¹¹ So they called together all the rulers^(A) of the Philistines and said, “Send the ark of the god of Israel away; let it go back to its own place, or it^[a] will kill us and our people.” For death had filled the city with panic; God’s hand was very heavy on it.

¹² The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who carried out the work required for the temple of the Lord. They hired^(A) masons and carpenters to restore the Lord’s temple, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the temple.