2 Kings 22:4 Meaning
Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:
Context Explained
2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
3And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,
4Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:
5And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,
6Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
2 Chronicles 34:9
Both verses discuss the gathering of funds for the temple, emphasizing the importance of worship.
Matthew 21:12
This verse reflects the significance of the temple, which Jesus later cleansed.
1 Chronicles 29:3
David's contributions to the temple are echoed in the efforts to gather funds in this verse.
Source: 2 Kings 22:4