The kingand Jehoiadagaveit to those who didthe workof the serviceof the houseof the LORD;and they hiredmasonsand carpentersto restorethe houseof the LORD,and alsoworkersin ironand bronzeto repairthe houseof the LORD.
Then Hiramkingof Tyresentmessengersto Davidwith cedartreesand carpentersand stonemasons;and they builta housefor David.
Now Solomonhad70000transporters,and 80,000hewers[of stone] in the mountains,
It cameabout wheneverthe chestwas broughtin to the king'sofficerby the Levites,and when they sawthat there was muchmoney,then the king'sscribeand the chiefpriest'sofficerwould come,emptythe chest,takeit, and returnit to its place.Thusthey diddailyand collectedmuchmoney.
So the workmenlabored,and the repairworkprogressedin their hands,and they restoredthe houseof Godaccordingto its specificationsand strengthenedit.
As to his sonsand the manyoraclesagainsthim and the rebuildingof the houseof God,behold,they are writtenin the treatiseof the Bookof the Kings.Then Amaziahhis sonbecamekingin his place.
Now in the eighteenthyearof his reign,when he had purgedthe landand the house,he sentShaphanthe sonof Azaliah,and Maaseiahan officialof the city,and Joahthe sonof Joahazthe recorder,to repairthe houseof the LORDhis God.