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2 Kings records the collapse of both kingdoms: Israel to Assyria (722 BC), Judah to Babylon (586 BC). The prophetic framework is consistent: national catastrophe is covenant consequence, not military accident.
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2 Kings records the collapse of both kingdoms: Israel to Assyria (722 BC), Judah to Babylon (586 BC). The prophetic framework is consistent: national catastrophe is covenant consequence, not military accident.
The book's apologetics value lies in its alignment with extra-biblical records: Sennacherib's siege of Jerusalem is confirmed by the Taylor Prism, the Lachish reliefs, and Hezekiah's tunnel inscription. The fall of Samaria is confirmed by Sargon II's annals. Scripture's historical claims stand up to archaeological cross-examination.
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2Kings 12:1
Hebrew
בֶּן־שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים יְהוֹאָשׁ בְּמָלְכֽוֹ׃ven-sheva'-shaniym-yehvo'ash-vemalekhvo
KJV: In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer–sheba.
AKJV: In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
ASV: In the seventh year of Jehu began Jehoash to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.
YLT: In the seventh year of Jehu reigned hath Jehoash, and forty years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Zibiah of Beer-Sheba,
Exposition: 2Kings 12:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer–sheba.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:2
Hebrew
בִּשְׁנַת־שֶׁבַע לְיֵהוּא מָלַךְ יְהוֹאָשׁ וְאַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירֽוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ צִבְיָה מִבְּאֵר שָֽׁבַע׃vishenat-sheva'-leyehv'-malakhe-yehvo'ash-ve'areva'iym-shanah-malakhe-viyrvshalaim-veshem-'imvo-tziveyah-mive'er-shava'
KJV: And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
AKJV: And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
ASV: And Jehoash did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
YLT: and Jehoash doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah all his days in which Jehoiada the priest directed him,
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:2Generated editorial synthesis
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2Kings 12:2
2Kings 12:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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2Kings 12:2
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Exposition: 2Kings 12:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:3
Hebrew
וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוֹאָשׁ הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה כָּל־יָמָיו אֲשֶׁר הוֹרָהוּ יְהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵֽן׃vaya'ash-yehvo'ash-hayashar-ve'eyney-yehvah-khal-yamayv-'asher-hvorahv-yehvoyada'-hakhohen
KJV: But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
AKJV: But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. ¶
ASV: Howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
YLT: only, the high places have not turned aside, still are the people sacrificing and making perfume in high places.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:3Generated editorial synthesis
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2Kings 12:3
2Kings 12:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Kings 12:3
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Exposition: 2Kings 12:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:4
Hebrew
רַק הַבָּמוֹת לֹא־סָרוּ עוֹד הָעָם מְזַבְּחִים וּֽמְקַטְּרִים בַּבָּמֽוֹת׃raq-havamvot-lo'-sarv-'vod-ha'am-mezavechiym-vmeqateriym-vavamvot
KJV: And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man’s heart to bring into the house of the LORD,
AKJV: And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passes the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that comes into any man’s heart to bring into the house of the LORD,
ASV: And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the hallowed things that is brought into the house of Jehovah, in current money, the money of the persons for whom each man is rated, and all the money that it cometh into any man’s heart to bring into the house of Jehovah,
YLT: And Jehoash saith unto the priests, `All the money of the sanctified things that is brought in to the house of Jehovah, the money of him who is passing over, each the money of his valuation, all the money that it goeth up on the heart of a man to bring in to the house of Jehovah,
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:4Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Kings 12:4
2Kings 12:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man’s heart to bring into the house of the LORD,'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Kings 12:4
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Exposition: 2Kings 12:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:5
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹאָשׁ אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִים כֹּל כֶּסֶף הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־יוּבָא בֵית־יְהוָה כֶּסֶף עוֹבֵר אִישׁ כֶּסֶף נַפְשׁוֹת עֶרְכּוֹ כָּל־כֶּסֶף אֲשֶׁר יַֽעֲלֶה עַל לֶב־אִישׁ לְהָבִיא בֵּית יְהוָֽה׃vayo'mer-yehvo'ash-'el-hakhohaniym-khol-khesef-haqodashiym-'asher-yvva'-veyt-yehvah-khesef-'vover-'iysh-khesef-nafeshvot-'erekhvo-khal-khesef-'asher-ya'aleh-'al-lev-'iysh-lehaviy'-veyt-yehvah
KJV: 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.
