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2 Kings 12:15-17
New Catholic Bible
2 Kings 12:15-17
New Catholic Bible
15 Moreover, they did not ask for an accounting from the men into whose hands the money had been deposited for the payment of the workmen, for they acted honestly.[a]
16 The money from guilt offerings and from sin offerings was not brought into the temple of the Lord for it belonged to the priests.[b]
17 Hazael, the king of Aram, went up and fought against Gath. He captured it, and Hazael decided to go up to Jerusalem.
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- 2 Kings 12:15 The honesty of these laymen is contrasted with the negligence of the priests whom they are replacing (vv. 7-8).
- 2 Kings 12:16 For a crime, that is, a sin against justice, and for sin generally, expiatory sacrifices were prescribed (Lev 4–5).
