2 Kings 12:8

New English Translation

⁸The priests agreed^[a] not to collect silver from the people and relieved themselves of personal responsibility for the temple repairs.^[b]

2 Kings 12:8 tn Outside of this passage the verb אוּת (ʾut) appears only in Gen 34:15-22.
2 Kings 12:8 tn Heb “and not to repair the damages to the temple.” This does not mean that the priests were no longer interested in repairing the temple. As the following context makes clear, the priests decided to hire skilled workers to repair the damage to the temple, rather than trying to make the repairs themselves.

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