AKJV: Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wherever any breach shall be found.
ASV: let the priests take it to them, every man from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.
YLT: do the priests take to them, each from his acquaintance, and they strengthen the breach of the house, in all places where there is found a breach.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:5Generated editorial synthesis
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2Kings 12:5
2Kings 12:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Kings 12:5
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Exposition: 2Kings 12:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:6
Hebrew
יִקְחוּ לָהֶם הַכֹּהֲנִים אִישׁ מֵאֵת מַכָּרוֹ וְהֵם יְחַזְּקוּ אֶת־בֶּדֶק הַבַּיִת לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִמָּצֵא שָׁם בָּֽדֶק׃yiqechv-lahem-hakhohaniym-'iysh-me'et-makharvo-vehem-yechazeqv-'et-vedeq-havayit-lekhol-'asher-yimatze'-sham-vadeq
KJV: But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
AKJV: But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
ASV: But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
YLT: And it cometh to pass, in the twenty and third year of king Jehoash, the priests have not strengthened the breach of the house,
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:6Generated editorial synthesis
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2Kings 12:6
2Kings 12:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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2Kings 12:6
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Exposition: 2Kings 12:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:7
Hebrew
וַיְהִי בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וְשָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנָה לַמֶּלֶךְ יְהוֹאָשׁ לֹֽא־חִזְּקוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת־בֶּדֶק הַבָּֽיִת׃vayehiy-vishenat-'esheriym-veshalosh-shanah-lamelekhe-yehvo'ash-lo'-chizeqv-hakhohaniym-'et-vedeq-havayit
KJV: Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.
AKJV: Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said to them, Why repair you not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.
ASV: Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore take no more money from your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.
YLT: and king Jehoash calleth to Jehoiada the priest, and to the priests, and saith unto them, `Wherefore are ye not strengthening the breach of the house? and now, receive no money from your acquaintances, but for the breach of the house give it.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:7Generated editorial synthesis
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2Kings 12:7
2Kings 12:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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2Kings 12:7
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Exposition: 2Kings 12:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for th...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:8
Hebrew
וַיִּקְרָא הַמֶּלֶךְ יְהוֹאָשׁ לִיהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵן וְלַכֹּהֲנִים וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם מַדּוּעַ אֵינְכֶם מְחַזְּקִים אֶת־בֶּדֶק הַבָּיִת וְעַתָּה אַל־תִּקְחוּ־כֶסֶף מֵאֵת מַכָּֽרֵיכֶם כִּֽי־לְבֶדֶק הַבַּיִת תִּתְּנֻֽהוּ׃vayiqera'-hamelekhe-yehvo'ash-liyhvoyada'-hakhohen-velakhohaniym-vayo'mer-'alehem-madv'a-'eynekhem-mechazeqiym-'et-vedeq-havayit-ve'atah-'al-tiqechv-khesef-me'et-makhareykhem-khiy-levedeq-havayit-titenuhv
KJV: And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.
AKJV: And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.
ASV: And the priests consented that they should take no more money from the people, neither repair the breaches of the house.
YLT: And the priests consent not to receive money from the people, nor to strengthen the breach of the house,
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:8Generated editorial synthesis
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2Kings 12:8
2Kings 12:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Kings 12:8
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Exposition: 2Kings 12:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:9
Hebrew
וַיֵּאֹתוּ הַכֹּֽהֲנִים לְבִלְתִּי קְחַת־כֶּסֶף מֵאֵת הָעָם וּלְבִלְתִּי חַזֵּק אֶת־בֶּדֶק הַבָּֽיִת׃vaye'otv-hakhohaniym-leviletiy-qechat-khesef-me'et-ha'am-vleviletiy-chazeq-'et-vedeq-havayit
KJV: But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD.
AKJV: But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD.
ASV: But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of Jehovah: and the priests that kept the threshold put therein all the money that was brought into the house of Jehovah.
