But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”
Parallel translations
- WEB However there was no accounting made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully.”
- KJV Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
- NKJV However there need be no accounting made with them of the money delivered into their hand, because they deal faithfully.”
- NASB However, no accounting shall be made with them for the money handed over to them, because they deal honestly.”
- NLT But don’t require the construction supervisors to keep account of the money they receive, for they are honest and trustworthy men.”
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Quick answer
No accounting was required of the workers because they dealt faithfully. Their honesty made oversight unnecessary.
Overview
The narrator notes that the workmen were so trustworthy that no audit of the funds was needed. Their faithful dealing reflects the integrity that should mark God's servants. This brief commendation of honest labor illustrates the kind of faithfulness God values, a quality fully embodied in Christ, the faithful and true.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Kgs 12:15No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity.
- 1 Cor 4:2Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
- Prov 28:20A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
- 2 Chr 24:14When they were finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada to make with it the articles for the house of the LORD—utensils for the service and for the burnt offerings, dishes, and other objects of gold and silver. Throughout the days of Jehoiada, burnt offerings were presented regularly in the house of the LORD.
- 2 Cor 8:20–21We hope to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.
- Luke 16:10–12Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
- Neh 7:2Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
- Exod 36:5–6and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD has commanded us to do.”
- 2 Tim 2:2And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.
- 3 Jn 1:5Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.
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