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2 Kings 22:5

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What does 2 Kings 22:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah; and let them give it to the workmen that are in the house of Jehovah, to repair the breaches of the house,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah; and let them give it to the workmen that are in the house of Jehovah, to repair the breaches of the house,
2 Kings 22:5 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
3And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of Jehovah, saying,
4Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the money which is brought into the house of Jehovah, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people:
5and let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah; and let them give it to the workmen that are in the house of Jehovah, to repair the breaches of the house,
6unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
7Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully.
8And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord, etc.] That were overseers of the workmen, whose names are mentioned, (<143412>2 Chronicles 34:12) into their hands the money was to be delivered by the high priest, when he had taken the account of it, and perhaps along with the king’s scribe, (see <121210>2 Kings 12:10), and let them give it to the doers of the work, which is in the house of the Lord, to repair the breaches of the house as their wages for their work; it seems it had not been repaired from the times of Jehoash, a space of two hundred and eighteen years, according to the Jewish chronology f256; but Kimchi and…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See the marginal reference. The “doers” of the first part of the verse are the contractors, or overseers, who undertook the general superintendence; they are to be distinguished from a lower class of “doers,” the actual laborers, carpenters, and masons of the latter portion of the verse. Which is in the house of the Lord - Rather, “who are,” etc.; i. e., the persons who were actually employed in the temple. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“22:5-7 Josiah’s instructions to Shaphan were similar to those given by Joash for restoring the Temple during his reign (12:10-15).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“deliver: Kg2 12:11-14 to repair: Kg2 12:5; Ch2 24:7, Ch2 24:12, Ch2 24:13, Ch2 24:27; Ezr 3:7 4 Kings (2 Kings) 22:6”
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