¹ Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Zibiah of Beersheba.

² And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

³ And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.

⁴ And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD.

⁵ And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.

⁶ And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?

⁷ For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.

⁸ And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.

⁹ And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness.

¹⁰ And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.

¹¹ Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

¹² And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.

¹³ So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.

¹⁴ And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.

¹⁵ But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.

¹⁶ And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.

¹⁷ Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.

¹⁸ And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.

¹⁹ Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.

²⁰ And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.

²¹ And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD.

²² Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.

²³ And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus.

²⁴ For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.

²⁵ And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.

²⁶ And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.

²⁷ Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

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¹ Joash ^H3101 was seven ^H7651 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he began to reign, ^H4427 and he reigned ^H4427 forty ^H705 years ^H8141 in Jerusalem. ^H3389 His mother's ^H517 name ^H8034 also was Zibiah ^H6645 of Beersheba. ^H884

² And Joash ^H3101 did ^H6213 that which was right ^H3477 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD ^H3068 all the days ^H3117 of Jehoiada ^H3077 the priest. ^H3548

³ And Jehoiada ^H3077 took ^H5375 for him two ^H8147 wives; ^H802 and he begat ^H3205 sons ^H1121 and daughters. ^H1323

⁴ And it came to pass after ^H310 this, that Joash ^H3101 was minded ^H3820 to repair ^H2318 the house ^H1004 of the LORD. ^H3068

⁵ And he gathered together ^H6908 the priests ^H3548 and the Levites, ^H3881 and said ^H559 to them, Go out ^H3318 unto the cities ^H5892 of Judah, ^H3063 and gather ^H6908 of all Israel ^H3478 money ^H3701 to repair ^H2388 the house ^H1004 of your God ^H430 from ^H1767 year ^H8141 to year, ^H8141 and see that ye hasten ^H4116 the matter. ^H1697 Howbeit the Levites ^H3881 hastened ^H4116 it not.

⁶ And the king ^H4428 called ^H7121 for Jehoiada ^H3077 the chief, ^H7218 and said ^H559 unto him, Why hast thou not required ^H1875 of the Levites ^H3881 to bring in ^H935 out of Judah ^H3063 and out of Jerusalem ^H3389 the collection, ^H4864 according to the commandment of Moses ^H4872 the servant ^H5650 of the LORD, ^H3068 and of the congregation ^H6951 of Israel, ^H3478 for the tabernacle ^H168 of witness? ^H5715

⁷ For the sons ^H1121 of Athaliah, ^H6271 that wicked ^H4849 woman, had broken up ^H6555 the house ^H1004 of God; ^H430 and also all the dedicated things ^H6944 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068 did they bestow ^H6213 upon Baalim. ^H1168

⁸ And at the king's ^H4428 commandment ^H559 they made ^H6213 a ^H259 chest, ^H727 and set ^H5414 it without ^H2351 at the gate ^H8179 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD. ^H3068

⁹ And they made ^H5414 a proclamation ^H6963 through Judah ^H3063 and Jerusalem, ^H3389 to bring in ^H935 to the LORD ^H3068 the collection ^H4864 that Moses ^H4872 the servant ^H5650 of God ^H430 laid upon Israel ^H3478 in the wilderness. ^H4057

¹⁰ And all the princes ^H8269 and all the people ^H5971 rejoiced, ^H8055 and brought in, ^H935 and cast ^H7993 into the chest, ^H727 until they had made an end. ^H3615

¹¹ Now it came to pass, that at what time ^H6256 the chest ^H727 was brought ^H935 unto the king's ^H4428 office ^H6486 by the hand ^H3027 of the Levites, ^H3881 and when they saw ^H7200 that there was much ^H7227 money, ^H3701 the king's ^H4428 scribe ^H5608 and the high ^H7218 priest's ^H3548 officer ^H6496 came ^H935 and emptied ^H6168 the chest, ^H727 and took ^H5375 it, and carried ^H7725 it to his place ^H4725 again. ^H7725 Thus they did ^H6213 day ^H3117 by day, ^H3117 and gathered ^H622 money ^H3701 in abundance. ^H7230

