2 Kings 22:1-7 - Josiah Becomes King In Judah

¹ Josiah was an eight year old child when he began to reign, and he reigned for 31 years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. ² He practiced what the LORD considered to be right, living the way his ancestor David had lived, turning neither to the right nor to the left.

³ Eighteen years after King Josiah had begun to reign, the king sent Azaliah's son Shaphan, grandson of Meshullam the scribe, to the LORD's Temple. He told him, ⁴ "Go to the high priest Hilkiah, so he can count the money that has been brought into the LORD's Temple by the doorkeepers who have been gathering it from the people. ⁵ Have them deliver it to the workmen who are supervising the LORD's Temple, so that they may pay it over to the workmen who serve in the LORD's Temple to repair its damages, ⁶ including paying the carpenters, builders, and masons, as well as buying timber and pre-carved stone to repair the Temple. ⁷ But you won't need to force them to be accountable for money already paid to them, since they're faithful."