But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lord. ] They took care that the workmen should first be paid for the repairs of the temple.
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masons, and stonecutters. They also purchased timber and dressed stone to repair the damage to the house of the LORD, and they paid the other expenses of the temple repairs.
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However, the money brought into the house of the LORD was not used for making silver basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, trumpets, or any articles of gold or silver for the house of the LORD.
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Instead, it was paid to those doing the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD.
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No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity.
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The money from the guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it belonged to the priests.
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