2 Kings 12:16

16 The money from the penalty offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the Temple of the Lord, because it belonged to the priests.

2 Kings 12:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 12:16

The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the
house of the Lord
Which was the money persons at a distance sent for their trespass and sin offerings instead of cattle, with which the sacrifices were bought; and what remained of the money was not brought into the temple, and made use of in the above manner:

it was the priest's;
the overplus of it, and such of the sacrifices which by the law were appropriated to them.

2 Kings 12:16 In-Context

14 They paid the money to the workers, who used it to repair the Temple of the Lord.

15 They did not demand to know how the money was spent, because the workers were honest.

16 The money from the penalty offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the Temple of the Lord, because it belonged to the priests.

17 About this time Hazael king of Aram attacked Gath and captured it. Then he went to attack Jerusalem.

18 Joash king of Judah took all the holy things given by his ancestors, the kings of Judah -- Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah. He also took his own holy things as well as the gold that was found in the treasuries of the Temple of the Lord and the gold from the palace. Joash sent all this treasure to Hazael king of Aram, who turned away from Jerusalem.