2 Kings 12:13

13 But ¹there were not made for the house of the LORD ²silver cups, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver from the money which 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 They gave the money which was weighed out into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of the house of the LORD ; and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the house of the LORD ;

12 and to the masons and the stonecutters , and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the damages to the house of the LORD , and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.

13 But there were not made for the house of the LORD silver cups, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver from the money which was brought into the house of the LORD ;

14 for they gave that to those who did the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD .

15 Moreover, they did not require an accounting from the men into whose hand they gave the money to pay to those who did the work, for they dealt faithfully.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Chronicles 24:14
• 2. 1 Kings 7:48, 50