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id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him get ready the money that has been brought into the temple of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Go to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money the gatekeepers have collected from the people at the LORD’s Temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the threshold have collected from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money which has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have gathered from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, and have him count all the money brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Go up to Hilkiah the high priest that he may count the money brought in to the house of the LORD which the doorkeepers have gathered from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest that he may count the money brought in to the house of the LORD which the doorkeepers have gathered from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest that he may count the money brought into the house of Yahweh which the doorkeepers have gathered from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, so that he may count the entire amount of money brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Go up to the high priest Hilkiah so that he may total up the silver brought into the LORD’s temple—the silver the doorkeepers have collected from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Go up to Hilkiah the high priest so that he may total up the money brought into the LORD&#8217s temple—the money the doorkeepers have collected from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the money which is brought into the house of Jehovah, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and ask Hilkiah the high priest to collect from the guards all the money that the people have donated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the money which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Go to the chief priest Hilkiah. Have him count the money that has been brought into the LORD's temple, [the money] that the doorkeepers have collected from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Go to the High Priest Hilkiah and get a report on the amount of money that the priests on duty at the entrance to the Temple have collected from the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Go to the high priest Hilkiah, so he can count the money that has been brought into the LORD's Temple by the doorkeepers who have been gathering it from the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him melt down the silver that has been brought by the people to the LORD's temple and has been collected by the guards at the door.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the money which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Go to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered from the people:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money which is brought into Yahweh’s house, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, and he completes the silver that is brought into the house of YHWH, that the keepers of the threshold have gathered from the people,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Go up unto Hilkiah the high priest, and he doth complete the silver that is brought into the house of Jehovah, that the keepers of the threshold have gathered from the people,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Go up to Hilkiah the great priest, and he shall complete the silver being brought to the house of Jehovah, which the watchers of the threshold gathered from the people.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Go to Helcias the high priest, that the money may be put together which is brought into the temple of the Lord, which the doorkeepers of the temple have gathered of the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Go to Hilkiah, the high priest, so that the money may be put together which has been brought into the temple of the Lord, which the doorkeepers of the temple have collected from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Go to the high priest Hilkiah and have him calculate the valuables that have been brought to the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Go up to the high priest Hilkiah, and have him count the entire sum of the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the threshold have collected from the people;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Go up to Hilkiah the high priest that he may deliver the silver which has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have collected from the people;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Go up to Khelqia the great Priest, and he shall hand over the silver that comes into the house of LORD JEHOVAH which the keepers of the door have collected from the people.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the money which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Go up to Chelcias the high priest, and take account of the money that is brought into the house of the Lord, which they that keep the door have collected of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/22-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=7626" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/22.htm">Funding the Temple Repairs</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3</span>Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the LORD, saying, <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ă·lêh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">“Go up</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2518.htm" title="2518: ḥil·qî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- My portion is Yah, the name of several Isr. Or Chilqiyahuw'from cheleq and Yahh; portion of Jah;">Hilkiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gā·ḏō·wl (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">the high</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="8552: wə·yat·têm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive.">and have him count</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: hak·ke·sep̄ (Art:: N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">the money</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ham·mū·ḇā (Art:: V-Hofal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">that has been brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">into the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: šō·mə·rê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5592.htm" title="5592: has·sap̄ (Art:: N-ms) -- A vestibule, a dish. From caphaph, in its original sense of containing; a vestibule; also a dish.">the doorkeepers</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: mê·’êṯ (Prep-m:: DirObjM) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: ’ā·sə·p̄ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">have collected</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">from the people.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD—…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-9.htm">2 Chronicles 34:9-11</a></span><br />So they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites who guarded the doors had collected from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, from all Judah and Benjamin, and from the people of Jerusalem. / They put it into the hands of those supervising the work in the house of the LORD, who in turn gave it to the workmen restoring and repairing the house of the LORD. / They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to buy dressed stone, as well as timbers for couplings and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to deteriorate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-4.htm">2 Kings 12:4-5</a></span><br />Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD. / Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-4.htm">2 Chronicles 24:4-5</a></span><br />Some time later, Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the LORD. / So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">2 Chronicles 29:3-5</a></span><br />In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD. / Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side. / “Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-32.htm">Nehemiah 10:32-33</a></span><br />We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God: / for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-12.htm">Exodus 30:12-16</a></span><br />“When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered. / Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD. / Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-31.htm">1 Kings 12:31</a></span><br />Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-18.htm">1 Kings 15:18</a></span><br />So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-11.htm">2 Chronicles 31:11-12</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so. / And they faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes, and dedicated gifts. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15-17</a></span><br />When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Luke 19:45-46</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. / He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-14.htm">John 2:14-16</a></span><br />In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. / So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. / To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-26.htm">Acts 21:26</a></span><br />So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:</p><p class="hdg">Hilkiah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/6-13.htm">1 Chronicles 6:13</a></b></br> And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/9-11.htm">1 Chronicles 9:11</a></b></br> And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/34-9.htm">2 Chronicles 34:9-18</a></b></br> And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem… </p><p class="hdg">that he may.</p><p class="hdg">sum the silver.