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2 Kings 22:6

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Kings 22:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
2 Kings 22:6 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
9And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah.
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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
“Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, etc.] Who were employed, some in mending the woodwork, and others in repairing the stone walls and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house; not only money was to be given them for their workmanship, but to buy timber and stone to work with.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“carpenters: or, artificers, Exo 28:11, Exo 35:35, Exo 38:23 builders: Kg2 12:11; Gen 4:17; Kg1 5:18, Kg1 6:12 masons: or, repairers of the wall, Kg2 12:12; Isa 58:12; Eze 22:30 4 Kings (2 Kings) 22:7”
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