King James Version
2 Kings 12:15 in the King James Version says “Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they de...” — study this verse from 2 Kings chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.”
2 Kings 12:15 · KJV
Howbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD:
But they gave that to the workmen , and repaired therewith the house of the LORD.
Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.
The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'.
Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“Moreover they reckoned”
H2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e., (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a maliciou
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
“not with the men”
H582properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“they delivered”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“into whose hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“they delivered”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“on workmen”
H4399properly, deputyship, i.e., ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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