2 Kings 22:5

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 the eighteenth year of King Josiah’s reign, the king sent the scribe Shaphan son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, to the Lord’s temple with these orders: 4“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him melt down the silver that has been brought by the people to the Lord’s temple and has been collected by the guards at the door. Have them hand it over to the construction foremen assigned to the Lord’s temple. They in turn should pay the temple workers to repair it, 6including craftsmen, builders, and masons, and should buy wood and chiseled stone for the repair work. 7Do not audit the foremen who disburse the silver, for they are honest.”

2 Kings 22:5 word by word

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 12:11They would then hand over the silver that had been weighed to the construction foremen assigned to the Lord’s temple. They hired carpenters and builders to work on the Lord’s temple,
• 2 Kings 12:5The priests should receive the silver they need from the treasurers and repair any damage to the temple they discover.”
• 2 Chronicles 24:7(Wicked Athaliah and her sons had broken into God’s temple and used all the holy items of the Lord’s temple in their worship of the Baals.)
• Ezra 3:7So they provided money for the masons and carpenters, and food, beverages, and olive oil for the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would bring cedar timber from Lebanon to the seaport at Joppa, in accord with the edict of King Cyrus of Persia.

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

Topics related to 2 Kings 22:5

• Honesty
• Josiah
• Liberality
• Scribe (S)
• Secretary (Recordist)
• Shaphan
• Temple
• Treasure-Houses

In the dictionaries

• Colour
• Josiah
• Kings, The Books of
• Reckoning
• Shaphan
• Bible, the
• Breach
• Criticism of the Bible
• Ezekiel
• Hezekiah (2)

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