¹² And the king ^H4428 and Jehoiada ^H3077 gave ^H5414 it to such as did ^H6213 the work ^H4399 of the service ^H5656 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 and hired ^H7936 masons ^H2672 and carpenters ^H2796 to repair ^H2318 the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 and also such as wrought ^H2796 iron ^H1270 and brass ^H5178 to mend ^H2388 the house ^H1004 of the LORD. ^H3068

¹³ So the workmen ^{H4399 H6213} wrought, ^H6213 and the work ^H4399 was ^H5927 perfected ^H724 by them, ^H3027 and they set ^H5975 the house ^H1004 of God ^H430 in his state, ^H4971 and strengthened ^H553 it.

¹⁴ And when they had finished ^H3615 it, they brought ^H935 the rest ^H7605 of the money ^H3701 before ^H6440 the king ^H4428 and Jehoiada, ^H3077 whereof were made ^H6213 vessels ^H3627 for the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 even vessels ^H3627 to minister, ^H8335 and to offer ^H5927 withal, and spoons, ^H3709 and vessels ^H3627 of gold ^H2091 and silver. ^H3701 And they offered ^H5927 burnt offerings ^H5930 in the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068 continually ^H8548 all the days ^H3117 of Jehoiada. ^H3077

¹⁵ But Jehoiada ^H3077 waxed old, ^H2204 and was full ^H7646 of days ^H3117 when he died; ^H4191 an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 was he when he died. ^H4194

¹⁶ And they buried ^H6912 him in the city ^H5892 of David ^H1732 among the kings, ^H4428 because he had done ^H6213 good ^H2896 in Israel, ^H3478 both toward God, ^H430 and toward his house. ^H1004

¹⁷ Now after ^H310 the death ^H4194 of Jehoiada ^H3077 came ^H935 the princes ^H8269 of Judah, ^H3063 and made obeisance ^H7812 to the king. ^H4428 Then the king ^H4428 hearkened ^H8085 unto them.

¹⁸ And they left ^H5800 the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of their fathers, ^H1 and served ^H5647 groves ^H842 and idols: ^H6091 and wrath ^H7110 came upon Judah ^H3063 and Jerusalem ^H3389 for this their trespass. ^H819

¹⁹ Yet he sent ^H7971 prophets ^H5030 to them, to bring them again ^H7725 unto the LORD; ^H3068 and they testified ^H5749 against them: but they would not give ear. ^H238

²⁰ And the Spirit ^H7307 of God ^H430 came ^H3847 upon Zechariah ^H2148 the son ^H1121 of Jehoiada ^H3077 the priest, ^H3548 which stood ^H5975 above the people, ^H5971 and said ^H559 unto them, Thus saith ^H559 God, ^H430 Why transgress ^H5674 ye the commandments ^H4687 of the LORD, ^H3068 that ye cannot prosper? ^H6743 because ye have forsaken ^H5800 the LORD, ^H3068 he hath also forsaken ^H5800 you.

²¹ And they conspired ^H7194 against him, and stoned ^H7275 him with stones ^H68 at the commandment ^H4687 of the king ^H4428 in the court ^H2691 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD. ^H3068

²² Thus Joash ^H3101 the king ^H4428 remembered ^H2142 not the kindness ^H2617 which Jehoiada ^H3077 his father ^H1 had done ^H6213 to him, but slew ^H2026 his son. ^H1121 And when he died, ^H4194 he said, ^H559 The LORD ^H3068 look ^H7200 upon it, and require ^H1875 it.

