2 Kings 22:3-7

New International Version

³In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the secretary, Shaphan^(A) son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the temple of the Lord. He said: ⁴“Go up to Hilkiah^(B) the high priest and have him get ready the money that has been brought into the temple of the Lord, which the doorkeepers have collected^(C) from the people. ⁵Have them entrust it to the men appointed to supervise the work on the temple. And have these men pay the workers who repair^(D) the temple of the Lord— ⁶the carpenters, the builders and the masons. Also have them purchase timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.^(E) ⁷But they need not account for the money entrusted to them, because they are honest in their dealings.”^(F)

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2 Kings 22:3-7

New American Standard Bible

³Now ^(A)in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying, ⁴“^(B)Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, and have him ^[a]count all the money brought into the house of the Lord, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people. ⁵^(C)And have them hand it over to the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the Lord, and have them give it to the workmen who are in the house of the Lord to repair the ^[b]damage to the house: ⁶to the carpenters, the builders, the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house. ⁷However, ^(D)no accounting shall be made with them for the money handed over to them, because they deal honestly.”