2 Kings 12:10-12

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 12:7-16

The temple repairs-a good purpose accomplished. When so many years had elapsed without anything being done, Joash called the priests to account, and ordered them to take no more of the money of the people for themselves, but to repair the breaches of the house. A new start was made, and this time success was attained. We may ascribe the success to— I. PRUDENT ARRANGEMENTS . Wise, business-like arrangements have much to do with the success of any undertaking. Those now entered into... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 12:10

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. § 16; ' AE couom.,' 4.8). Such persons are seen on the Assyrian... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 12:11

And they gave the money, being told —rather, after weighing it— into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the Lord. It must be remembered that no coins existed as yet; and the lumps of silver which passed as shekels and half shekels, were of very uncertain weight. To know the value of the money in each bag, it was necessary, not only to count the pieces, but to weigh each bag separately. The bags, when weighed, were handed over by the high priest... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 12:12

And to masons ; rather, to the masons. The "masons" ( goderim ) are the actual artisans who worked under instructions from the "builders." And hewers of stone —or, stone-cutters —rather, those who sawed up the stones on the spot, than those who hewed them in the quarries— and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the Lord. The writer of Chronicles mentions "workers in iron and brass" (bronze) also ( 2 Chronicles 24:12 ). Probably, when once the work... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 12:10

The king’s scribe - Or “secretary” (1 Kings 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. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 12:10-11

2 Kings 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 2 Chronicles 24:11. They gave the money to them that had the oversight, &c. These bags of money were delivered by the king and Jehoiada, (2 Chronicles 24:12,) not to the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 12:1-21

True worship restored in Judah (12:1-21)Under the influence of Jehoiada, Joash encouraged the worship of Yahweh (12:1-3). But his project for repairing the temple (damaged by Athaliah and her followers; 2 Chronicles 24:7) was hindered by the priests. They lacked enthusiasm and were inefficient, and possibly dishonest, in handling the finances (4-8). Joash therefore separated the funds for the priests’ personal use from the funds for the temple repairs, and placed the latter under the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 12:10

told = counted. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 12:11

being told = being weighed or balanced. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 12:11

11, 12. they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work—The king sent his secretary along with an agent of the high priest to count the money in the chest from time to time ( :-), and deliver the amount to the overseers of the building, who paid the workmen and purchased all necessary materials. The custom of putting sums of certain amount in bags, which are labelled and sealed by a proper officer, is a common way of using the currency in Turkey and other Eastern... read more

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