2 Kings 12:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 12:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 12:8 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 12:8 — KJV
“And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.”
— 2 Kings 12:8 (KJV)
2 Kings 12:8 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 12:8
“And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:8: priests, money, repair
“Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:8: priests, more, people
“That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:8: more, people, neither
“Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:8: priests, repair, breaches
“But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. three...: Heb. twentieth year and third year”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:8: priests, repair, breaches
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