However there was no accounting made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully.”
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However there was no accounting made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully.”
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Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
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Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully.
Cross-references (10)
Passages linked to 2 Kings 22:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Kings 12:15 Moreover they didn’t demand an accounting from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to give to those who did the work; for they dealt faithfully.
- 1 Corinthians 4:2 Here, moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
- 2 Chronicles 24:14 When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, from which were made vessels for Yahweh’s house, even vessels with which to minister and to offer, including spoons and vessels of gold and silver. They offered burnt offerings in Yahweh’s house continually all the days of Jehoiada.
- Nehemiah 7:2 I put my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
- Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
- Luke 16:10-12 He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? If you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own?
- 2 Corinthians 8:20-21 We are avoiding this, that any man should blame us concerning this abundance which is administered by us. Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
- Exodus 36:5-6 They spoke to Moses, saying, “The people have brought much more than enough for the service of the work which Yahweh commanded to make.” Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman make anything else for the offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing.
- 2 Timothy 2:2 The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same things to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
- 3 John 1:5 Beloved, you do a faithful work in whatever you accomplish for those who are brothers and strangers.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain So God provided him of faithful servants, seeing he…
So God provided him of faithful servants, seeing he went about so zealously to set forth the work of God.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 22:7 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with…
2Ki 22:7 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
Ver. 7. Howbeit there was no reckoning.] Or, Let there be no reckoning made with them of the money: for they will deal faithfully. See Neh 7:2. {See Trapp on "Neh 7:2"}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain i.e. Because it was found by experience that they…
i.e. Because it was found by experience that they dealt faithfully. Verbs signifying the being of a thing are oft put for the manifestation of it.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Howbeit, there was no reckoning made with them of…
Howbeit, there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand,.... No account was kept between the high priest, and the king's scribe who delivered the money and the overseers of the workmen, who received it from them the latter were not called to any account by the former, nor any audit made of their accounts:
because they dealt faithfully: they were persons of such known honour and integrity, that their fidelity was not in the least called in question, but were trusted without examining their accounts, and how they disposed of the money committed to them, see Kg2 12:15.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain They dealt faithfully - Compare the marginal reference. The…
They dealt faithfully - Compare the marginal reference. The names of these honest overseers are given in Chronicles 2Ch 34:12.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 7. No reckoning — See 2Ki_12:15.
7. No reckoning — See 2Ki_12:15.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. no reckoning made with them] Compare the almost…
7. no reckoning made with them] Compare the almost exactly similar account in 2Ki_12:15. There is no doubt that over such labours the hearts of men are enlarged and they work from love of what they are doing, and so can be trusted to lay out all money to the best advantage, and often to supplement with their own what has been put into their hands. From such overseers to ask an account would be an insult. The Chronicler, as if drawing from official reports, preserves the names of these overseers.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (7) Howbeit there was.—Only let there be. The words…
(7) Howbeit there was.—Only let there be. The words of 2Ki_22:6-7 are part of the royal mandate.
That was delivered . . . they dealt.—That is given . . . they deal. In 2Ki_12:14; 2Ki_12:16 the same construction is used in a different sense. (See the Notes there.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of…
Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully. (comp. 2Ki_12:15) The superintendents or overseers were persons of position, in whom full confidence was placed. Their names are given in 2Ch_34:12. They were, all of them, Levites.
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