11 It happened that whenever the chest was brought to the king’s officer by the Levites, and (A)they saw that the money was substantial, the king’s scribe and the chief priest’s officer would come and empty the chest, and pick it up and return it to its place. They did this daily and collected a large amount of money. 12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house of the Lord; and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of the Lord, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the Lord. 13 So the workmen labored, and the repair work progressed in their hands, and they [a]restored the house of God according to its [b]specifications and strengthened it.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 24:13 Lit set up
  2. 2 Chronicles 24:13 Lit measurement

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