2 Kings 12:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 12:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 12:4 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 12:4 — KJV
“And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD, dedicated things: or, holy things: Heb. holinesses that every...: Heb. of the souls of his estimation cometh...: Heb. ascendeth upon the heart of a man”
— 2 Kings 12:4 (KJV)
2 Kings 12:4 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 12:4
“But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD. door: Heb. threshold”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:4: priests, money, brought
“So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD. things...: Heb. holy things of David”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:4: dedicated, things, brought
“And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels. things: Heb. holy”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:4: dedicated, things, brought
“And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:4: priests, brought, into
“Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:4: into, house, lord
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