◄ 2 Kings 22:7 ►
But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity."
Study Bible
But they need not account for the money
In the context of 2 Kings 22, King Josiah is overseeing the repair of the temple. The phrase indicates a level of trust in the workers, suggesting that they were known for their honesty and reliability. This reflects the biblical principle of stewardship and integrity, as seen in other scriptures like 1 Corinthians 4:2, which emphasizes faithfulness in managing resources. The trust placed in these workers highlights the importance of character and reputation in biblical times.

put into their hands
The phrase refers to the funds allocated for the temple repairs. In ancient Israel, the temple was the center of worship and community life, making its maintenance a priority. The money was collected from the people, as described earlier in the chapter, and entrusted to skilled workers. This reflects the communal responsibility and collective effort in maintaining the house of God, similar to the communal giving seen in the early church in Acts 4:32-35.

since they work with integrity.
Integrity is a key biblical value, and the workers' integrity is emphasized here. This mirrors the character of God, who is described as faithful and true throughout scripture (e.g., Deuteronomy 32:4). The workers' integrity ensured that the funds were used appropriately, serving as a model for Christian conduct. This also foreshadows the integrity of Christ, who perfectly fulfilled His mission on earth, as seen in John 17:4. The emphasis on integrity underscores the importance of trustworthiness in all aspects of life, especially in service to God.

Persons / Places / Events
1. King Josiah
The king of Judah who initiated religious reforms and ordered the repair of the temple.

2. Hilkiah the High Priest
The priest responsible for overseeing the temple repairs and rediscovering the Book of the Law.

3. Shaphan the Secretary
The scribe who reported to King Josiah about the temple repairs and the discovery of the Book of the Law.

4. The Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem
The central place of worship for the Israelites, which was in need of repair.

5. The Workers
Craftsmen and laborers entrusted with the task of repairing the temple, noted for their integrity.
Teaching Points
Integrity in Stewardship
The workers were trusted with resources because of their integrity. In our lives, we should strive to be trustworthy stewards of what God has entrusted to us.

The Importance of Trust
Trust is a vital component in any community or organization. As believers, we should cultivate trustworthiness in our relationships and responsibilities.

God's Provision for His Work
The temple repairs were funded and carried out by faithful workers. This reminds us that God provides the means and people necessary to accomplish His purposes.

Faithfulness in Small Things
The workers' integrity in handling money reflects the biblical principle of being faithful in small things, which leads to greater responsibilities.

Role of Leadership in Encouraging Integrity
King Josiah's leadership and trust in the workers set a precedent for integrity. Leaders today should encourage and recognize integrity in those they lead.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does the integrity of the temple workers in 2 Kings 22:7 inspire you in your current responsibilities?

2. In what ways can you demonstrate trustworthiness in your daily life, reflecting the example of the workers in this passage?

3. How does the theme of integrity in 2 Kings 22:7 connect with the teachings of Jesus in the New Testament?

4. What role does leadership play in fostering an environment of integrity, as seen in the actions of King Josiah?

5. How can you apply the principle of being faithful in small things to your spiritual journey and service to others?
Connections to Other Scriptures
2 Chronicles 34
This chapter parallels the account in 2 Kings 22, providing additional details about Josiah's reforms and the temple repairs.

Proverbs 11:3
This verse highlights the importance of integrity, which is a key theme in 2 Kings 22:7.

Luke 16:10
This New Testament verse speaks to the faithfulness in handling responsibilities, echoing the trust placed in the workers of the temple.

Nehemiah 7:2
Nehemiah appoints Hananiah because of his integrity, similar to the trust given to the workers in 2 Kings 22:7.

