2 Kings 12:6-8, 13-14

It was now the 23rd year of the rule of King Joash. And the priests still hadn’t repaired the temple. So the king sent for Jehoiada the priest and the other priests. He asked them, “Why aren’t you repairing the temple where it needs it? Don’t take any more money from the people in charge of the treasures. Instead, hand it over so the temple can be repaired.” The priests agreed that they wouldn’t collect any more money from the people. They also agreed that they wouldn’t repair the temple themselves.

The money the people brought to the LORD’s temple wasn’t used to make silver bowls. It wasn’t used for wick cutters, sprinkling bowls or trumpets. And it wasn’t used for any other things made out of gold or silver. Instead, it was paid to the workers. They used it to repair the temple.