2 Kings 12:11-12
Context12:11 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
Context12:14 It was handed over 4 to the foremen who used it to repair the Lord’s temple.
2 Kings 22:5-6
Context22:5 Have them hand it over to the construction foremen 5 assigned to the Lord’s temple. They in turn should pay the temple workers to repair it, 6 22:6 including craftsmen, builders, and masons, and should buy wood and chiseled stone for the repair work. 7
Ezra 3:7
Context3:7 So they provided money 8 for the masons and carpenters, and food, beverages, and olive oil for the people of Sidon 9 and Tyre, 10 so that they would bring cedar timber from Lebanon to the seaport 11 at Joppa, in accord with the edict of King Cyrus of Persia.
[12:11] 1 tn Heb “would give.”
[12:11] 2 tn Heb “doers of the work.”
[12:12] 3 tn Heb “and for all that which was going out concerning the house for repair.”
[22:5] 5 tn Heb “doers of the work.”
[22:5] 6 tn Heb “and let them give it to the doers of the work who are in the house of the
[22:6] 7 tn Heb “and to buy wood and chiseled stone to repair the house.”
[3:7] 9 map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.
[3:7] 10 map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.