Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 22:7
Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
7. no reckoning made with them ] Compare the almost exactly similar account in 2Ki 12:15. There is no doubt that over such labours the hearts of men are enlarged and they work from love of what they are doing, and so can be trusted to lay out all money to the best advantage, and often to supplement with their own what has been put into their hands. From such overseers to ask an account would be an insult. The Chronicler, as if drawing from official reports, preserves the names of these overseers.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
They dealt faithfully – Compare the marginal reference. The names of these honest overseers are given in Chronicles 2Ch 34:12.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
i.e. Because it was found by experience that they dealt faithfully. Verbs signifying the being of a thing are oft put for the manifestation of it.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Howbeit, there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand,…. No account was kept between the high priest, and the king’s scribe who delivered the money and the overseers of the workmen, who received it from them the latter were not called to any account by the former, nor any audit made of their accounts:
because they dealt faithfully: they were persons of such known honour and integrity, that their fidelity was not in the least called in question, but were trusted without examining their accounts, and how they disposed of the money committed to them, see 2Ki 12:15.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(7) Howbeit there was.Only let there be. The words of 2Ki. 22:6-7 are part of the royal mandate.
That was delivered . . . they dealt.That is given . . . they deal. In 2Ki. 12:14; 2Ki. 12:16 the same construction is used in a different sense. (See the Notes there.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
7. No reckoning See 2Ki 12:15.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2Ki 22:7 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
Ver. 7. Howbeit there was no reckoning. ] Or, Let there be no reckoning made with them of the money: for they will deal faithfully. See Neh 7:2 . See Trapp on “ Neh 7:2 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Howbeit: 2Ki 12:15, 2Ch 24:14
they dealt faithfully: Exo 36:5, Exo 36:6, Neh 7:2, Pro 28:20, Luk 16:10-12, 1Co 4:2, 2Co 8:20, 2Co 8:21, 2Ti 2:2, 3Jo 1:5
Reciprocal: 2Ch 34:12 – faithfully Ezr 7:18 – whatsoever Neh 13:13 – counted
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
22:7 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt {d} faithfully.
(d) So God provided him with faithful servants, seeing he went about so zealously to set forth the work of God.