²³ And it came to pass at the end ^H8622 of the year, ^H8141 that the host ^H2428 of Syria ^H758 came up ^H5927 against him: and they came ^H935 to Judah ^H3063 and Jerusalem, ^H3389 and destroyed ^H7843 all the princes ^H8269 of the people ^H5971 from among the people, ^H5971 and sent ^H7971 all the spoil ^H7998 of them unto the king ^H4428 of Damascus. ^H1834

²⁴ For the army ^H2428 of the Syrians ^H758 came ^H935 with a small ^H4705 company of men, ^H582 and the LORD ^H3068 delivered ^H5414 a very ^H3966 great ^H7230 host ^H2428 into their hand, ^H3027 because they had forsaken ^H5800 the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of their fathers. ^H1 So they executed ^H6213 judgment ^H8201 against Joash. ^H3101

²⁵ And when they were departed ^H3212 from him, (for they left ^H5800 him in great ^H7227 diseases,) ^H4251 his own servants ^H5650 conspired ^H7194 against him for the blood ^H1818 of the sons ^H1121 of Jehoiada ^H3077 the priest, ^H3548 and slew ^H2026 him on his bed, ^H4296 and he died: ^H4191 and they buried ^H6912 him in the city ^H5892 of David, ^H1732 but they buried ^H6912 him not in the sepulchres ^H6913 of the kings. ^H4428

²⁶ And these are they that conspired ^H7194 against him; Zabad ^H2066 the son ^H1121 of Shimeath ^H8100 an Ammonitess, ^H5985 and Jehozabad ^H3075 the son ^H1121 of Shimrith ^H8116 a Moabitess. ^H4125

²⁷ Now concerning his sons, ^H1121 and the greatness ^{H7235 H7230} of the burdens ^H4853 laid upon him, and the repairing ^H3247 of the house ^H1004 of God, ^H430 behold, they are written ^H3789 in the story ^H4097 of the book ^H5612 of the kings. ^H4428 And Amaziah ^H558 his son ^H1121 reigned ^H4427 in his stead.

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¹ Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Zibiah, of Beer-sheba.

² And Joash did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

³ And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.

⁴ And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to restore the house of Jehovah.

⁵ And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year; and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.

⁶ And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tax of Moses the servant of Jehovah, and of the assembly of Israel, for the tent of the testimony?

⁷ For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of Jehovah did they bestow upon the Baalim.

⁸ So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of Jehovah.

⁹ And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in for Jehovah the tax that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness.

¹⁰ And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.

¹¹ And it was so, that, at what time the chest was brought unto the king's officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the chief priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

¹² And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah; and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of Jehovah, and also such as wrought iron and brass to repair the house of Jehovah.

¹³ So the workmen wrought, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands, and they set up the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.

¹⁴ And when they had made an end, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of Jehovah, even vessels wherewith to minister and to offer, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt-offerings in the house of Jehovah continually all the days of Jehoiada.

¹⁵ But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days, and he died; a hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.

¹⁶ And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house.

¹⁷ Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.

¹⁸ And they forsook the house of Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.

¹⁹ Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto Jehovah; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.

²⁰ And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of Jehovah, so that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken Jehovah, he hath also forsaken you.

²¹ And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of Jehovah.

²² Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, Jehovah look upon it, and require it.

²³ And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the army of the Syrians came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus.

²⁴ For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men; and Jehovah delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken Jehovah, the God of their fathers. So they executed judgment upon Joash.

²⁵ And when they were departed for him (for they left him very sick), his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died; and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.

²⁶ And these are they that conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

²⁷ Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens `laid' upon him, and the rebuilding of the house of God, behold, they are written in the commentary of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

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¹ A son of seven years `is' Joash in his reigning, and forty years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother `is' Zibiah of Beer-Sheba.

² And Joash doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

³ And Jehoiada taketh for him two wives, and he begetteth sons and daughters.

⁴ And it cometh to pass after this, it hath been with the heart of Joash to renew the house of Jehovah,

⁵ and he gathereth the priests and the Levites, and saith to them, `Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to strengthen the house of your God sufficiently year by year, and ye, ye do haste to the matter;' and the Levites have not hasted.

⁶ And the king calleth for Jehoiada the head, and saith to him, `Wherefore hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tribute of Moses, servant of Jehovah, and of the assembly of Israel, for the tent of the testimony?