YLT: and Jehoiada the priest taketh a chest, and pierceth a hole in its lid, and putteth it near the altar, on the right side, as one cometh in to the house of Jehovah, and the priests keeping the threshold have put there all the money that is brought in to the house of Jehovah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:9Generated editorial synthesis
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2Kings 12:9
2Kings 12:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Kings 12:9
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Exposition: 2Kings 12:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:10
Hebrew
וַיִּקַּח יְהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵן אֲרוֹן אֶחָד וַיִּקֹּב חֹר בְּדַלְתּוֹ וַיִּתֵּן אֹתוֹ אֵצֶל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ בימין מִיָּמִין בְּבֽוֹא־אִישׁ בֵּית יְהוָה וְנָֽתְנוּ־שָׁמָּה הַכֹּֽהֲנִים שֹׁמְרֵי הַסַּף אֶת־כָּל־הַכֶּסֶף הַמּוּבָא בֵית־יְהוָֽה׃vayiqach-yehvoyada'-hakhohen-'arvon-'echad-vayiqov-chor-vedaletvo-vayiten-'otvo-'etzel-hamizevecha-vymyn-miyamiyn-vevvo'-'iysh-veyt-yehvah-venatenv-shamah-hakhohaniym-shomerey-hasaf-'et-khal-hakhesef-hamvva'-veyt-yehvah
KJV: 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.
AKJV: 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.
ASV: 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 Jehovah.
YLT: And it cometh to pass, at their seeing that the money is abundant in the chest, that there goeth up a scribe of the king, and of the high priest, and they bind it up, and count the money that is found in the house of Jehovah,
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:10Generated editorial synthesis
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2Kings 12:10
2Kings 12:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Kings 12:10
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Exposition: 2Kings 12:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:11
Hebrew
וַֽיְהִי כִּרְאוֹתָם כִּֽי־רַב הַכֶּסֶף בָּֽאָרוֹן וַיַּעַל סֹפֵר הַמֶּלֶךְ וְהַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל וַיָּצֻרוּ וַיִּמְנוּ אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף הַנִּמְצָא בֵית־יְהוָֽה׃vayehiy-khire'votam-khiy-rav-hakhesef-va'arvon-vaya'al-sofer-hamelekhe-vehakhohen-hagadvol-vayatzurv-vayimenv-'et-hakhesef-hanimetza'-veyt-yehvah
KJV: And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD,
AKJV: And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that worked on the house of the LORD,
ASV: And they gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of Jehovah: and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders, that wrought upon the house of Jehovah,
YLT: and have given the weighed money into the hands of those doing the work, those inspecting the house of Jehovah, and they bring it out to those working in the wood, and to builders who are working in the house of Jehovah,
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:11Generated editorial synthesis
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2Kings 12:11
2Kings 12:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD,'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Kings 12:11
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Exposition: 2Kings 12:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the L...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:12
Hebrew
וְנָתְנוּ אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף הַֽמְתֻכָּן עַל־יד יְדֵי עֹשֵׂי הַמְּלָאכָה הפקדים הַמֻּפְקָדִים בֵּית יְהוָה וַיּוֹצִיאֻהוּ לְחָרָשֵׁי הָעֵץ וְלַבֹּנִים הָעֹשִׂים בֵּית יְהוָֽה׃venatenv-'et-hakhesef-hametukhan-'al-yd-yedey-'oshey-hamela'khah-hfqdym-hamufeqadiym-veyt-yehvah-vayvotziy'uhv-lecharashey-ha'etz-velavoniym-ha'oshiym-veyt-yehvah
KJV: 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.
AKJV: 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.
ASV: and to the masons and the hewers of stone, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the breaches of the house of Jehovah, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.
