jehoash, (2 Chronicles 24:1) he will discover several things connected with it, which are here omitted. For brevity's sake I refer the...
But in the eleventh chapter we have another scene of deep import and interest. There is a wicked woman and when a woman is wicked there is no wickedness like hers. "And when Athaliah, the mother of Ah...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12. In chapter 11, the judgment of God falls upon the family [1] which had corrupted Israel, and even Judah also. The daughter of the house of Ahab, t...
LET THE PRIESTS TAKE IT TO THEM, EVERY MAN OF HIS ACQUAINTANCE,.... Of those that were most known by them; for the priests had cities assigned them in several parts of the land, and they that dwelt wi...
Let the priests take [it] to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found. Ver. 5. _And let them repair the breaches of th...
_Let the priests take it to them_, &c. Let them go abroad through all the parts of the land, as they have acquaintance and interest, and gather up the money, and bring it to Jerusalem. _Let them repai...
1 Iehoash reigneth well all the dayes of Iehoiada. 4 Hee giueth order for the repaire of the Temple. 17 Hazael is diuerted from Ierusalem by a present of the halowed treasures. 19 Iehoash being sla...
let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance, the people of his own city and district; AND LET THEM REPAIR THE BREACHES OF THE HOUSE, where the Temple was in need of repairs on accou...
THE TEMPLE REPAIRED...
JEHOASH REPAIRS THE TEMPLE (vv.1-16) Jehu bad reigned seven years in Israel before Jehoash took the throne of Judah, so that the two were contemporary for 21 years (ch.10:26). Until the time that Je...
1-16 It is a great mercy to young people, especially to all young men of rank, like Jehoash, to have those about them who will instruct them to do what is right in the sight of the Lord; and they do...
LET THE PRIESTS TAKE IT TO THEM; let them go abroad through all the parts of the land, as they have acquaintance and interest, and gather up the money, and bring it to Jerusalem. WHERESOEVER ANY BREAC...
2 Kings 12:5 priests H3548 take H3947 (H8799) each H376 constituency H4378 repair H2388 (H8762) damages H919 temple...
THE REIGN OF JEHOASH (JOASH) KING OF JUDAH C. 835-796 BC (2 KINGS 12:1). As usual the prophetic author has been extremely selective in what material he has used. His concern was with response or other...
CONTENTS: Reign of Joash over Judah and his death. Repair of the temple. CHARACTERS: God, Joash, Jehoida, Hazael. CONCLUSION: Those who are entrusted with public money for the carrying on of God's w...
2 Kings 12:3. _The people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places,_ where the holy patriarchs and prophets had worshipped the Lord. The people venerated those places, but the law it woul...
_And Jehoash said to the priests._ THE TEMPLE REPAIRED 1. The house of God is apt to show a decline of religion, and should share the blessings of a reformation. The tabernacle, and the temple which...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 12:4 REPAIR THE HOUSE. There were three sources of income for the repairs. Two of these were from regular temple income: payments from the census of male Israelites (money for...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 12:4. ALL THE MONEY OF THE DEDICATED THINGS—_i.e._, _consecrated_ money; and it is specified as threefold: 1. _Money of the numbered_ (so read the words), vi...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 12:1 THE REIGN OF JOASH._ _THE REPAIR OF THE TEMPLE. WAR OF JOASH WITH HAZAEL, AND
Now in the seventh year in which Jehu was the king in Israel is when this king began to reign (2 Kings 12:1); Because you remember, he was just one year old when his dad was killed by Jehu. He was hi...
1 Kings 11:27; 2 Chronicles 24:5; 2 Chronicles 24:7; 2 Kings 12:12;...