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2 Kings 22:7
But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the administrative arrangement for temple repair workers during Josiah’s reign, noting their financial oversight status.
The words — לֹא (lo) “not” and יֵחָשֵׁב (ye.cha.Shev) “it will be accounted for” form the negative declaration that rejects a required financial reckoning.
The thread — The passage mirrors 2 Kings 12:15, which records the identical exemption from accounting due to worker integrity, and anticipates the stewardship principle in 1 Corinthians 4:2 that overseers must be found faithful.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to acknowledge that administrative trust replaces strict financial auditing when those handling funds operate with demonstrated integrity.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 12:15 No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity.
- 1 Corinthians 4:2 Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
- 2 Chronicles 24:14 When they were finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the house of the LORD—utensils for the service and for the burnt offerings, dishes, and other objects of gold and silver. Throughout the days of Jehoiada, burnt offerings were presented regularly in the house of the LORD.
- Nehemiah 7:2 Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
- Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
- Luke 16:10 Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
- 2 Corinthians 8:20 We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.
- Exodus 36:5 and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD has commanded us to do.”
- 2 Timothy 2:2 And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.
- 3 John 1:5 Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.