Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 12:14
But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD.
14. but [R.V. For ] they gave that to the workmen ] R.V. to them that did the work. The Hebrew expression is the same as in verse 11, and signifies the overseers, not the craftsmen.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lord. They took care that the workmen should first be paid for the repairs of the temple.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(14) But they gave that to the workmen.Literally, for to the doers of the work they used to give it, and they used to repair, &c. In Chronicles it is added that, after the repairs were finished, the money that was left was applied to the purpose of making spoons and vessels of gold and silver for the house of the Lord. This certainly has the appearance of having been added to the original account, for the purpose of edifying the chroniclers contemporaries. He may, however, have found it in the compilation on which he mainly depended.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ki 12:14 But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD.
Ver. 14. But they gave that to the workmen. ] Who both bought the materials, and wrought them: providing both for their credit and their work, that it might go on end, as they say, and have nothing to hinder it.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Reciprocal: 1Ch 26:27 – to maintain 2Ch 24:14 – General 2Ch 34:10 – in the hand Joh 12:6 – the bag
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ki 12:14-15. But they gave that to the workmen All the money collected was employed to pay the masons, carpenters, and such like workmen, for repairing the temple alone, till the work was finished; and then the overseers gave an account of what money remained in their hands, which was expended in purchasing such vessels as are before mentioned, for the service of the temple, 2Ch 24:14. Moreover, they reckoned not with the men They were so confident of the honesty of the overseers, that they took no account of the money which they had paid to the workmen. For they dealt faithfully They perceived, by many experiments, that they were faithful. This was a rare example of fidelity in managing the public money.