12:11 They would then hand over 1 the silver that had been weighed to the construction foremen 2 assigned to the Lord’s temple. They hired carpenters and builders to work on the Lord’s temple,
12:12 as well as masons and stonecutters. They bought wood and chiseled stone to repair the damage to the Lord’s temple and also paid for all the other expenses. 3
2 Kings 12:14
12:14 It was handed over 4 to the foremen who used it to repair the Lord’s temple.
1 tnHeb “would give.”
2 tnHeb “doers of the work.”
3 tnHeb “and for all that which was going out concerning the house for repair.”