1 Corinthians 4:2
Paul emphasizes the requirement of faithfulness in stewards, aligning with the integrity of the temple workers.
Sermons
Josiah: the Temple Again RepairedJ. Orr 2 Kings 22:1-7
A Monarch of Rare Virtue, and a God of Retributive JusticeDavid Thomas, D. D.2 Kings 22:1-20
A Monarch of Rare Virtue, and a God of Retributive JusticeD. Thomas 2 Kings 22:1-20
Josiah and the Book of the LawMonday Club Sermons2 Kings 22:1-20
Josiah's ReformationAlex. Whyte, D. D.2 Kings 22:1-20
People
Achbor, Adaiah, Ahikam, Asahiah, Asaiah, Azaliah, David, Harhas, Hilkiah, Huldah, Jedidah, Josiah, Meshullam, Micaiah, Michaiah, Shallum, Shaphan, Tikvah
Places
Bozkath, Jerusalem, Second Quarter
Topics
Account, Accounting, Acting, Deal, Dealing, Dealt, Delivered, Entrusted, Faith, Faithfully, Faithfulness, Handed, Hands, Honestly, Howbeit, However, Money, Reckoned, Reckoning, Silver
Dictionary of Bible Themes
2 Kings 22:7

     5404   masters
     5523   servants, good
     7912   collections
     8252   faithfulness, relationships

2 Kings 22:3-7

     4366   stones
     5508   ruins

2 Kings 22:4-7

     5414   money, stewardship
     8251   faithfulness, to God

2 Kings 22:5-7

     8354   trustworthiness

Library
The Rediscovered Law and Its Effects
'And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord: and Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. 9. And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord. 10. And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

Josiah, a Pattern for the Ignorant.
"Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before Me; I also have heard thee, saith the Lord. Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place."--2 Kings …
John Henry Newman—Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII

A Traveler's Note-Book
A tourist who roams for a brief while through some great country like England or Russia may jot down a few of the impressions which come home to him, making no pretense at completeness or symmetry of description. So, one who has journeyed like a hasty traveler over some passages in that vast tract of years which we describe as the classic and Christian civilizations, notes down in the following pages a few of the salient features that have impressed him. He has already prefaced this with a sort …
George S. Merriam—The Chief End of Man

Whether Determinate Things are Required for a Sacrament?
Objection 1: It seems that determinate things are not required for a sacrament. For sensible things are required in sacraments for the purpose of signification, as stated above [4343](A[4]). But nothing hinders the same thing being signified by divers sensible things: thus in Holy Scripture God is signified metaphorically, sometimes by a stone (2 Kings 22:2; Zech. 3:9; 1 Cor. 10:4; Apoc. 4:3); sometimes by a lion (Is. 31:4; Apoc. 5:5); sometimes by the sun (Is. 60:19,20; Mal. 4:2), or by something …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica

The Instrumentality of the Wicked Employed by God, While He Continues Free from Every Taint.
1. The carnal mind the source of the objections which are raised against the Providence of God. A primary objection, making a distinction between the permission and the will of God, refuted. Angels and men, good and bad, do nought but what has been decreed by God. This proved by examples. 2. All hidden movements directed to their end by the unseen but righteous instigation of God. Examples, with answers to objections. 3. These objections originate in a spirit of pride and blasphemy. Objection, that …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion

The Medes and the Second Chaldaean Empire
THE FALL OF NINEVEH AND THE RISE OF THE CHALDAEAN AND MEDIAN EMPIRES--THE XXVIth EGYPTIAN DYNASTY: CYAXARES, ALYATTES, AND NEBUCHADREZZAR. The legendary history of the kings of Media and the first contact of the Medes with the Assyrians: the alleged Iranian migrations of the Avesta--Media-proper, its fauna and flora; Phraortes and the beginning of the Median empire--Persia proper and the Persians; conquest of Persia by the Medes--The last monuments of Assur-bani-pal: the library of Kouyunjik--Phraortes …
G. Maspero—History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 8

The First Blast of the Trumpet
The English Scholar's Library etc. No. 2. The First Blast of the Trumpet &c. 1558. The English Scholar's Library of Old and Modern Works. No. 2. The First Blast of the Trumpet &c. 1558. Edited by EDWARD ARBER, F.S.A., etc., LECTURER IN ENGLISH LITERATURE, ETC., UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON. SOUTHGATE, LONDON, N. 15 August 1878. No. 2. (All rights reserved.) CONTENTS. Bibliography vii-viii Introduction …
John Knox—The First Blast of the Trumpet

Why Should we not Believe These to be Angelic Operations through Dispensation of The...
16. Why should we not believe these to be angelic operations through dispensation of the providence of God, Who maketh good use of both good things and evil, according to the unsearchable depth of His judgments? whether thereby the minds of mortals be instructed, or whether deceived; whether consoled, or whether terrified: according as unto each one there is to be either a showing of mercy, or a taking of vengeance, by Him to Whom, not without a meaning, the Church doth sing "of mercy and of judgment." …
St. Augustine—On Care to Be Had for the Dead.

