KJV ORIGINAL
The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests’.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The money collected for guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the LORD's temple: it belonged to the priests.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse explains that money from guilt and sin offerings went directly to the priests rather than into the temple treasury.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes during King Joash's reign when he was repairing the temple in Jerusalem. The priests had a system where different types of offerings went to different purposes - some money funded temple repairs, while money from personal guilt and sin offerings supported the priests who performed these sacred duties.
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