Teks -- 2 Kings 12:6 (NET)

12:6 By the twenty-third year of King Jehoash’s reign the priests had still not repaired the damage to the temple.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Clarke: 2Ki 12:6 - In the three and twentieth year

In the three and twentieth year - In what year Jehoash gave the orders for these repairs, we cannot tell; but the account here plainly intimates that they had been long given, and that nothing was done, merely through the inactivity and negligence of the priests; see 2Ch 24:6

It seems that the people had brought money in abundance, and the pious Jehoiada was over the priests, and yet nothing was done! Though Jehoiada was a good man, he does not appear to have had much of the spirit of an active zeal; and simple piety, without zeal and activity, is of little use when a reformation in religion and manners is necessary to be brought about. Philip Melancthon was orthodox, pious, and learned, but he was a man of comparative inactivity. In many respects Martin Luther was by far his inferior, but in zeal and activity he was a flaming and consuming fire; and by him, under God, was the mighty Reformation, from the corruptions of popery, effected. Ten thousand Jehoiadas and Melancthons might have wished it in vain; Luther worked, and God worked by him, in him, and for him.

TSK: 2Ki 12:6 - three and twentieth year // the priests

three and twentieth year : Heb. twentieth year and third year

the priests : 1Sa 2:29, 1Sa 2:30; 2Ch 29:34; Isa 56:10-12; Mal 1:10; Phi 2:21; 1Pe 5:2

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: 2Ki 12:6

Either because the people were generally corrupt and backward to the worship of God, especially where it cost them any thing; or because the persons employed in making the collections were negligent, or unfaithful, perverting the money received to their own uses, as may seem probable from the contrary character of other persons, of whom it is noted that they dealt faithfully, below, 2Ki 12:15 ; or because the people did not like this way of collection, and had no good opinion of the collectors’ faithfulness.

Haydock: 2Ki 12:6 - Temple

Temple. It is not known when the king gave his orders; but they were executed with negligence, as they seemed to interfere (Calmet) with the emoluments assigned by the law to the Levites, 2 Paralipomenon xxiv. 5. (Haydock) ---

The latter Jews were obliged to pay half a sicle towards the repairs of the temple. (Tirinus)

Gill: 2Ki 12:6 - But it was so, that in the twenty and third year of King Jehoash, the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.

But it was so, that in the twenty and third year of King Jehoash, the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. Either the people being backward to pay in the money, or the priests converted it to their own use: or, however, were negligent of doing the work enjoined them by the king, either in collecting the money, or in using it as they were directed.