2 Kings 22:9

King James Version (KJV)

And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD.

Translations

2 Kings 22:9 - Amplified Bible

And Shaphan the scribe came to the king and reported to him: Your servants have gathered the money that was found in the house and have delivered it into the hands of the workmen who have oversight of the house of the Lord.

2 Kings 22:9 - American Standard Version

And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah.

2 Kings 22:9 - Bible in Basic English

Then, after reading it, Shaphan the scribe went in to the king and gave him an account of what had been done, saying, Your servants have given out the money which was in the house, and have given it to the overseers of the work of the house of the Lord.

2 Kings 22:9 - Darby Bible

And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again and said, Thy servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah.

2 Kings 22:9 - English Standard Version

And Shaphan the secretary came to the king, and reported to the king, "Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the Lord."

2 Kings 22:9 - King James Version

2 Kings 22:9 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y el escriba Safán vino al rey, y trajo palabra al rey, diciendo: Tus siervos han tomado el dinero que se hallò en la casa, y lo han puesto en mano de los obreros encargados de supervisar la casa del SEÑOR.

2 Kings 22:9 - The Message

Then Shaphan the royal secretary came back to the king and gave him an account of what had gone on: "Your servants have bagged up the money that has been collected for The Temple; they have given it to the foremen to pay The Temple workers."

2 Kings 22:9 - New American Standard Bible

Shaphan the scribe came to the king and brought back word to the king and said, "Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the LORD."

2 Kings 22:9 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y el escriba Safán vino al rey, y trajo palabra al rey, diciendo: "Sus siervos han tomado el dinero que se hallò en la casa, y lo han puesto en mano de los obreros encargados de supervisar la casa del SEÑOR."

2 Kings 22:9 - World English Bible

Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of Yahweh.

2 Kings 22:9 - Young's Living Translation

And Shaphan the scribe cometh in unto the king, and bringeth the king back word, and saith, `Thy servants have poured out the silver that hath been found in the house, and give it into the hand of the doers of the work, the inspectors, in the house of Jehovah.`

2 Kings 22:9 - Additional Comments

This money that was found was given to those who work in the temple. Note that the money was found. I bet it was a lot of money. If one of the workers was the first to find it, do you think he had second thoughts about turning it in? What would you do if you found a large amount of money that could not be traced back to you? Would you keep it, even if you knew it was wrong? On 2 separate occasions I had things delivered to my house incorrectly - one was a computer, one was a TV. I had the legal right to keep both. What would you have done? (I returned both to the postal workers.)
Is there a price that would corrupt you, or a circumstance? The good thing is God promises we are never put in a temptation that does not have a way out, that is not more than we can handle. Although, we are to pray that God would keep temptation from coming to us, as even though there are ways out, we are weak.
But, we need to determine ahead of time that we will not compromise, in any way - money, sex, fame, etc. Never give up, always do what is right - make your decision far ahead of time.

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