New Revised Standard Version
But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had made no repairs on the house.

Contemporary English Version
But the priests never started repairing the temple. So in the twenty-third year of his rule,

New American Bible
Nevertheless, as late as the twenty-third year of the reign of King Joash, the priests had not made needed repairs on the temple.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now till the three and twentieth year of king Joas the priests did not make the repairs of the temple.

Now till the three and twentieth year of king Joas the priests did not make the repairs of the temple.

1 Samuel 2:29,30 Why have you kicked away my victims, and my gifts which I commanded to be offered in the temple: and thou hast rather honoured thy sons than me, to eat the firstfruits of every sacrifice of my people Israel? . . .

2 Chronicles 29:34 But the priests were few, and were not enough to flay the holocausts: wherefore the Levites their brethren helped them, till the work was ended, and priests were sanctified, for the Levites are sanctified with an easier rite than the priests.

Isaiah 56:10-12 His watchmen are all blind, they are all ignorant: dumb dogs not able to bark, seeing vain things, sleeping and loving dreams. . . .

Malachi 1:10 Who is there among you, that will shut the doors, and will kindle the fire on my altar gratis? I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will not receive a gift of your hand.

Philippians 2:21 For all seek the things that are their own not the things that are Jesus Christ's.

1 Peter 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking care of it, not by constraint but willingly, according to God: not for filthy lucre's sake but voluntarily: