2Ki 12 | ABEn | STEP | [ 3 in 5 year 4 the seventh 6 of Jehu 2 reigned 1 Joash], and forty years he reigned in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.

2 Kings 12

CHAPTER 12 Joash Reigns in Judah

1 [³in ⁵year ⁴the seventh ⁶of Jehu ²reigned ¹Joash], and forty years he reigned in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. 2 And Joash did the upright thing before the lord all the days which [⁴enlightened ⁵him ¹Jehoiada ²the ³priest]. 3 Only the high places he did not remove, and [⁵there ³still ¹the ²people ⁴sacrificed], and burned incense in the high places. 4 And Joash said to the priests, All the money of the holy things coming in as income into the house of the lord, the money of the valuation of a man, the money of valuation of souls, all money what ever ascends upon the heart of a man to bring in the house of the lord, 5 let [³take it ⁴for themselves ¹the ²priests]! every man from their sale, and they shall repair the breach of the house in all the places where ever [²should be found ³there ¹a breach]. 6 And it came to pass in the twentieth and third year of king Joash, [³did not ⁴repair ¹that the ²priests] the breach of the house. 7 And [⁴called ¹Joash ²the ³king] Jehoiada the priest, and the priests, and he said to them, Why is it that [⁵was not repaired ¹the ²breach ³of the ⁴house]? And now, do not take the money from your sales! for unto the breach of the house you shall appoint it. 8 And [³joined in harmony ¹the ²priests] to not take money from the people, and to not strengthen the breach of the house. 9 And [⁴took ¹Jehoiada ²the ³priest] [²chest ¹one], and he made in it [²opening ¹one], and he put it by the altar, at the right side of the ones entering of men into the house of the lord. And [⁶gave ⁷there ¹the ²priests ³guarding at ⁴the ⁵thresholds] all the money being carried into the house of the lord. 10 And it came to pass as they saw that there was much money in the chest, that [⁵ascended ¹the ²scribe ³of the ⁴king], and the [²priest ¹great], and they grasped and counted the money being found in the house of the lord.

The House of The LORD Is Restored

11 And they gave the money being prepared into the hands of the ones doing the works of the ones overseeing the house of the lord. And they handed over to the fabricators of the wood items, and to the builders doing work in the house of the lord, 12 and to the stonemasons, and to the quarriers of the stones; to acquire wood and [²stones ¹quarried], to repair the breach of the house of the lord, for all as much as was spent upon the house to repair it. 13 Only they were not to make for the house of the lord [²doors ¹silver], nails, bowls, and trumpets, or any [²item ¹gold], or [²item ¹silver] from out of the money being carried in the house of the lord. 14 For to the ones doing the works they gave it. And they repaired by it the house of the lord. 15 And they did not call into account the men to whom was given the money into their hands, to give to the ones doing the work; for [²in ³trust ¹they were acting]. 16 But money for a trespass offering, and money for a sin offering was not carried into the house of the lord, for [²to the ³priests ¹it was]. 17 Then [⁴ascended up ¹Hazael ²king ³of Syria], and waged war against Gath, and was first to take it. And Hazael arranged his face to ascend against Jerusalem. 18 And [⁴took ¹Joash ²king ³of Judah] all the holy things which Jehoshaphat sanctified, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, and his holy things, and all the gold being found in the treasuries of the house of the lord, and of the house of the king, and sent them to Hazael king of Syria. And he ascended away from Jerusalem. 19 And the rest of the words of Joash, and all as many things as he did, behold are not these written upon the scroll of the words of the days of the kings of Judah?

Joash is Killed in a Conspiracy

20 And [²rose up ¹his servants], and they made a conspiracy; and they struck Joash in the house of Millo, the one in the descent to Silla. 21 And Jozachar son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad son of Shomer, his servants struck him, and he died. And they entombed him with his fathers in the city of David. And [³reigned ¹Amaziah ²his son] instead of him.