John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:8
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house ,.... The temple; this was in the twenty sixth year of his age, six years this work had been doing before it was finished: he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah : who only is mentioned in 2 Kings 22:3 two more are added here, as follow: and Maaseiah the governor of the city ; the city of Jerusalem, a deputy governor under the king, a sort of mayor or provost: and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder ... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:8-13
Here, 1. Orders are given by the king for the repair of the temple, 2 Chron. 34:8. When he had purged the house of the corruptions of it he began to fit it up for the services that were to be performed in it. Thus we must do by the spiritual temple of the heart, get it cleansed from the pollutions of sin, and then renewed, so as to be transformed into the image of God. Josiah, in this order, calls God the Lord his God. Those that truly love God will love the habitation of his house. 2. Care is... read more