2 Kings 12:16
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New International Version (©2011)
The money from the guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the temple of the LORD; it belonged to the priests.

New Living Translation (©2007)
However, the money that was contributed for guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the LORD's Temple. It was given to the priests for their own use.

English Standard Version (©2001)
The money from the guilt offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it belonged to the priests.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
The money from the guilt offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it was for the priests.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
The money from the restitution offering and the sin offering was not brought to the LORD's temple since it belonged to the priests.

International Standard Version (©2012)
The money from the guilt offerings and from the sin offerings was not brought into the LORD's Temple, because it was allocated to the priests.

NET Bible (©2006)
(The silver collected in conjunction with reparation offerings and sin offerings was not brought to the LORD's temple; it belonged to the priests.)

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The money from the guilt offerings and the offerings for sin was not brought into the LORD's temple. It belonged to the priests.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
The trespass offering money and sin offering money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'.

American King James Version
The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'.

American Standard Version
The money for the trespass-offerings, and the money for the sin-offerings, was not brought into the house of Jehovah: it was the priests .

Douay-Rheims Bible
But the money for trespass, and the money for sine, they brought not into the temple of the Lord, because it was for the priests.

Darby Bible Translation
The money of trespass-offerings, and the money of sin-offerings, was not brought into the house of Jehovah: it was for the priests.

English Revised Version
The money for the guilt offerings, and the money for the sin offerings, was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'.

Webster's Bible Translation
The trespass-money and sin-money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'.

World English Bible
The money for the trespass offerings, and the money for the sin offerings, was not brought into the house of Yahweh: it was the priests'.

Young's Literal Translation
The money of a trespass-offering, and the money of sin-offerings is not brought in to the house of Jehovah -- for the priests it is.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

12:1-16 It is a great mercy to young people, especially to all young men of rank, like Jehoash, to have those about them who will instruct them to do what is right in the sight of the Lord; and they do wisely and well for themselves, when willing to be counselled and ruled. The temple was out of repair; Jehoash orders the repair of the temple. The king was zealous. God requires those who have power, to use it for the support of religion, the redress of grievances, and repairing of decays. The king employed the priests to manage, as most likely to be hearty in the work. But nothing was done effectually till the twenty-third year of his reign. Another method was therefore taken. When public distributions are made faithfully, public contributions will be made cheerfully. While they were getting all they could for the repair of the temple, they did not break in upon the stated maintenance of the priests. Let not the servants of the temple be starved, under colour of repairing the breaches of it. Those that were intrusted did the business carefully and faithfully. They did not lay it out in ornaments for the temple, till the other work was completed; hence we may learn, in all our expenses, to prefer that which is most needful, and, in dealing for the public, to deal as we would for ourselves.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 16. - The trespass money. When a man had injured another, he was bound by the Law to make compensation to the injured party at the valuation of the priest, with the addition of one-fifth more than the value (Leviticus 6:2-6; Numbers 5:6-8). The compensation was, primarily, to be made to the man himself; secondarily, if he were dead, to his nearest kinsman; finally, if he had left no kinsman, to the priest. And sin money. According to the Law, the priest was entitled to no money with a sin offering; but it seems to have become customary to make the priest who offered it a voluntary gift, to compensate him for his trouble. Such free gifts the priest was by the Law (Numbers 5:10) entitled to receive. Was not brought into the house of the Lord - i.e. it was not deposited in the chest, or applied to the repairs, but - it was the priests'.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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.

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Joash Repairs the Temple
…14But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD. 15Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully. 16The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'.

Leviticus 4:24 He is to lay his hand on the goat's head and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.
Leviticus 4:29 They are to lay their hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.
Leviticus 5:15 "When anyone is unfaithful to the LORD by sinning unintentionally in regard to any of the LORD's holy things, they are to bring to the LORD as a penalty a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value in silver, according to the sanctuary shekel. It is a guilt offering.
Leviticus 7:7 "'The same law applies to both the sin offering and the guilt offering: They belong to the priest who makes atonement with them.
Numbers 18:19 Whatever is set aside from the holy offerings the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and your sons and daughters as your perpetual share. It is an everlasting covenant of salt before the LORD for both you and your offspring."