⁷ for sons of Athaliah, the wicked one, have broken up the house of God, and also, all the holy things of the house of Jehovah they have prepared for Baalim.'

⁸ And the king speaketh, and they make one chest, and put it at the gate of the house of Jehovah without,

⁹ and give an intimation in Judah and in Jerusalem to bring in to Jehovah the tribute of Moses, servant of God, `laid' on Israel in the wilderness.

¹⁰ And all the heads, and all the people rejoice, and they bring in, and cast into the chest, unto completion.

¹¹ And it cometh to pass, at the time one bringeth in the chest for the inspection of the king by the hand of the Levites, and at their seeing that the money `is' abundant, that a scribe of the king hath come in, and an officer of the head-priest, and they empty the chest, and take it up and turn it back unto its place; thus they have done day by day, and gather money in abundance.

¹² And the king and Jehoiada give it unto the doers of the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and they are hiring hewers and artificers to renew the house of Jehovah, and also -- to artificers in iron and brass to strengthen the house of Jehovah.

¹³ And those doing the business work, and there goeth up lengthening to the work by their hand, and they establish the house of God, by its proper measure, and strengthen it.

¹⁴ And at their completing `it', they have brought in before the king and Jehoiada the rest of the money, and they make it vessels for the house of Jehovah, vessels of serving, and of offering up, and spoons, even vessels of gold and silver; and they are causing burnt-offerings to ascend in the house of Jehovah continually, all the days of Jehoiada.

¹⁵ And Jehoiada is aged and satisfied with days, and dieth -- a son of a hundred and thirty years in his death,

¹⁶ and they bury him in the city of David, with the kings, for he hath done good in Israel, and with God, and his house.

¹⁷ And after the death of Jehoiada come in have heads of Judah, and bow themselves to the king; then hath the king hearkened unto them,

¹⁸ and they forsake the house of Jehovah, God of their fathers, and serve the shrines and the idols, and there is wrath upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guilt.

¹⁹ And He sendeth among them prophets, to bring them back unto Jehovah, and they testify against them, and they have not given ear;

²⁰ and the Spirit of God hath clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and he standeth over-against the people, and saith to them, `Thus said God, Why are ye transgressing the commands of Jehovah, and prosper not? because ye have forsaken Jehovah -- He doth forsake you.'

²¹ And they conspire against him, and stone him with stones by the command of the king, in the court of the house of Jehovah,

²² and Joash the king hath not remembered the kindness that Jehoiada his father did with him, and slayeth his son, and in his death he said, `Jehovah doth see, and require.'

²³ And it cometh to pass, at the turn of the year, come up hath the force of Aram against him, and they come in unto Judah and Jerusalem, and destroy all the heads of the people from the people, and all their spoil they have sent to the king of Damascus,

²⁴ for with few men have the force of Aram come in, and Jehovah hath given into their hand a mighty force for multitude, because they have forsaken Jehovah, God of their fathers; and with Joash they have executed judgments.

²⁵ And in their going from him -- for they left him with many diseases -- his servants themselves have conspired against him, for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slay him on his bed, and he dieth; and they bury him in the city of David, and have not buried him in the graves of the kings.

²⁶ And these `are' those conspiring against him, Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

²⁷ As to his sons, and the greatness of the burden upon him, and the foundation of the house of God, lo, they are written on the `Inquiry' of the book of the Kings; and reign doth Amaziah his son in his stead.

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¹ Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.

² And Joash did what was right in the sight of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

³ And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begot sons and daughters.

⁴ And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to renew the house of Jehovah.

⁵ And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out to the cities of Judah and collect of all Israel money for the repair of the house of your God from year to year, and ye shall hasten the matter. But the Levites hastened it not.

⁶ And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said to him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tribute of Moses the servant of Jehovah [laid upon] the congregation of Israel, for the tent of the testimony?

⁷ For the wicked Athaliah [and] her sons had devastated the house of God; and also all the hallowed things of the house of Jehovah had they employed for the Baals.

⁸ And the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it at the gate of the house of Jehovah without,

⁹ and they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring to Jehovah the tribute of Moses the servant of God [laid upon] Israel in the wilderness.

