rsv 2Chronicles:34:8-20 SEEK
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Now in the eighteenth year of his reign ,
when he had purged the land and the house ,
he sent Shaphan the son of Azali '
ah ,
and Ma-asei '
ah the governor of the city ,
and Jo '
ah the son of Jo '
ahaz ,
the recorder ,
to repair the house of the LORD his God .
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They came to Hilki '
ah the high priest and delivered the money that had been brought into the house of God ,
which the Levites ,
the keepers of the threshold ,
had collected from Manas '
seh and E '
phraim and from all the remnant of Israel and from all Judah and Benjamin and from the inhabitants of Jerusalem .
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They delivered it to the workmen who had the oversight of the house of the LORD ;
and the workmen who were working in the house of the LORD gave it for repairing and restoring the house .
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They gave it to the carpenters and the builders to buy quarried stone ,
and timber for binders and beams for the buildings which the kings of Judah had let go to ruin .
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And the men did the work faithfully .
Over them were set Jahath and Obadi '
ah the Levites ,
of the sons of Merar '
i ,
and Zechari '
ah and Meshul '
lam ,
of the sons of the Ko '
hathites ,
to have oversight .
The Levites ,
all who were skilful with instruments of music ,
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were over the burden bearers and directed all who did work in every kind of service ;
and some of the Levites were scribes ,
and officials ,
and gatekeepers .
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While they were bringing out the money that had been brought into the house of the LORD ,
Hilki '
ah the priest found the book of the law of the LORD given through Moses .
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Then Hilki '
ah said to Shaphan the secretary , "
I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD ";
and Hilki '
ah gave the book to Shaphan .
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Shaphan brought the book to the king ,
and further reported to the king , "
All that was committed to your servants they are doing .
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They have emptied out the money that was found in the house of the LORD and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and the workmen ."
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Then Shaphan the secretary told the king , "
Hilki '
ah the priest has given me a book ."
And Shaphan read it before the king .
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When the king heard the words of the law he rent his clothes .
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And the king commanded Hilki '
ah ,
Ahi '
kam the son of Shaphan ,
Abdon the son of Micah ,
Shaphan the secretary ,
and Asai '
ah the king '
s servant ,
saying ,