2 Kings 22:5

And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD—

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — King Josiah issues a directive to temple officials regarding the handling of collected funds. The command outlines a specific administrative chain for distributing money toward temple repairs.

The words — The term מֻפְקָדִים (muf.ka.Dim) literally means “appointed ones” or supervisors, while עֹשֵׂי הַמְּלָאכָה ('o.Sei ha./me.la.Khah) translates directly to “doers of the work.” These terms establish the specific roles authorized to receive and forward the funds.

The thread — This supervisor-to-workman distribution chain reappears in 2 Kings 12:11. It stands in structural contrast to the direct priestly collection method described in 2 Kings 12:5.

Why it lands — The text mandates a clear, multi-tiered custody process for sacred resources before any repair begins. It requires readers to recognize that proper stewardship demands accountability at every step of the transaction.

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The Hebrew words

וְיִתְּנֻ֗הוּve./yit.nu./huand/ let them put/ it עַל־'al-on יַד֙yad[the] hand of עֹשֵׂ֣י'o.Sei[the] doers of הַמְּלָאכָ֔הha./me.la.Khahthe/ work הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםha./muf.ka.Dimwho/ were appointed בֵּ֣יתveit[the] house of יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh וְיִתְּנ֣וּve./yi.te.Nuand/ let them give אֹת֗וֹ'o.T/o<obj.>/ it לְעֹשֵׂ֤יle./'o.Seito/ [the] doers of הַמְּלָאכָה֙ha./me.la.Khahthe/ work אֲשֶׁר֙'a.Sherwho בְּבֵ֣יתbe./Veit[are] in/ [the] house of יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh לְחַזֵּ֖קle./cha.Zekto/ repair בֶּ֥דֶקBe.dek[the] damage of הַבָּֽיִת׃ha./Ba.yitthe/ house

King James Version

And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the Lord, to repair the breaches of the house,

Cross-references

2 Kings 12:11 Then they would put the counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn would pay those doing the work—the carpenters, builders,
2 Kings 12:5 Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.”
2 Chronicles 24:7 For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals.
2 Chronicles 24:12 Then the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 24:27 The accounts of the sons of Joash and the many pronouncements about him, and of the restoration of the house of God, are indeed written in the Treatise of the Book of the Kings. And his son Amaziah reigned in his place.
Ezra 3:7 They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.