They had dedicated some of the plunder taken in battles to be used for repairs on the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.

including craftsmen, builders, and masons, and should buy wood and chiseled stone for the repair work.<n id="1" />

for the <sc>Lordsc> determined to make them obstinate so they would attack Israel. He wanted Israel to annihilate them without mercy, as he had instructed Moses.<n id="1" />p>

as well as masons and stonecutters. They bought wood and chiseled stone to repair the damage to the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple and also paid for all the other expenses.<n id="1" />

Have them hand it over to the construction foremen<n id="1" /> assigned to the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple. They in turn should pay the temple workers to repair it,<n id="2" />

He assembled the priests and Levites and ordered them, &#8220;Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the annual quota of silver from all Israel for repairs on the temple of your God. Be quick about it!&#8221; But the Levites delayed.p>

<p class="bodytext">The king and Jehoiada gave it to the construction foremen<n id="1" /> assigned to the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple. They hired carpenters and craftsmen to repair the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple, as well as those skilled in working with iron and bronze to restore the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.

<p class="bodytext">In the eighteenth year of his reign, he continued his policy of purifying the land and the temple.<n id="1" /> He sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the city official, and Joah son of Joahaz the secretary to repair the temple of the <sc>Lordsc> his God.

They observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, for the <sc>Lordsc> had given them joy and had changed the opinion<n id="1" /> of the king of Assyria<n id="2" /> toward them, so that he assisted<n id="3" /> them in the work on the temple of God, the God of Israel.p>