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/12-4.htm">2 Kings 12:4,8-11</a></b></br> And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, <i>even</i> the money of every one that passeth <i>the account</i>, the money that every man is set at, <i>and</i> all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/24-8.htm">2 Chronicles 24:8-12</a></b></br> And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/12-41.htm">Mark 12:41,42</a></b></br> And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much… </p><p class="hdg">the keepers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/9-19.htm">1 Chronicles 9:19</a></b></br> And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, <i>were</i> over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, <i>being</i> over the host of the LORD, <i>were</i> keepers of the entry.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/26-13.htm">1 Chronicles 26:13-19</a></b></br> And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/8-14.htm">2 Chronicles 8:14</a></b></br> And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.</p><p class="hdg">door.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/12-11.htm">Amount</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-8.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-1.htm">Collected</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-10.htm">Count</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-9.htm">Door</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Doorkeepers</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-18.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">Hilkiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">Hilki'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">Hilkijah</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-5.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-20.htm">Money</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-16.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-3.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/numbers/23-9.htm">Reckon</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-13.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-9.htm">Sum</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-3.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-9.htm">Threshold</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-14.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/25-30.htm">Amount</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-5.htm">Collected</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-28.htm">Count</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-12.htm">Door</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">Doorkeepers</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-9.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">Hilkiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">Hilki'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">Hilkijah</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-5.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-7.htm">Money</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-4.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/job/6-26.htm">Reckon</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-7.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-2.htm">Sum</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-5.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">Threshold</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-1.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/22-1.htm">Josiah's good reign.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/22-3.htm">He takes care for the repair of the temple.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">Hilkiah having found a book of the law,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/22-12.htm">Josiah sends to Huldah to enquire of the Lord.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/22-15.htm">Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the Hebrew context, "go up" (עָלָה, 'alah) often implies ascending to a place of significance, such as the temple. Hilkiah, whose name means "my portion is Yahweh," serves as the high priest, a role of spiritual leadership and authority. The high priest was responsible for maintaining the sanctity and order of the temple, acting as an intermediary between God and the people. This highlights the importance of spiritual leadership in guiding the nation back to covenant faithfulness.<p><b>and have him count the money</b><br />The act of counting money signifies accountability and stewardship. In Hebrew, the word for "count" (סָפַר, saphar) can also mean to recount or declare, emphasizing transparency and integrity. This task entrusted to Hilkiah underscores the need for honesty in handling resources dedicated to God's work. It reflects a broader biblical principle of faithful stewardship, where resources are managed wisely for the glory of God and the benefit of His people.<p><b>that has been brought into the house of the LORD</b><br />The "house of the LORD" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites. This phrase emphasizes the temple's role as a sacred space where offerings and tithes are brought as acts of worship and obedience. Historically, the temple was not only a religious center but also a symbol of God's presence among His people. The collection of money for the temple's upkeep reflects the community's commitment to maintaining their covenant relationship with God.<p><b>which the doorkeepers have collected from the people</b><br />The "doorkeepers" (שֹׁמֵר, shomer) were responsible for guarding the temple, ensuring that it remained a holy place. Their role in collecting money indicates a system of organized giving, where the community actively participates in supporting the temple's needs. This collection from "the people" highlights the communal aspect of worship and the shared responsibility in sustaining the house of God. It serves as a reminder of the collective effort required to uphold spiritual and religious practices, fostering unity and devotion among the Israelites.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Go up to Hilkiah the high priest.</span> Hilkiah is mentioned again in the genealogy of Ezra (<a href="/ezra/7-1.htm">Ezra 7:1</a>). He is there called "the son of Shallum." <span class="cmt_word">That he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the Lord.</span> A collection must have been progressing for some time. As in the reign of Joash, after the impieties and idolatry of Athaliah, it was found necessary to collect money for the repair of the temple (<a href="/2_kings/12-4.htm">2 Kings 12:4-14</a>), so now, after the wicked doings of Manasseh and Amen, a renovation of the sacred building was required, and the money needed was being raised by a collection. Great care was taken in all such cases that an exact account should be kept and rendered. <span class="cmt_word">Which the keepers of the door</span> - literally, <span class="accented">of the threshold - <span class="cmt_word"></span>have gathered of the people.</span> The money had, apparently, been allowed to accumulate in a box or boxes (see <a href="/2_kings/12-9.htm">2 Kings 12:9</a>), from the time when the collection was first authorized, probably six years previously. The high priest was now required to count it, to take the sum of it, and undertake the distribution. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/22-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Go up</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hilkiah</span><br /><span class="heb">חִלְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥil·qî·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2518.htm">Strong's 2518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hilkiah -- 'my portion is Yah', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the high</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגָּד֔וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and have him count</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַתֵּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yat·têm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8552.htm">Strong's 8552: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete or finished</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the money</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֶּ֔סֶף</span> <span class="translit">(hak·ke·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that has been brought</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמּוּבָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mū·ḇā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the doorkeepers</span><br /><span class="heb">הַסַּ֖ף</span> <span class="translit">(has·sap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5592.htm">Strong's 5592: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vestibule, a dish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have collected</span><br /><span class="heb">אָסְפ֛וּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·sə·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the people.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/22-4.htm">2 Kings 22:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/22-4.htm">2 Kings 22:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/22-4.htm">2 Kings 22:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/22-4.htm">2 Kings 22:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/22-4.htm">2 Kings 22:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/22-4.htm">2 Kings 22:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/22-4.htm">2 Kings 22:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/22-4.htm">2 Kings 22:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/22-4.htm">2 Kings 22:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/22-4.htm">2 Kings 22:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/22-4.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 22:4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/22-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 22:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 22:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/22-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 22:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 22:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>