11 It came about whenever the chest was brought in to the king’s officer by the Levites, and when (A)they saw that there was much money, then the king’s scribe and the chief priest’s officer would come, empty the chest, take it, and return it to its place. Thus they did daily and collected much 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 [a]repair the house of the Lord. 13 So the workmen labored, and the repair work progressed in their hands, and they [b]restored the house of God [c]according to its specifications and strengthened it.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 24:12 Lit to strengthen
  2. 2 Chronicles 24:13 Lit set up
  3. 2 Chronicles 24:13 Lit upon its proportion