2 Kings 12:12

12 the masons and stonecutters. They purchased timber and blocks of dressed stone for the repair of the temple of the LORD, and met all the other expenses of restoring the temple.

2 Kings 12:12 in Other Translations

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.

12 and to the masons and the stonecutters, as well as to buy timber and quarried stone for making repairs on the house of the LORD, and for any outlay for the repairs of the house.

12 the masons, and the stonecutters. They also used the money to buy the timber and the finished stone needed for repairing the LORD ’s Temple, and they paid any other expenses related to the Temple’s restoration.

12 masons, stoneworkers, and the buyers of timber and quarried stone for the repair and renovation of The Temple of God - any expenses connected with fixing up The Temple.

12 the masons, and the stonecutters-and [would use it] to buy timber and quarried stone to repair the damage to the Lord's temple and for all spending for temple repairs.

2 Kings 12:12 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 12:12

And to masons, and hewers of stone
Which they cut out of the mountain, and the masons repaired the stone walls with:

and to buy timber;
felled in Lebanon:

and hewed stone;
fitted for building with:

to repair the breaches of the house of the Lord;
where both timber and stone were wanting:

and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it;
in whatsoever else it needed, as iron and brass to mend it, ( 2 Chronicles 24:12 ) .

2 Kings 12:12 In-Context

10 Whenever they saw that there was a large amount of money in the chest, the royal secretary and the high priest came, counted the money that had been brought into the temple of the LORD and put it into bags.

11 When the amount had been determined, they gave the money to the men appointed to supervise the work on the temple. With it they paid those who worked on the temple of the LORD—the carpenters and builders,

12 the masons and stonecutters. They purchased timber and blocks of dressed stone for the repair of the temple of the LORD, and met all the other expenses of restoring the temple.

13 The money brought into the temple was not spent for making silver basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, trumpets or any other articles of gold or silver for the temple of the LORD;

14 it was paid to the workers, who used it to repair the temple.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 22:5-6