¹⁰ And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in and cast into the chest, until they had finished.

¹¹ And it came to pass at the time the chest was brought for the king's control by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and high priest's officer came, and they emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

¹² And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and they hired masons and carpenters to renew the house of Jehovah, and also such as wrought in iron and bronze, to repair the house of Jehovah.

¹³ So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.

¹⁴ And when they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada; and they made of it vessels for the house of Jehovah, utensils to minister, and with which to offer up, and cups, and utensils of gold and silver. And they offered up burnt-offerings in the house of Jehovah continually all the days of Jehoiada.

¹⁵ And Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; he was a hundred and thirty years old when he died.

¹⁶ And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God and toward his house.

¹⁷ And after the death of Jehoiada the princes of Judah came and made obeisance to the king; then the king hearkened to them.

¹⁸ And they forsook the house of Jehovah the God of their fathers, and served the Asherahs and idols; and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.

¹⁹ And he sent prophets among them to bring them again to Jehovah, and they testified against them; but they would not give ear.

²⁰ And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood up above the people and said unto them, Thus saith God: Wherefore do ye transgress the commandments of Jehovah? And ye cannot prosper; for ye have forsaken Jehovah, and he hath forsaken you.

²¹ And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the court of the house of Jehovah.

²² And king Joash remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, Jehovah see and require [it]!

²³ And it came to pass at the end of the year [that] the army of Syria came up against him; and they entered into Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them to the king at Damascus.

²⁴ Truly with a small company of men came the army of the Syrians, but Jehovah delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken Jehovah the God of their fathers; and they executed judgment upon Joash.

²⁵ And when they had departed from him (for they left him in great diseases), his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died; and they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the sepulchres of the kings.

²⁶ And these are they that conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.

²⁷ And as to his sons, and the greatness of the burdens [laid] upon him, and the building of the house of God, behold, they are written in the treatise of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

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¹ Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Zibiah, of Beersheba.

² Joash did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

³ Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he became the father of sons and daughters.

⁴ It happened after this, that Joash was minded to restore the house of Yahweh.

⁵ He gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year; and see that you hasten the matter. However the Levites didn't hurry.

⁶ The king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said to him, Why haven't you required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tax of Moses the servant of Yahweh, and of the assembly of Israel, for the tent of the testimony?

⁷ For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of Yahweh did they bestow on the Baals.

⁸ So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of Yahweh.

⁹ They made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in for Yahweh the tax that Moses the servant of God laid on Israel in the wilderness.

¹⁰ All the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.

¹¹ It was so, that whenever the chest was brought to the king's officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the chief priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

¹² The king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of Yahweh; and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of Yahweh, and also such as worked iron and brass to repair the house of Yahweh.

¹³ So the workmen worked, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands, and they set up the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.

¹⁴ When they had made an end, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, of which were made vessels for the house of Yahweh, even vessels with which to minister and to offer, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. They offered burnt offerings in the house of Yahweh continually all the days of Jehoiada.

¹⁵ But Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; one hundred thirty years old was he when he died.

¹⁶ They buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house.

¹⁷ Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king listened to them.

¹⁸ They forsook the house of Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols: and wrath came on Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.

¹⁹ Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again to Yahweh; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.

²⁰ The Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said to them, Thus says God, Why disobey you the commandments of Yahweh, so that you can't prosper? because you have forsaken Yahweh, he has also forsaken you.

²¹ They conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of Yahweh.

²² Thus Joash the king didn't remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. When he died, he said, Yahweh look on it, and require it.

²³ It happened at the end of the year, that the army of the Syrians came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them to the king of Damascus.

²⁴ For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men; and Yahweh delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their fathers. So they executed judgment on Joash.

²⁵ When they were departed for him (for they left him very sick), his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and killed him on his bed, and he died; and they buried him in the city of David, but they didn't bury him in the tombs of the kings.

