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Joash Repairs the Temple
Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
Joash Repairs the Temple
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.
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.
Joash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
And Joash did what was right in the sight of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
And Jehoiada took two wives for him, and he had sons and daughters.
And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begot sons and daughters.
Now it happened after this that Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the Lord.
Faithless Priests
And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to renew the house of Jehovah.
And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to renew the house of Jehovah.
Then he gathered the priests and the Levites, and said to them, “Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that you do it quickly.”
However the Levites did not do it quickly.
However the Levites did not do it quickly.
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.
So the king called Jehoiada the chief priest, and said to him, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and from Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the Lord and of the assembly of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?”
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?
For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken into the house of God, and had also presented all the dedicated things of the house of the Lord to the Baals.
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.
Then at the king’s command they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of the Lord.
Joash Orders Repair of the Temple
And the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it at the gate of the house of Jehovah without,
And the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it at the gate of the house of Jehovah without,
And they made a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to bring to the Lord the collection that Moses the servant of God had imposed on Israel in the wilderness.
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.
Then all the leaders and all the people rejoiced, brought their contributions, and put them into the chest until all had given.
And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in and cast into the chest, until they had finished.
So it was, at that time, when the chest was brought to the king’s official by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, that the king’s scribe and the high priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it and returned it to its place. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
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.
The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house of the Lord; and they hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lord, and also those who worked in iron and bronze to restore the house of the Lord.
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.
So the workmen labored, and the work was completed by them; they restored the house of God to its original condition and reinforced it.
So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.
When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada; they made from it articles for the house of the Lord, articles for serving and offering, spoons and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord continually all the days of Jehoiada.
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.
Apostasy of Joash
But Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; he was one hundred and thirty years old when he died.
But Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; he was one hundred and thirty years old when he died.
Jehoiada's Death and Burial
And Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; he was a hundred and thirty years old when he died.
And Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; he was a hundred and thirty years old when he died.
And they buried him in the City of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God and His house.
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.
Now after the death of Jehoiada the leaders of Judah came and bowed down to the king. And the king listened to them.
The Wickedness of Joash
And after the death of Jehoiada the princes of Judah came and made obeisance to the king; then the king hearkened to them.
And after the death of Jehoiada the princes of Judah came and made obeisance to the king; then the king hearkened to them.
Therefore they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served wooden images and idols; and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem because of their trespass.
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.
Yet He sent prophets to them, to bring them back to the Lord; and they testified against them, but they would not listen.
And he sent prophets among them to bring them again to Jehovah, and they testified against them; but they would not give ear.
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.
So they conspired against him, and at the command of the king they stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the Lord.
And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the court of the house of Jehovah.
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]!
Joash Slain by Zabad and Jehozabad
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.
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.
For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men; but the Lord delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.
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.
And when they had withdrawn from him (for they left him severely wounded), his own servants conspired against him because of the blood of the [d]sons of Jehoiada the priest, and killed him on his bed. So he died. And they buried him in the City of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings.
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.
And these are they that conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.
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.