God’s Word Translation
2 Kings 22:5
5Give ⌞some of⌟ it to the foremen who are in charge of the Lord’s temple. They should give it to the workmen who are making repairs on the Lord’s temple.
2 Kings 22:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord: 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,
- New International Version (NIV)Have them entrust it to the men appointed to supervise the work on the temple. And have these men pay the workers who repair the temple of the Lord—
- English Standard Version (ESV)And 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
- New King James Version (NKJV)And let them deliver it into the hand of those doing the work, who are the overseers in the house of the Lord; let them give it to those who are in the house of the Lord doing the work, to repair the damages of the house—
Context of 2 Kings 22:5
3In Josiah’s eighteenth year as king of Judah, he sent the scribe Shaphan, son of Azaliah and grandson of Meshullam, to the Lord’s temple with these instructions: 4“Go to the chief priest Hilkiah. Have him count the money that has been brought into the Lord’s temple, ⌞the money⌟ that the doorkeepers have collected from the people. Give ⌞some of⌟ it to the foremen who are in charge of the Lord’s temple. They should give it to the workmen who are making repairs on the Lord’s temple. 6(These workers include the carpenters, builders, and masons.) Also, use ⌞the rest of⌟ the money to buy lumber and quarried stones to repair the temple. 7Since the workmen are honest, don’t require them to account for the money you give them.”
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וְיִתְּנֻ֗הוּ עַל־יַד֙ עֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖ים בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וְיִתְּנ֣וּ אֹת֗וֹ לְעֹשֵׂ֤י הַמְּלָאכָה֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה לְחַזֵּ֖ק בֶּ֥דֶק הַבָּֽיִת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And let them deliverנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- it into the handיָדyâd · handH3027
- of the doersעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: [do]H6213
- of the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
- that have the oversightפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: overseerH6485
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- to repairחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
- the breachesבֶּ֫דֶקbedeq · breachH919
Cross-references for 2 Kings 22:5
- 2 Kings 12:11Then they would give the money that had been weighed to the men who had been appointed to work on the Lord’s temple. They used it to pay the carpenters, builders,
- 2 Kings 12:5Each of the priests should receive it from the donors and use it to make repairs on the temple where they are needed.”
- 2 Chronicles 24:7(The sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into God’s temple and used all the holy things of the Lord’s temple ⌞to worship⌟ other gods—the Baals.)
- Ezra 3:7So they gave money to the stonecutters and carpenters. Then they gave food, drink, and olive oil to the men from Sidon and Tyre in exchange for cedar, which the men would bring by sea from Lebanon to Joppa as King Cyrus of Persia had authorized them to do.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 22:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5See 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.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7Josiah gave Shaphan instructions similar to those Joash gave for repairing the temple during his rule (2 Kings 12:10–15).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Kings 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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