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17 At that time King Hazael of Syria attacked[a] Gath and captured it. Hazael then decided to attack Jerusalem.[b] 18 King Jehoash of Judah collected all the sacred items that his ancestors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had consecrated, as well as his own sacred items and all the gold that could be found in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He sent it all[c] to King Hazael of Syria, who then withdrew[d] from Jerusalem.

19 The rest of the events of Joash’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 12:17 tn Heb “went up and fought against.”
  2. 2 Kings 12:17 tn Heb “Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem.”
  3. 2 Kings 12:18 tn The object (“it all”) is supplied in the translation for clarification.
  4. 2 Kings 12:18 tn Heb “went up.”
  5. 2 Kings 12:19 tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Joash, and all which he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?”