YLT: and to those repairing the wall, and to hewers of stone, and to buy wood and hewn stones to strengthen the breach of the house of Jehovah, and for all that goeth out on the house, to strengthen it.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:12Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Kings 12:12
2Kings 12:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Kings 12:12
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Exposition: 2Kings 12:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:13
Hebrew
וְלַגֹּֽדְרִים וּלְחֹצְבֵי הָאֶבֶן וְלִקְנוֹת עֵצִים וְאַבְנֵי מַחְצֵב לְחַזֵּק אֶת־בֶּדֶק בֵּית־יְהוָה וּלְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵא עַל־הַבַּיִת לְחָזְקָֽה׃velagoderiym-vlechotzevey-ha'even-veliqenvot-'etziym-ve'aveney-machetzev-lechazeq-'et-vedeq-veyt-yehvah-vlekhol-'asher-yetze'-'al-havayit-lechazeqah
KJV: 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:
AKJV: However, there were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuffers, basins, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD:
ASV: But 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;
YLT: Only, 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;
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:13Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Kings 12:13
2Kings 12:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Kings 12:13
Source lane
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Exposition: 2Kings 12:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:14
Hebrew
אַךְ לֹא יֵעָשֶׂה בֵּית יְהוָה סִפּוֹת כֶּסֶף מְזַמְּרוֹת מִזְרָקוֹת חֲצֹצְרוֹת כָּל־כְּלִי זָהָב וּכְלִי־כָסֶף מִן־הַכֶּסֶף הַמּוּבָא בֵית־יְהוָֽה׃'akhe-lo'-ye'asheh-veyt-yehvah-sifvot-khesef-mezamervot-mizeraqvot-chatzotzervot-khal-kheliy-zahav-vkheliy-khasef-min-hakhesef-hamvva'-veyt-yehvah
KJV: But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD.
AKJV: But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD.
ASV: for they gave that to them that did the work, and repaired therewith the house of Jehovah.
YLT: for to those doing the work they give it, and they have strengthened with it the house of Jehovah,
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:14Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Kings 12:14
2Kings 12:14 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Kings 12:14
Source lane
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Exposition: 2Kings 12:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:15
Hebrew
כִּֽי־לְעֹשֵׂי הַמְּלָאכָה יִתְּנֻהוּ וְחִזְּקוּ־בוֹ אֶת־בֵּית יְהוָֽה׃khiy-le'oshey-hamela'khah-yitenuhv-vechizeqv-vvo-'et-veyt-yehvah
KJV: Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.
AKJV: Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.
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.
YLT: and they do not reckon with the men into whose hand they give the money to give to those doing the work, for in faithfulness they are dealing.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:15Generated editorial synthesis
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2Kings 12:15
2Kings 12:15 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Kings 12:15
Source lane
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Exposition: 2Kings 12:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:16
Hebrew
וְלֹא יְחַשְּׁבוּ אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר יִתְּנוּ אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף עַל־יָדָם לָתֵת לְעֹשֵׂי הַמְּלָאכָה כִּי בֶאֱמֻנָה הֵם עֹשִֽׂים׃velo'-yechashevv-'et-ha'anashiym-'asher-yitenv-'et-hakhesef-'al-yadam-latet-le'oshey-hamela'khah-khiy-ve'emunah-hem-'oshiym
KJV: The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests’.
AKJV: The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests’. ¶
ASV: The money for the trespass-offerings, and the money for the sin-offerings, was not brought into the house of Jehovah: it was the priests’.
YLT: The money of a trespass-offering, and the money of sin-offerings is not brought in to the house of Jehovah--for the priests it is.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:16Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Kings 12:16
2Kings 12:16 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests’.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Kings 12:16
Source lane
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Exposition: 2Kings 12:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests’.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:17
Hebrew
כֶּסֶף אָשָׁם וְכֶסֶף חַטָּאוֹת לֹא יוּבָא בֵּית יְהוָה לַכֹּהֲנִים יִהְיֽוּ׃khesef-'asham-vekhesef-chata'vot-lo'-yvva'-veyt-yehvah-lakhohaniym-yiheyv
KJV: Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
AKJV: Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
ASV: Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
YLT: Then go up doth Hazael king of Aram, and fighteth against Gath, and captureth it, and Hazael setteth his face to go up against Jerusalem;
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:17Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Kings 12:17
2Kings 12:17 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Kings 12:17
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Gath
- Jerusalem
Exposition: 2Kings 12:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:18
Hebrew
אָז יַעֲלֶה חֲזָאֵל מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם וַיִּלָּחֶם עַל־גַּת וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ וַיָּשֶׂם חֲזָאֵל פָּנָיו לַעֲלוֹת עַל־יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃'az-ya'aleh-chaza'el-melekhe-'aram-vayilachem-'al-gat-vayilekhedah-vayashem-chaza'el-fanayv-la'alvot-'al-yervshalaim
KJV: And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.
