2 Kings 12:7
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And king Joas called Joiada, the high priest, and the priests, saying to them: Why do you not repair the temple? Take you, therefore, money no more according to your order, but restore it for the repairing of the temple.

2 Kings 12:6
Now till the three and twentieth year of king Joas the priests did not make the repairs of the temple.

2 Kings 12:8
And the priests were forbidden to take any more money of the people, and to make the repairs of the house.

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And king Joas called Joiada, the high priest, and the priests, saying to them: Why do you not repair the temple? Take you, therefore, money no more according to your order, but restore it for the repairing of the temple.

king Jehoash

2 Chronicles 24:5,6 And he assembled the priests, and the Levites, and said to them: Go out to the cities of Juda, and gather of all Israel money to repair the temple of your God, from year to year: and do this with speed: but the Levites were negligent. . . .

Jehoiada

2 Kings 12:2 And Joas did that which was right before the Lord all the days that Joiada, the priest, taught him.

2 Kings 11:4 And in the seventh year Joiada sent, and taking the centurions and soldiers, brought them in to him into the temple of the Lord, and made a covenant with them: and taking an oath of them in the house of the Lord, shewed them the king's son:

2 Chronicles 23:1 And in the seventh year Joiada being encouraged, took the captains of hundreds, to wit, Azarias the son of Jeroham, and Ismahel the son of Johanan, and Azarias the son of Obed, and Maasias the son of Adaias, and Elisaphat the son of Zechri: and made a covenant with them.

2 Chronicles 24:16 And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good to Israel, and to his house.

Why repair ye

1 Chronicles 21:3 And Joab answered: The Lord make his people a hundred times more than they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all thy servants: why doth my lord seek this thing, which may be imputed as a sin to Israel?

Context
Joash Repairs the Temple
6Now till the three and twentieth year of king Joas the priests did not make the repairs of the temple. 7And king Joas called Joiada, the high priest, and the priests, saying to them: Why do you not repair the temple? Take you, therefore, money no more according to your order, but restore it for the repairing of the temple.8And the priests were forbidden to take any more money of the people, and to make the repairs of the house.…
Lexicon
So King
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

Joash
יְהוֹאָ֜שׁ (yə·hō·w·’āš)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3060: Joash -- 'Yah is strong', the name of several Israelites

called
וַיִּקְרָא֩ (way·yiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read

Jehoiada
לִיהוֹיָדָ֤ע (lî·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3077: Jehoiada -- 'the LORD knows', the name of several Israelites

and the other priests
וְלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים (wə·lak·kō·hă·nîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest

and said,
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Why
מַדּ֛וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4069: Why? for what reason?

have you not
אֵינְכֶ֥ם (’ê·nə·ḵem)
Adverb | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

repaired
מְחַזְּקִ֖ים (mə·ḥaz·zə·qîm)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

the damage
בֶּ֣דֶק (be·ḏeq)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 919: A fissure, rent, breach

in the temple?
הַבָּ֑יִת (hab·bā·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

Now, therefore,
וְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time

take
תִּקְחוּ־ (tiq·ḥū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

no more
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

money
כֶ֙סֶף֙ (ḵe·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3701: Silver, money

from
מֵאֵ֣ת (mê·’êṯ)
Preposition-m | Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

your constituency,
מַכָּֽרֵיכֶ֔ם (mak·kā·rê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4378: Acquaintance, friend

but
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

hand it over
תִּתְּנֻֽהוּ׃ (tit·tə·nu·hū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

for the repair
לְבֶ֥דֶק (lə·ḇe·ḏeq)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 919: A fissure, rent, breach

of the temple.”
הַבַּ֖יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house


Additional Translations
So King Joash called Jehoiada and the other priests and said, “Why have you not repaired the damage in the temple? Now, therefore, take no more money from your constituency, but hand it over for the repair of the temple.”Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said to them, Why repair you not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.

Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore take no more money from your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.

And king Joas called Jodae the priest, and the other priests, and said to them, Why have ye not repaired the breaches of the house? now then receive no more money from your sales, for ye shall give it to repair the breaches of the house.

Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the priests, and said to them, Why have ye not repaired the breaches of the house? And now receive no money of your acquaintances, but give it for the breaches of the house.

Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore take no more money from your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.

Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said to them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.

Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the [other] priests, and said to them, "Why don't you repair the breaches of the house? Now therefore take no more money from your treasurers, but deliver it for the breaches of the house."

and king Jehoash calleth to Jehoiada the priest, and to the priests, and saith unto them, 'Wherefore are ye not strengthening the breach of the house? and now, receive no money from your acquaintances, but for the breach of the house give it.'
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