2 Kings 22:3-7

Josiah Repairs the Temple

3 In the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the secretary, to the house of the LORD, saying,

4 "Go up to ¹Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money ²that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which ³the keepers of the threshold have collected from the people.

5 ⁴And let it be given into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the LORD, and let them give it to the workmen who are at the house of the LORD, repairing the house

6 (that is, to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons), and let them use it for buying timber and quarried stone to repair the house.

7 But ⁵no accounting shall be asked from them for the money that is delivered into their hand, for they deal honestly."

2 Kings 22:3-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 22

This chapter begins with the age and character of Josiah king of Judah, 2Ki 22:1-2, relates his orders for repairing the temple, 2Ki 22:3-7, his attention to the book of the law, which was found, and read to him, and the effect it had upon him, 2Ki 22:8-11, the command he gave to certain persons to inquire of the Lord about it, who applied to Huldah the prophetess, 2Ki 22:12-14, who returned an answer by them to the king, foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem, and giving the reason of it, and at the same time assuring the king it should not be in his days, 2Ki 22:15-20.

Cross References

• 1. [2 Kings 12:10]
• 2. 2 Kings 12:4
• 3. 2 Kings 12:9
• 4. 2 Kings 12:11, 12, 14
• 5. 2 Kings 12:15