2 Kings 12
New American Standard Bible
Jehoash (Joash) Reigns over Judah
12 In the seventh year of Jehu, [a](A)Jehoash became king, and he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2 Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all his days that Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3 Only (B)the high places did not end; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
The Temple to Be Repaired
4 Then Jehoash said to the priests, “All the money of the sacred offerings (C)which is brought into the house of the Lord, in current money, both (D)the money of each man’s assessment and all the money [b]which anyone’s heart prompts him to bring into the house of the Lord, 5 The priests are to take it for themselves, each from his [c]acquaintance; and they shall repair [d]damage to the house wherever [e]any damage is found.”
6 But it came about that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, (E)the priests had not repaired any damage to the house. 7 So King Jehoash summoned Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said to them, “Why do you not repair damage to the house? Now then, you are not to take any more money from your [f]acquaintances, but give it up for the damage to the house.” 8 The priests then agreed that they would not take any more money from the people, nor would they [g]repair damage to the house.
9 Instead, (F)Jehoiada the priest [h]took a chest and drilled a hole in its lid and put it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into the house of the Lord; and the priests who guarded the threshold put in it all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord. 10 When they saw that there was a great amount of money in the chest, (G)the king’s scribe and the high priest went up and tied it up in bags, and counted the money that was found in the house of the Lord. 11 And they handed the money which was assessed over to those who did the work, who had the oversight of the house of the Lord; and they [i]paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the house of the Lord; 12 and (H)to the masons and the stonecutters, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the damage to the house of the Lord, and for everything that [j]was laid out for the house to repair it. 13 However (I)there were not made for the house of the Lord (J)silver cups, shears, bowls, trumpets, any receptacles of gold, or receptacles of silver from the money which was brought into the house of the Lord; 14 for they gave that to those who did the work, and with it they repaired the house of the Lord. 15 Moreover, (K)they did not require an accounting from the men into whose hands they gave the money to pay to those who did the work, because they acted faithfully. 16 The (L)money from the guilt offerings and (M)the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the Lord; (N)it belonged to the priests.
17 Then (O)Hazael the king of Aram went up and fought against Gath and captured it, and (P)Hazael [k]was intent on going up against Jerusalem. 18 So (Q)Jehoash king of Judah took all the sacred offerings that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had consecrated, and (R)his own sacred offerings, and all the gold that was found among the treasuries of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house, and sent them to Hazael king of Aram. Then he withdrew from Jerusalem.
Joash (Jehoash) Succeeded by Amaziah in Judah
19 Now as for the rest of the acts of Joash and everything that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 20 And (S)his servants rose up and formed a conspiracy; and they (T)struck and killed Joash at (U)the house of Millo as he was going down to Silla. 21 For Jozacar the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of (V)Shomer, his servants, struck him and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and his son (W)Amaziah became king in his place.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 12:1 Jehoash is another spelling of Joash in Heb
- 2 Kings 12:4 Lit which it comes into...to bring
- 2 Kings 12:5 Or perhaps assessor
- 2 Kings 12:5 Lit a breach, and so through v 12
- 2 Kings 12:5 Lit a breach, and so through v 12
- 2 Kings 12:7 See note 1 v 5
- 2 Kings 12:8 I.e., do or oversee repairs themselves
- 2 Kings 12:9 I.e., at the king’s command; see 2 Chr 24:8
- 2 Kings 12:11 Lit brought
- 2 Kings 12:12 Lit went out
- 2 Kings 12:17 Lit set his face to go
2 Kings 12
Christian Standard Bible
12 In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beer-sheba.(A) 2 Throughout the time the priest Jehoiada(B) instructed(C) him, Joash did what was right in the Lord’s sight.(D) 3 Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.(E)
Repairing the Temple
4 Then(F) Joash said to the priests, “All the dedicated silver brought to the Lord’s temple,(G) census silver,(H) silver from vows,(I) and all silver voluntarily given(J) for the Lord’s temple— 5 each priest is to take it from his assessor[a] and repair whatever damage is found in the temple.”[b](K)
6 But by the twenty-third year(L) of the reign of King Joash, the priests had not repaired the damage[c] to the temple.(M) 7 So King Joash called the priest Jehoiada(N) and the other priests and asked, “Why haven’t you repaired the temple’s damage? Since you haven’t, don’t take any silver from your assessors; instead, hand it over for the repair of the temple.” 8 So the priests agreed that they would receive no silver from the people and would not be the ones to repair the temple’s damage.
9 Then the priest Jehoiada took a chest,(O) bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the Lord’s temple; the priests who guarded the threshold put into the chest all the silver that was brought to the Lord’s temple.(P) 10 Whenever they saw there was a large amount of silver in the chest, the king’s secretary(Q) and the high priest would go bag up and tally the silver found in the Lord’s temple.(R) 11 Then they would give the weighed silver to those doing the work—those who oversaw the Lord’s temple. They in turn would pay it out to those working on the Lord’s temple—the carpenters, the builders, 12 the masons, and the stonecutters—and would use it to buy timber and quarried stone to repair the damage to the Lord’s temple(S) and for all expenses for temple repairs.
13 However, no silver bowls, wick trimmers, sprinkling basins, trumpets, or any articles of gold or silver(T) were made for the Lord’s temple from the contributions[d] brought to the Lord’s temple. 14 Instead, it was given to those doing the work, and they repaired the Lord’s temple with it. 15 No accounting was required from the men who received the silver to pay those doing the work, since they worked with integrity.(U) 16 The silver from the guilt offering and the sin offering was not brought to the Lord’s temple since it belonged to the priests.(V)
Aramean Invasion of Judah
17 At that time King Hazael(W) of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he planned to attack Jerusalem.(X) 18 So King Joash of Judah took all the items consecrated by himself and by his ancestors—Judah’s kings Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah—as well as all the gold found in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and in the king’s palace, and he sent them to King Hazael of Aram.(Y) Then Hazael withdrew from Jerusalem.
Joash Assassinated
19 The rest of the events of Joash’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.(Z) 20 Joash’s servants conspired against him and attacked him(AA) at Beth-millo(AB) on the road that goes down to Silla. 21 It was his servants Jozabad[e] son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer who attacked him. He died(AC) and they buried him with his ancestors in the city of David, and his son Amaziah became king in his place.(AD)
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