2 Kings 12:12

12 masons, stoneworkers, and the buyers of timber and quarried stone for the repair and renovation of The Temple of God - any expenses connected with fixing up The Temple.

2 Kings 12:12 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 12:12

And to masons, and hewers of stone
Which they cut out of the mountain, and the masons repaired the stone walls with:

and to buy timber;
felled in Lebanon:

and hewed stone;
fitted for building with:

to repair the breaches of the house of the Lord;
where both timber and stone were wanting:

and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it;
in whatsoever else it needed, as iron and brass to mend it, ( 2 Chronicles 24:12 ) .

2 Kings 12:12 In-Context

10 When they saw that a large sum of money had accumulated in the chest, the king's secretary and the chief priest would empty the chest and count the offerings.

11 They would give the money accounted for to the managers of The Temple project; they in turn would pay the carpenters, construction workers,

12 masons, stoneworkers, and the buyers of timber and quarried stone for the repair and renovation of The Temple of God - any expenses connected with fixing up The Temple.

13 But none of the money brought into The Temple of God was used for liturgical "extras" (silver chalices, candle snuffers, trumpets, various gold and silver vessels, etc.).

14 It was given to the workmen to pay for their repairing God's Temple.