Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 12:16

"The money for the trespass-offerings, and the money for the sin-offerings, was not brought into the house of Jehovah: it was the priests`." — 2 Kings 12:16 (ASV)

The. — The definite article should be omitted.

Trespass money and sin money. — See Leviticus 5:15-18; Numbers 5:8; Leviticus 6:26–29.

Was not brought. — Was not usually brought, i.e., put into the chest for the restoration fund.

It was the priests’. — Literally, to the priests they (these funds) were allocated, or continued to accrue. The general sense is that the priests were not deprived of their lawful revenues by the new arrangement. They received their ancient dues from the trespass and sin offerings. The change initiated by Jehoash consisted in this, that henceforth gifts intended for the sanctuary itself were kept apart from the gifts intended for the priesthood.