They have emptied out the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have delivered it into the hands of the overseers and the workmen.”

It came about that whenever the Levites brought the chest to the king’s official, and whenever they saw that there was a large amount of money, the king’s secretary and the chief priest’s representative would come and empty the chest, and take it, and return it to its place. They did this day after day and collected a large amount of money.