2 Kings 22:3-7·~1 min

Funding the Temple Repairs

Josiah sends Shaphan to the temple so the collected money can be counted and placed in the hands of those overseeing the repairs.

N³ow in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the LORD, saying, ⁴“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people. ⁵And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD —

Verse 3In the eighteenth year of his reign, Josiah sends Shaphan son of Azaliah to the house of the LORD with instructions.

This verse introduces the king’s temple-repair initiative.

Verse 4Shaphan is told to go to Hilkiah the high priest and have him total the money collected at the temple from the people.

This verse directs the gathering and counting of temple funds.

Verse 5The money is to be handed to the supervisors, who will then give it to those repairing the damage in the LORD’s house.

This verse describes how the funds move from collection to repair work.

The funds are meant for skilled labor and building materials, and the workers are trusted to handle them without formal reckoning because they act faithfully.

⁶to the carpenters, builders, and masons — to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple. ⁷But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”

Verse 6The repair money is designated for carpenters, builders, and masons, and for purchasing timber and dressed stone for the temple.

This verse specifies the work and materials the funds support.

Verse 7No accounting is required from those handling the money, because they are known to work with integrity.

This verse underscores the trustworthiness of the workers.

Passage shape

A quiet block diagram: each row is one authored paragraph movement, with verse numbers kept visible for scanning and deeper work.

vv. 3-5
Josiah sends Shaphan to the temple so the collected money can be counted and placed in the hands of those overseeing the repairs.
This paragraph begins the repair effort by setting its chain of responsibility.
3 4 5
vv. 6-7
The funds are meant for skilled labor and building materials, and the workers are trusted to handle them without formal reckoning because they act faithfully.
This paragraph completes the repair instructions by stressing the work’s practical and honest character.
6 7

Section summaryIn the eighteenth year of his reign, Josiah sends Shaphan to oversee the temple funds already gathered from the people. The money is passed directly to the supervisors and workers repairing the house, whose honesty is trusted without further accounting.

Role in the chapterThis section moves Josiah’s faithfulness into public action. It also sets the scene in the temple where the book will soon be found.