22:4 Hilkiah. Probably not the same man who is mentioned as the father of Jeremiah (Jer. 1:1), this Hilkiah was the grandfather of the high priest Seraiah who was exiled to Babylon (25:18–20).

which the keepers of the threshold have collected from the people. King Joash earlier had used the same technique for collecting funds to refurbish the temple (12:4, 5). Josiah was restoring the temple after its neglect in the days of Manasseh and Amon.