Bible Strands
2 Kings 22:6
to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Josiah’s officials issue this directive during the temple restoration commission, specifying how the collected repair funds must be distributed to the work crews.
The words — לֶ/חָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים (le./Cha.ra.Shim) = to the craftsmen; מַחְצֵ֔ב (mach.Tzev) = hewing.
The thread — The verse maps the logistical sequence of temple restoration, converting financial collections into structural materials, a pattern repeated in later restoration narratives like Ezra 3:7 and Nehemiah 3:1-10.
Why it lands — It requires readers to recognize that sacred renewal depends on disciplined material procurement and transparent labor deployment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.