9. These three men went to Hilkiah the high priest. They gave him the money that the Levite guards had collected from the people of West Manasseh, Ephraim, and the rest of Israel, as well as those living in Judah, Benjamin, and Jerusalem.
10. Then the money was turned over to the men who supervised the repairs to the temple. They used some of it to pay the workers,
11. and they gave the rest of it to the carpenters and builders, who used it to buy the stone and wood they needed to repair the other buildings that Judah's kings had not taken care of.
12. The workers were honest, and their supervisors were Jahath and Obadiah from the Levite clan of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam from the Levite clan of Kohath. Other Levites, who were all skilled musicians,
13. were in charge of carrying supplies and supervising the workers. Other Levites were appointed to stand guard around the temple.
14. While the money was being given to these supervisors, Hilkiah found the book that contained the laws that the Lord had given to Moses.
15. Hilkiah handed the book to Shaphan the official and said, “Look what I found here in the temple—The Book of God's Law.”
16. Shaphan took the book to Josiah and reported, “Your officials are doing everything you wanted.
17. They have collected the money from the temple and have given it to the men supervising the repairs.