2 Chronicles 24:12

12 Then the king and Jehoiada gave it to those in charge of the labor on the Lord's temple, who were hiring masons and carpenters to renovate the Lord's temple, also blacksmiths and coppersmiths to repair the Lord's temple.^[a]

2 Chronicles 24:12 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 24:12

And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of
the service of the house of the Lord
That is, they gave it to those who were overseers of them, to pay them with it, ( 2 Kings 12:11 )

and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lord
see ( 2 Kings 12:12 )

and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the Lord;
where it required any work of that kind.

2 Chronicles 24:12 In-Context

10 All the leaders and all the people rejoiced, brought [the tax], and put it in the chest until it was full.

11 Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king's overseers, and when they saw that there was a large amount of money, the king's secretary and the high priest's deputy came and emptied the chest, picked it up, and returned it to its place. They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance.

12 Then the king and Jehoiada gave it to those in charge of the labor on the Lord's temple, who were hiring masons and carpenters to renovate the Lord's temple, also blacksmiths and coppersmiths to repair the Lord's temple.

13 The workmen did their work, and through them the repairs progressed. They restored God's temple to its specifications and reinforced it.

14 When they finished, they presented the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, who made articles for the Lord's temple with it-articles for ministry and for making burnt offerings, and ladles and articles of gold and silver. They regularly offered burnt offerings in the Lord's temple throughout Jehoiada's life.

Footnotes

• [a]. 2 Kg 22:4-6