2 Chronicles 24:12

12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house of the LORD; and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.

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 officers and all the people rejoiced and brought in their levies and dropped them into the chest until they had finished.

11 It came about whenever the chest was brought in to the king's officer by the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, then the king's scribe and the chief priest's officer would come, empty the chest, take it, and return it to its place. Thus they did daily and collected much money.

12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house of the LORD ; and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD , and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD .

13 So the workmen labored, and the repair work progressed in their hands, and they restored the house of God according to its specifications and strengthened it.

14 When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada; and it was made into utensils for the house of the LORD , utensils for the service and the burnt offering, and pans and utensils of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "to strengthen"