2 Kings 12:15 “No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay…”

2 Kings 12:15

No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.

World English Bible

Moreover they didn’t demand an accounting from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to give to those who did the work; for they dealt faithfully.

American Standard Version

Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to give to them that did the work; for they dealt faithfully.

Geneva Bible 1599

Moreouer, they reckoned not with the men, into whose handes they deliuered that money to be bestowed on workemen: for they dealt faithfully.

Darby Translation

And they did not reckon with the men into whose hand they gave the money to be bestowed on workmen; for they dealt faithfully.

Young's Literal Translation

and they do not reckon with the men into whose hand they give the money to give to those doing the work, for in faithfulness they are dealing.

Bible in Basic English

And they did not get any statement of accounts from the men to whom the money was given for the workmen, for they made use of it with good faith.

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Cross references

“they reckoned”

2 Kings 22:7

2 Kings 22:7 · BSB

But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”

“for they dealt”

2 Chronicles 34:12 Nehemiah 7:2 Matthew 24:45 Luke 16:1 3 John 1:5 Luke 16:10

2 Chronicles 34:12 · BSB

And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,

Nehemiah 7:2 · BSB

Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.

Matthew 24:45 · BSB

Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

Luke 16:1 · BSB

Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

3 John 1:5 · BSB

Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.

Luke 16:10 · BSB

Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14Instead, it was paid to those doing the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD.

16The money from the guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it belonged to the priests.

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