And when they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada: After the workers repaired the Temple, they brought the remaining money to King Joash and Jehoiada. The money was “gold and silver” (Good News Translation).

And with it were made utensils for the house of the LORD: Most likely the Temple utensils were made from the gold and silver; the gold and silver were not used to pay for having these items made. The implied agent of the passive verb were made (literally “he made”) is some unknown craftsmen. So in languages were passive verbs are not possible, this verb may be translated “some craftsmen made” or “they made.” New American Bible provides a good model for this clause and the previous one, saying “they brought the rest of the money to the king and to Jehoiada, who had it made into utensils for the LORD’s temple” (similarly Good News Translation).

Both for the service and for the burnt offerings: The Hebrew word for service is found elsewhere only in Num 4.12, but a related verb occurs frequently. Here the service is more specifically the ritual service in the Temple. For burnt offerings, see the comments on 1 Chr 16.1. Good News Translation omits this information, but it should be included in translation.

For the Hebrew word rendered dishes for incense, see the comments on 2 Chr 4.22.

And vessels of gold and silver may be rendered “and other gold and silver objects” (Contemporary English Version).

The following translation may serve as a model for expressing the meaning of verse 14a:

• When the workers finished the job, they brought the money that they had not used to King Joash and Jehoiada. Then they used that money to make utensils for the Temple of the LORD, utensils for the service in the Temple and for the burnt offerings, and incense bowls, and other gold and silver articles.

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Chronicles, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2014. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .