# the eighteenth year

"the 18th year" or "year 18" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])

# Josiah had cleansed the land and the temple

This speaks of Josiah causing Judah and Jerusalem to be acceptable to Yahweh as if he made them physically clean. AT: "Josiah had caused the land and the temple to become acceptable again to Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah ... Joah son of Joahaz ... Hilkiah

These are the names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# entrusted to him

"gave to him the responsibility of using the money"

# that had been brought into the house of God, that the Levites, the guards of the doors, had gathered

This can be stated in active form. AT: "that the Levites who guarded the doors had brought into the house of God all that they had gathered" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/josiah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/highpriest]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/houseofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/levite]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/remnant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/kingdomofjudah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/benjamin]]