2 Kings 12:15

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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.

ASV

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.

LSV

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

YLT

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.

DBY

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

DRC

And they reckoned not with the men that received the money to distribute it to the workmen, but they bestowed it faithfully.

GNV

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

JPS12:16

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.

LXXE12:16

Also they took no account of the men into whose hands they gave the money to give to the workmen, for they acted faithfully.Heb. באמכה הס.

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Original-language editions

WLC12:16

וְלֹ֧א יְחַשְּׁב֣וּ אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתְּנ֤וּ אֶת־הַכֶּ֨סֶף֙ עַל־יָדָ֔ם לָתֵ֖ת לְעֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֑ה כִּ֥י בֶאֱמֻנָ֖ה הֵ֥ם עֹשִֽׂים׃KJV:2Kgs.12.15

LXX-Br12:16

Καὶ οὐκ ἐξελογίζοντο τοὺς ἄνδρας οἷς ἐδίδουν τὸ ἀργύριον ἐπὶ χεῖρας αὐτῶν δοῦναι τοῖς ποιοῦσι τὰ ἔργα, ὅτι ἐν πίστει αὐτῶν ποιοῦσιν.

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• 2 Kings 22:7But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”
• 1 Corinthians 4:2–3Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
• Nehemiah 7:2Then 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.
• Luke 16:10–11Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust…
• 2 Chronicles 34:12And 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,
• 3 John 1:5Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.
• Matthew 24:45Who 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 16:1Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

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