Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.

Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to give to them that did the work; for they dealt faithfully.

And they reckoned not with the men that received the money to distribute it to the workmen, but they bestowed it faithfully.

And they did not reckon with the men into whose hand they gave the money to be bestowed on workmen; for they dealt faithfully.

and they do not reckon with the men into whose hand they give the money to give to those doing the work, for in faithfulness they are dealing.

And they did not get any statement of accounts from the men to whom the money was given for the workmen, for they made use of it with good faith.

And they did not ration the money to the men who received it in order to distribute it to the artisans. Instead, they bestowed it with faith.

They reckoned not with the men - They placed great confidence in them, and were not disappointed, for they dealt faithfully.

Moreover, they reckoned not with the men into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on the workmen,.... That is, the king's secretary and the high priest, or his officer, never called to account the overseers of the workmen, to whom they committed the money to pay them with; never examined how they laid it out, and for what:
for they dealt faithfully; they saw they acted such an honest and upright part, and such an high opinion had they of them, that they never examined their accounts, or called for their bills.

No return was required of the inspectors as to the money handed over to them, because they were convinced of their honesty.

Faithfully - For they perceived by many experiments that they were faithful.