The Credibility of Scripture Sufficiently Proved in So Far as Natural Reason Admits.
1. Secondary helps to establish the credibility of Scripture. I. The arrangement of the sacred volume. II. Its dignity. III. Its truth. IV. Its simplicity. V. Its efficacy. 2. The majesty conspicuous in the writings of the Prophets. 3. Special proofs from the Old Testament. I. The antiquity of the Books of Moses. 4. This antiquity contrasted with the dreams of the Egyptians. II. The majesty of the Books of Moses. 5. The miracles and prophecies of Moses. A profane objection refuted. 6. Another profane …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion

Authorship of the Pentateuch.
The term Pentateuch is composed of the two Greek words, pente, five, and teuchos, which in later Alexandrine usage signified book. It denotes, therefore, the collection of five books; or, the five books of the law considered as a whole. 1. In our inquiries respecting the authorship of the Pentateuch, we begin with the undisputed fact that it existed in its present form in the days of Christ and his apostles, and had so existed from the time of Ezra. When the translators of the Greek version, …
E. P. Barrows—Companion to the Bible

Synagogues: their Origin, Structure and Outward Arrangements
It was a beautiful saying of Rabbi Jochanan (Jer. Ber. v. 1), that he who prays in his house surrounds and fortifies it, so to speak, with a wall of iron. Nevertheless, it seems immediately contradicted by what follows. For it is explained that this only holds good where a man is alone, but that where there is a community prayer should be offered in the synagogue. We can readily understand how, after the destruction of the Temple, and the cessation of its symbolical worship, the excessive value attached …
Alfred Edersheim—Sketches of Jewish Social Life

The Greater Prophets.
1. We have already seen (Chap. 15, Nos. 11 and 12) that from Moses to Samuel the appearances of prophets were infrequent; that with Samuel and the prophetical school established by him there began a new era, in which the prophets were recognized as a distinct order of men in the Theocracy; and that the age of written prophecy did not begin till about the reign of Uzziah, some three centuries after Samuel. The Jewish division of the latter prophets--prophets in the more restricted sense of the …
E. P. Barrows—Companion to the Bible

Of the Power of Making Laws. The Cruelty of the Pope and his Adherents, in this Respect, in Tyrannically Oppressing and Destroying Souls.
1. The power of the Church in enacting laws. This made a source of human traditions. Impiety of these traditions. 2. Many of the Papistical traditions not only difficult, but impossible to be observed. 3. That the question may be more conveniently explained, nature of conscience must be defined. 4. Definition of conscience explained. Examples in illustration of the definition. 5. Paul's doctrine of submission to magistrates for conscience sake, gives no countenance to the Popish doctrine of the obligation …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion

Of the Effects of those Prerogatives.
From these prerogatives there will arise to the elect in heaven, five notable effects:-- 1. They shall know God with a perfect knowledge (1 Cor. i. 10), so far as creatures can possibly comprehend the Creator. For there we shall see the Word, the Creator; and in the Word, all creatures that by the Word were created; so that we shall not need to learn (of the things which were made) the knowledge of him by whom all things were made. The most excellent creatures in this life, are but as a dark veil …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety

Meditations for one that is Like to Die.
If thy sickness be like to increase unto death, then meditate on three things:--First, How graciously God dealeth with thee. Secondly, From what evils death will free thee. Thirdly, What good death will bring unto thee. The first sort of Meditations are, to consider God's favourable dealing with thee. 1. Meditate that God uses this chastisement of thy body but as a medicine to cure thy soul, by drawing thee, who art sick in sin, to come by repentance unto Christ, thy physician, to have thy soul healed …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety

Kings
The book[1] of Kings is strikingly unlike any modern historical narrative. Its comparative brevity, its curious perspective, and-with some brilliant exceptions--its relative monotony, are obvious to the most cursory perusal, and to understand these things is, in large measure, to understand the book. It covers a period of no less than four centuries. Beginning with the death of David and the accession of Solomon (1 Kings i., ii.) it traverses his reign with considerable fulness (1 Kings iii.-xi.), …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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