to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
2 Kings 22:6 in context
2 Kings 22:3–9
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In the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the LORD’s house, saying,
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“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money which is brought into the LORD’s house, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people.
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Let them deliver it into the hand of the workers who have the oversight of the LORD’s house; and let them give it to the workers who are in the LORD’s house, to repair the damage to the house,
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to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.
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However, no accounting shall be asked of them for the money delivered into their hand, for they deal faithfully.”
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Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in the LORD’s house.” Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
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Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, “Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hands of the workmen who have the oversight of the LORD’s house.”
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