² Joash did what was right^(A) in the eyes of the Lord all the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him. ³ The high places,^(B) however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

⁴ Joash said to the priests, “Collect^(C) all the money that is brought as sacred offerings^(D) to the temple of the Lord—the money collected in the census,^(E) the money received from personal vows and the money brought voluntarily^(F) to the temple.