2 Kings 12 · Verse 13

2 Kings 12:13

Howbeit there were not made for the house of the Lord bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the Lord:
2 Kings 12:13, King James Version

2 Kings 12:13 in other translations

BSBHowever, the money brought into the house of the LORD was not used for making silver basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, trumpets, or any articles of gold or silver for the house of the LORD.
WEBBut there were not made for the LORD’s house cups of silver, snuffers, basins, trumpets, any vessels of gold or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the LORD’s house;
ASVBut there were not made for the house of Jehovah cups of silver, snuffers, basins, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of Jehovah;
YLTOnly, there is not made for the house of Jehovah basins of silver, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, any vessel of gold, and vessel of silver, out of the money that is brought into the house of Jehovah;
DARBYHowever there were not made for the house of Jehovah basons of silver, knives, bowls, trumpets, nor any utensil of gold or utensil of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of Jehovah;
BBEBut the money was not used for making silver cups or scissors or basins or wind-instruments or any vessels of gold or silver for the house of the Lord;
WebsterYet, there were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD:

What does 2 Kings 12:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 12:13-16
13-16. 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. The integrity of the overseers of the work being undoubted, no account was exacted of the way in which they applied the money given to them, while other moneys levied at the temple were left to the disposal of the priests as the law directed (Le 5:16; Nu 5:8).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Howbeit there were not made - bowls, etc. - That is, there were no vessels made for the service of the temple till all the outward repairs were completed; but after this was done, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels of gold and silver; 2Chr 24:14.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 12:1-16

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 wisely and well for themselves, when willing to be counselled and ruled. The temple was out of repair; Jehoash orders the repair of the temple. The king was zealous. God requires those who have power, to use it for the…

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2 Kings 12:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַךְ֩'aKhonlyH389
לֹ֨אlo'notH3808
יֵעָשֶׂ֜הye.'a.Sehit was madeH6213
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
סִפּ֥וֹתsi.Potbasins ofH5592
כֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefsilverH3701
מְזַמְּר֤וֹתme.za.me.RotsnuffersH4212
מִזְרָקוֹת֙miz.ra.kOtbowlsH4219
חֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתcha.Tzo.tze.RottrumpetsH2689
כָּל\־kol-anyH3605
כְּלִ֥יke.Liarticle ofH3627
זָהָ֖בza.HavgoldH2091
וּכְלִי\־u.khe.li-and article ofH3627
כָ֑סֶףKha.sefsilverH3701
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefthe moneyH3701
הַמּוּבָ֥אha.mu.Va'which was broughtH935
בֵית\־veit-[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 12:13

  • 2 Chronicles 24:14

    And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the Lord, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord continually all the days of Jehoiada.

  • 1 Kings 7:48-50

    And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the Lord: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was, And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold, And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.

  • Numbers 7:13-14

    And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense:

  • Ezra 1:9-11

    And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives, Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand. All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.

  • Numbers 10:2

    Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
there were not.That is, there were no vessels made for the service of the temple till all the outward repairs were completed; but, when this was done, "they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels of gold and silver," (2 Ch 24:14,) to replace those which had been taken away by Athaliah and her sons.
2Ch 24:14
bowls.
Nu 7:13,14; 1Ki 7:48-50; Ezr 1:9-11
trumpets.
Nu 10:2

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Context

  • 2 Kings 12:12

    And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the Lord, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.

  • 2 Kings 12:13

    Howbeit there were not made for the house of the Lord bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the Lord:

  • 2 Kings 12:14

    But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lord.

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2 Kings 12:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas de aquel dinero que se traía á la casa de Jehová, no se hacían tazas de plata, ni salterios, ni jofainas, ni trompetas; ni ningún otro vaso de oro ni de plata se hacía para el templo de Jehová:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et aux maçons, et aux tailleurs de pierres, pour acheter des bois et des pierres de taille, afin de réparer les brèches de la maison de l’ Éternel, et pour tout ce qui se dépensait pour la maison afin de la réparer.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Doch wurden für das Haus Jehovas keine silbernen Becken, Messer, Sprengschalen, Trompeten, noch irgend ein goldenes Gerät oder ein silbernes Gerät, von dem Gelde gemacht, welches in das Haus Jehovas gebracht wurde;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Verumtamen non fiebant ex eadem pecunia hydriæ templi Domini, et fuscinulæ, et thuribula, et tubæ, et omne vas aureum et argenteum, de pecunia quæ inferebatur in templum Domini.