Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
They gave money to the craftsmen and builders to buy cut stone and timber for joints and beams, and to put floors in the buildings that the previous kings of Judah had let fall apart.
The writer is describing how King Josiah provided funds to skilled workers to repair and restore the temple buildings that earlier kings had allowed to deteriorate.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes King Josiah's temple restoration project around 622 BC, during his religious reforms in Judah. Previous kings, particularly those who worshiped idols, had neglected or even damaged the temple and its surrounding buildings. Josiah was working to restore proper worship of God and repair the physical damage done to sacred spaces.
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