2 Kings 12:13

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 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 12:13

Howbeit there were not made for the house of the Lord, bowls
of silver
Either to hold the blood of the sacrifices, or the drink offerings of wine:

snuffers;
to trim the lamps; or, as Jarchi and other writers, both Jewish and Christian, musical instruments:

basins;
vessels to sprinkle the blood with, as the word signifies:

trumpets;
silver ones, to call the assembly, blow over the sacrifices, &c.

any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver;
for any other use: these were not made

of the money that was brought into the house of the Lord;
yet, in ( 2 Chronicles 24:14 ) , it is said they were, which is to be reconciled thus; they did not make any of those things at first, until the house was repaired, and the charges of it defrayed; and then of what remained they made vessels for the house, which were wanting, that Athaliah had bestowed on Baalim, ( 2 Chronicles 24:7 ) .

2 Kings 12:13 In-Context

11 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,

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.

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:

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

15 Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.