When they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king’s scribe and the high priest came up, and they put it in bags and counted the money that was found in Yahweh’s house.
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When they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king’s scribe and the high priest came up, and they put it in bags and counted the money that was found in Yahweh’s house.
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And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king’s scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the LORD.
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(12-11) And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags and counted the money that was found in the house of the LORD.
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 12:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 8:17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, Seraiah was scribe,
- 2 Kings 19:2 He sent Eliakim, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
- 2 Kings 22:12 The king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Achbor the son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,
- 2 Samuel 20:25 Sheva was scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests,
- 2 Kings 5:23 Naaman said, “Be pleased to take two talents.” He urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and laid them on two of his servants; and they carried them before him.
- 2 Kings 22:3-4 In the eighteenth year of king Josiah, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to Yahweh’s house, saying, “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money which is brought into Yahweh’s house, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 12:10 And it was [so], when they saw…
2Ki 12:10 And it was [so], when they saw that [there was] much money in the chest, that the king’s scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the LORD.
Ver. 10. When they saw.] They stood at the door, and might easily see what any one put in. Lycurgus, the Lacedemonian lawgiver - who is thonght to have flourished about these times - enjoined his countrymen not to exceed in their offerings, lest they should grow weary of well doing; for, said he, God respecteth more the internal devotion than the external oblation.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The king’s scribe, who kept an exact account hereof…
The king’s scribe, who kept an exact account hereof in writing. See 2Ki 19:2; 22:3.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And to masons, and hewers of stone,.... Which they…
And to masons, and hewers of stone,.... Which they cut out of the mountain, and the masons repaired the stone walls with:
and to buy timber; felled in Lebanon:
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and hewed stone; fitted for building with:
to repair the breaches of the house of the Lord; where both timber and stone were wanting:
and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it; in whatsoever else it needed, as iron and brass to mend it, Ch2 24:12.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 10. The king's scribe and the high priest]…
Verse 10. The king's scribe and the high priest] It was necessary to associate with the high priest some civil authority and activity, in order to get the neglected work performed.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ki 12:10-11. The king’s scribe and the high-priest came…
2Ki 12:10-11. The king’s scribe and the high-priest came up, &c. — The king’s secretary and the high-priest emptied the chest, and took an account of the money, and then put it up in bags, which, it is likely, they sealed; and then they set the chest in its place again. This they did every day, as we read 2Ch 24:11. They gave the money to them that had the oversight, &c. — These bags of money were delivered by the king and Jehoiada, (2Ch 24:12,) not to the priests, whom the king had found tardy, and, perhaps, faulty, (converting the money to their own use,) but to some select persons, who had this peculiar business committed to them, to employ good workmen, pay them their wages, and see the temple properly repaired.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The king’s scribe - Or “secretary” (1Ki 4:3 note).…
The king’s scribe - Or “secretary” (1Ki 4:3 note). Such persons are often seen in the Assyrian sculptures, with a roll, apparently of parchment, in one hand and a pen in the other, taking account for the king of the spoil brought in from foreign expeditions.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Priest, or his deputy. (Paralipomenon) (Calmet) --- Out. Protestants,…
Priest, or his deputy. (Paralipomenon) (Calmet) --- Out. Protestants, "put it up in bags," (Haydock) or tied and afterwards weighed it.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. when they saw that there was much money…
10. when they saw that there was much money in the chest] They could tell this by lifting, and beside this the priests were eye-witnesses of the liberal contribution.
the king’s scribe] This was the royal secretary, through whom the king would be kept acquainted with the progress of the fund. It appears from 2Ch_24:11 that the chest was carried unopened unto the king’s office by the Levites, and that the examination and disposal of the contents took place there.
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the high priest] The Chronicler says ‘the high priest’s officer’. Josephus says the king was present at the opening. What is meant by these varying statements is that these two were always represented and that now and then no doubt both king and high priest were there in person.
came up] To the place whither the chest had been brought for examination and to be emptied.
put up in bags] The literal meaning ‘bound up’ is given on the margins of A.V. and R.V. The verb is used of putting money together in a packet (Deu_14:25). We must understand the proceeding to be in connexion with uncoined gold and silver. First it was tied up in some way into parcels, and then by weighing its value was found.
and told the money] i.e. As we should now say ‘counted’ it. But the total value was found by weighing. The old use of ‘tell’ for ‘count’ occurs several times in the O.T. ‘Cf. Psa_147:4 ‘He telleth the number of the stars’. So Jer_33:13, ‘The flocks pass under the hands of him that telleth them’. Compare Milton, L’Allegro 67,
‘And every shepherd tells his tale
Under the hawthorn in the dale’.
i.e. he counts the number of his sheep to see that none have been lost during the night.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) And it was so.—Rather, And it came to…
(10) And it was so.—Rather, And it came to pass. Whenever the chest was full the royal secretary and the high priest went up into the Temple, and emptied it.
Put up in bags, and told.—Literally, they bound up and counted. They put the pieces of silver into bags of a certain size, and then counted the bags, weighed, and sealed them up. These would be paid out as money. (Comp. 2Ki_5:23.) Instead of “they bound up,” Ewald prefers the word used in Chronicles, “they emptied,” which is very similar in Hebrew writing. The royal secretary came, as the king’s representative, to make a record of the amount.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And it was so, when they saw that there…
And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest. "When they saw" means "when they perceived." They would not see that the chest was becoming full, but would know by the weight, and perhaps by the sound which the money made when it was dropped in. That the king"s scribe. "Royal secretaries" were common in ancient Persia, and often acted as the king"s commissioners (Herod., 3:128; Xen., "Cyrop.," 8:6. "AEcouom.," 4:8). Such persons are seen on the Assyrian sculptured slabs, with a roll of paper or parchment in one hand, and a pen in the other, taking account for the king of the spoil brought in from foreign countries (see "Ancient Monarchies," vol. 2. p. 86). And the high priest. Since the time of Joshua, the high priest had been called simply "the priest." The restoration of the full title (hae-cohen hag-gadol) marks the increasing power of the priests and the diminishing power of the kings under the later monarchy. Came up, and they put up in bags, and told, the money that was found in the house of the Lord. Money was ordinarily put up in bags, containing a certain definite amount, the mouth of the bag being then tied round with a string (see 2Ki_5:23; and Pro_7:20; Isa_46:6; Hag_1:6) Hence putting money up in bags was sometimes called, as in this place, "binding it." No doubt they "told," or counted, the money first, and put it in the bags afterwards; but u) proteron is a very common figure of speech.
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