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

¹ The son of eight years was Josiah in his reigning, and thirty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. ² And he will do the straight in the eyes of Jehovah, and go in all the way of David his father, and he turned not aside to the right or the left

³ And it will be in the eighteenth year to king Josiah, the king sent Shaphen son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the scribe of the house of Jehovah, saying, ⁴ Go up to Hilkiah the great priest, and he shall complete the silver being brought to the house of Jehovah, which the watchers of the threshold gathered from the people. ⁵ And they shall give it into the hand of those appointed in the house of Jehovah: and they shall give it to those doing the work which is in the house of Jehovah to strengthen the breach of the house. ⁶ To the artificers, and to the builders and the wall builders, and to buy woods and stones hewn to strengthen the house. ⁷ But the silver given into their hand will not be reckoned with them, for they do in faith.