2 Kings 22:6
New International Version
the carpenters, the builders and the masons. Also have them purchase timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.

New Living Translation
They will need to hire carpenters, builders, and masons. Also have them buy the timber and the finished stone needed to repair the Temple.

English Standard Version
(that is, to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons), and let them use it for buying timber and quarried stone to repair the house.

Berean Standard Bible
to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.

King James Bible
Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

New King James Version
to carpenters and builders and masons—and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

New American Standard Bible
to the carpenters, the builders, the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.

NASB 1995
to the carpenters and the builders and the masons and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

NASB 1977
to the carpenters and the builders and the masons and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

Legacy Standard Bible
to the craftsmen and the builders and the masons and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

Amplified Bible
that is, [have them give the money] to the carpenters and the builders and the masons—and to buy timber and cut stones to repair the house (temple).

Christian Standard Bible
They are to give it to the carpenters, builders, and masons to buy timber and quarried stone to repair the temple.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are to give it to the carpenters, builders, and masons to buy timber and quarried stone to repair the temple.

American Standard Version
unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
To the Carpenters and to the Stone Masons and to the Master Builders, to buy wood and cut stones to restore the house of LORD JEHOVAH.”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
even to the carpenters, and builders, and masons, and also to purchase timber and hewn stones, to repair the breaches of the house.

Contemporary English Version
the workers, and with the rest of it they can buy wood and stone for the repair work.

Douay-Rheims Bible
That is, to carpenters and masons, and to such as mend breaches: and that timber may be bought, and stones out of the quarries, to repair the temple of the Lord.

English Revised Version
unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons; and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
(These workers include the carpenters, builders, and masons.) Also, use [the rest of] the money to buy lumber and quarried stones to repair the temple.

Good News Translation
the carpenters, the builders, and the masons, and buy the timber and the stones used in the repairs.

International Standard Version
including paying the carpenters, builders, and masons, as well as buying timber and pre-carved stone to repair the Temple.

JPS Tanakh 1917
unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons; and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.'--

Literal Standard Version
to craftsmen, and to builders, and [to repairers of] the wall, and to buy wood and hewn stones to strengthen the house;

Majority Standard Bible
to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.

New American Bible
to the carpenters, the builders, and the masons, and to purchase wood and hewn stone.

NET Bible
including craftsmen, builders, and masons, and should buy wood and chiseled stone for the repair work.

New Revised Standard Version
that is, to the carpenters, to the builders, to the masons; and let them use it to buy timber and quarried stone to repair the house.

New Heart English Bible
to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.

Webster's Bible Translation
To carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber, and hewn stone to repair the house.

World English Bible
to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.

Young's Literal Translation
to artificers, and to builders, and to repairers of the wall, and to buy wood and hewn stones to strengthen the house;

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Context
Funding the Temple Repairs
5And 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— 6to the carpenters, builders, and masons— to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple. 7But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”…

Cross References
2 Samuel 5:11
Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

2 Kings 12:12
masons, and stonecutters. They also purchased timber and dressed stone to repair the damage to the house of the LORD, and they paid the other expenses of the temple repairs.

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--

2 Kings 22:7
But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity."


Treasury of Scripture

To carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

carpenters.

Exodus 28:11
With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.

Exodus 35:35
Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.

Exodus 38:23
And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.

builders.

2 Kings 12:11
And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD,

Genesis 4:17
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

1 Kings 5:18
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

masons.

2 Kings 12:12
And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.

Isaiah 58:12
And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

Ezekiel 22:30
And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

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2 Kings 22
1. Josiah's good reign.
3. He takes care for the repair of the temple.
8. Hilkiah having found a book of the law,
12. Josiah sends to Huldah to enquire of the Lord.
15. Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time.














Verse 6. - Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber, and hewn stone to repair the house (comp. 2 Chronicles 34:11). The money had to be expended, partly in labor, partly in materials. The materials consisted of both wood and stone, since it was of these that Solomon's temple had been built (see 1 Kings 5:18; 1 Kings 6:7, 9, 10, 15, 36).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
to the carpenters,
לֶחָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים (le·ḥā·rā·šîm)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2796: A fabricator, any material

builders,
וְלַבֹּנִ֖ים (wə·lab·bō·nîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 1129: To build

and masons—
וְלַגֹּֽדְרִ֑ים (wə·lag·gō·ḏə·rîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 1443: To wall up or off, to build a wall

to buy
וְלִקְנ֤וֹת (wə·liq·nō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own

timber
עֵצִים֙ (‘ê·ṣîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood

and dressed
מַחְצֵ֔ב (maḥ·ṣêḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4274: A hewing, a quarry

stone
וְאַבְנֵ֣י (wə·’aḇ·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 68: A stone

to repair
לְחַזֵּ֖ק (lə·ḥaz·zêq)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

the temple.
הַבָּֽיִת׃ (hab·bā·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house


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