Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 22:9

"And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah." — 2 Kings 22:9 (ASV)

Your servants. —Hilkiah and I.

Have gathered. —Rather, have poured out — that is, from the alms-chest into the bags.

In the house. —In the wider sense of the word, as including the outer court (2 Kings 12:9). Chronicles reads “in the house of the Lord,” which is probably right. The Septuagint, Vulgate, and Arabic also read this way here.