AKJV: And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem. ¶
ASV: And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and of the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.
YLT: and Jehoash king of Judah taketh all the sanctified things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had sanctified, and his own sanctified things, and all the gold that is found in the treasures of the house of Jehovah and of the house of the king, and sendeth to Hazael king of Aram, and he goeth up from off Jerusalem.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:18Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Kings 12:18
2Kings 12:18 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Kings 12:18
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Jehoshaphat
- Jehoram
- Ahaziah
- Judah
- Syria
- Jerusalem
Exposition: 2Kings 12:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasu...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:19
Hebrew
וַיִּקַּח יְהוֹאָשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה אֵת כָּל־הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־הִקְדִּישׁוּ יְהוֹשָׁפָט וִיהוֹרָם וַאֲחַזְיָהוּ אֲבֹתָיו מַלְכֵי יְהוּדָה וְאֶת־קֳדָשָׁיו וְאֵת כָּל־הַזָּהָב הַנִּמְצָא בְּאֹצְרוֹת בֵּית־יְהוָה וּבֵית הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַח לַֽחֲזָאֵל מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם וַיַּעַל מֵעַל יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃vayiqach-yehvo'ash-melekhe-yehvdah-'et-khal-haqodashiym-'asher-hiqediyshv-yehvoshafat-viyhvoram-va'achazeyahv-'avotayv-malekhey-yehvdah-ve'et-qodashayv-ve'et-khal-hazahav-hanimetza'-ve'otzervot-veyt-yehvah-vveyt-hamelekhe-vayishelach-lachaza'el-melekhe-'aram-vaya'al-me'al-yervshalaim
KJV: And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
AKJV: And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
ASV: Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
YLT: And the rest of the matters of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:19Generated editorial synthesis
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2Kings 12:19
2Kings 12:19 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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2Kings 12:19
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Joash
Exposition: 2Kings 12:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:20
Hebrew
וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי יוֹאָשׁ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הֲלוֹא־הֵם כְּתוּבִים עַל־סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי יְהוּדָֽה׃veyeter-diverey-yvo'ash-vekhal-'asher-'ashah-halvo'-hem-khetvviym-'al-sefer-diverey-hayamiym-lemalekhey-yehvdah
KJV: And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
AKJV: And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goes down to Silla.
ASV: And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at the house of Millo, on the way that goeth down to Silla.
YLT: And his servants rise, and make a conspiracy, and smite Joash in the house of Millo, that is going down to Silla:
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:20Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Kings 12:20
2Kings 12:20 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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2Kings 12:20
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Millo
- Silla
Exposition: 2Kings 12:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Kings 12:21
Hebrew
וַיָּקֻמוּ עֲבָדָיו וַיִּקְשְׁרֽוּ־קָשֶׁר וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־יוֹאָשׁ בֵּית מִלֹּא הַיּוֹרֵד סִלָּֽא׃vayaqumv-'avadayv-vayiqesherv-qasher-vayakhv-'et-yvo'ash-veyt-milo'-hayvored-sila'
KJV: For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
AKJV: For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
ASV: For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
YLT: yea, Jozachar son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad son of Shemer, his servants, have smitten him, and he dieth, and they bury him with his fathers in the city of David, and reign doth Amaziah his son, in his stead.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Kings 12:21Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Kings 12:21
2Kings 12:21 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Kings 12:21
Source lane
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Shimeath
- Shomer
- David
Exposition: 2Kings 12:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- 2Kings 12:1
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- 2Kings 12:20
- 2Kings 12:21
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Jerusalem
- Gath
- Jehoshaphat
- Jehoram
- Ahaziah
- Judah
- Syria
- Joash
- Millo
- Silla
- Shimeath
- Shomer
- David
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2Kings 12:1
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