²⁶ These are those who conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

²⁷ Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens [laid] on him, and the rebuilding of the house of God, behold, they are written in the commentary of the book of the kings. Amaziah his son reigned in his place.

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¹ Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he was ruling for forty years in Jerusalem: his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.

² And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord as long as Jehoiada the priest was living.

³ And Jehoiada took two wives for him, and he became the father of sons and daughters.

⁴ Now after this Joash had a desire to put the house of the Lord into good order again;

⁵ And getting together the priests and Levites, he said to them, Go out into the towns of Judah year by year, and get from all Israel money to keep the house of your God in good condition; and see that this is done without loss of time. The Levites, however, were slow in doing so.

⁶ Then the king sent for Jehoiada, the chief priest, and said to him, Why have you not given the Levites orders that the tax fixed by Moses, the servant of the Lord, and by the meeting of Israel, for the Tent of witness, is to be got in from Judah and Jerusalem and handed over?

⁷ For the house of the Lord had been broken up by Athaliah, that evil woman, and her sons; and all its holy things they had given to the Baals.

⁸ So at the king's order they made a chest and put it outside the doorway of the house of the Lord.

⁹ And an order was sent out through all Judah and Jerusalem that payment was to be made to the Lord of the tax which Moses, the servant of God, had put on Israel in the waste land.

¹⁰ And all the chiefs and all the people came gladly and put their money into the chest, till they had all given.

¹¹ So when the chest was taken to the king's servants by the Levites, and they saw that there was much money in it, the king's scribe and the chief priest's servant took the money out, and put the chest back in its place. They did this day by day, and got together a great amount of money.

¹² Then the king and Jehoiada gave it to those who were responsible for getting the work done on the Lord's house, and with it they got wall-builders and woodworkers and metal-workers to put the house of the Lord in good order again.

¹³ So the workmen did their work, making good what was damaged and building up the house of God till it was strong and beautiful again.

¹⁴ And when the work was done, they took the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and it was used for making the vessels for the house of the Lord, all the vessels needed for the offerings, the spoons and the vessels of gold and silver. And as long as Jehoiada was living, the regular burned offerings were offered in the house of the Lord.

¹⁵ But Jehoiada became old and full of days, and he came to his end; he was a hundred and thirty years old at the time of his death.

¹⁶ And they put him into his last resting-place in the town of David, among the kings, because he had done good in Israel for God and for his house.

¹⁷ Now after the death of Jehoiada, the chiefs of Judah came and went down on their faces before the king. Then the king gave ear to them.

¹⁸ And they gave up the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and became worshippers of pillars of wood and of the images; and because of this sin of theirs, wrath came on Judah and Jerusalem.

¹⁹ And the Lord sent them prophets to make them come back to him; and they gave witness against them, but they would not give ear.

²⁰ Then the spirit of God came on Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, and, getting up before the people, he said to them, God has said, Why do you go against the orders of the Lord, so that everything goes badly for you? because you have given up the Lord, he has given you up.

²¹ But when they had made a secret design against him, he was stoned with stones, by the king's order, in the outer square of the Lord's house.

²² So King Joash did not keep in mind how good Jehoiada his father had been to him, but put his son to death. And in the hour of his death he said, May the Lord see it and take payment!

²³ Now in the spring, the army of the Aramaeans came up against him; they came against Judah and Jerusalem, putting to death all the great men of the people and sending all the goods they took from them to the king of Damascus.

²⁴ For though the army of Aram was only a small one, the Lord gave a very great army into their hands, because they had given up the Lord, the God of their fathers. So they put into effect the punishment of Joash.

²⁵ And when they had gone away from him, (for he was broken with disease,) his servants made a secret design against him because of the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they put him to death on his bed; and they put his body into the earth in the town of David, but not in the resting-place of the kings.

²⁶ Those who made designs against him were Zabad, the son of Shimeath, an Ammonite woman, and Jehozabad, the son of Shimrith, a Moabite woman.

²⁷ Now the story of his sons, and all the words said by the prophet against him, and the building up again of the Lord's house, are recorded in the account in the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son became king in his place.