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Ang Paghari ni Joas sa Juda

(2 Cro. 24:1-16)

12 Nahimong hari sa Juda si Joas sa ikapito nga tuig sa paghari ni Jehu sa Israel. Sa Jerusalem siya nagpuyo, ug naghari siya sulod sa 40 ka tuig. Ang iyang inahan mao si Zibia nga taga-Beersheba. Gihimo niya ang maayo atubangan sa Ginoo sa tibuok niyang kinabuhi, kay gitudloan siya ni Jehoyada nga pari. Apan wala niya ipaguba ang mga simbahanan diha sa habog nga mga dapit, busa nagpadayon ang mga tawo sa paghalad sa mga halad ug sa pagsunog sa mga insenso didto.

Miingon si Joas sa mga pari, “Tigoma ninyo ang tanang kuwarta nga gihalad diha sa templo sa Ginoo: ang kuwarta nga nakolekta sa pag-ihap, ang kuwarta nga bayad sa panaad, ug ang kuwarta nga halad nga kinabubut-on. Gamita ninyo kini sa pagpaayo sa templo.”

Apan hangtod sa ika-23 nga tuig sa paghari ni Joas, wala gihapon mapaayo sa mga pari ang templo. Busa gipatawag ni Haring Joas si Jehoyada ug ang uban pang mga pari ug gipangutana, “Nganong wala pa ninyo napaayo ang templo? Sukad karon ayaw na ninyo gamita ang kuwarta alang sa inyong kaugalingong mga kinahanglanon. Kinahanglan nga gamiton na kini alang sa pagpaayo sa templo.” Miuyon ang mga pari niini ug miuyon usab sila nga dili na sila ang mangolekta sa kuwarta gikan sa mga tawo ug dili na usab sila ang magpaayo sa templo.

Unya nagkuha si Jehoyada ug kahon ug gibangagan niya ang taklob niini. Gibutang niya kini sa kilid sa halaran, dapit sa tuo inigsulod sa templo sa Ginoo. Kon may mohatag ug kuwarta sa templo, ang mga pari nga nagabantay sa pultahan mao ang mosulod niini sa kahon. 10 Kon daghan na ang kuwarta sa kahon, moadto didto ang sekretaryo sa hari ug ang pangulong pari ug ihapon nila kini, ug unya isulod sa bag. 11-12 Pagkahuman, ihatag nila kini sa mga tawo nga nagadumala sa pag-ayo sa templo, nga mohatag usab niini ngadto sa mga trabahante sa templo sa Ginoo ingon nga suholan—sa mga panday, sa mga mason, ug sa uban pang mga trabahante nga nagaayo sa templo ug sa mga paril niini. Gigamit usab ang ubang kuwarta sa pagpamalit ug mga kahoy ug mga bato nga tiniltilan nga kinahanglanon sa pagpaayo sa templo, ug sa pagbayad sa uban pang mga galastohan nga may kalabotan sa pag-ayo niini.

13 Ang kuwarta nga gihatag ngadto sa templo wala gayod gamita sa paghimo ug mga kopa nga plata, mga pangputol sa pabilo sa suga, mga yahong, mga trumpeta, o bisan unsa nga gamit nga hinimo sa bulawan o plata alang sa templo sa Ginoo. 14 Gihatag kini ngadto sa mga nagatrabaho sa templo ug gigamit nila kini sa pagpaayo sa templo. 15 Wala na pangitai ug lista sa mga gasto ang mga tawo nga nagadumala sa pagpaayo kay kasaligan man sila. 16 Ang kuwarta nga gihatag isip halad nga bayad sa sala ug mga halad aron mahimong hinlo ang tawo, wala dad-a ngadto sa templo sa Ginoo kay alang kadto sa mga pari.

17 Niadtong higayona, si Hazael nga hari sa Aram misulong sa Gat ug nailog niya kini. Unya nakahukom siya nga sulongon usab ang Jerusalem. 18 Gitigom ni Joas nga hari sa Juda ang tanang mga butang nga gihalad ngadto sa Ginoo sa iyang mga katigulangan nga sila si Jehoshafat, Jehoram, ug Ahazia, nga kanhing mga hari sa Juda, uban sa iya usab nga gipanghalad, apil na ang tanang bulawan nga atua sa mga bodega sa templo sa Ginoo ug sa palasyo. Gipadala niya kining tanan kang Hazael. Busa wala na modayon ug sulong si Hazael sa Jerusalem.

19 Ang uban pang sugilanon mahitungod sa paghari ni Joas, ug ang tanan niyang gihimo, nahisulat sa libro sa mga sugilanon bahin sa mga hari sa Juda. 20 Sa kaulahian nagplano ug daotan batok kaniya ang iyang mga opisyal, ug gipatay nila siya sa Bet Millo, sa dalan paingon sa Silla. 21 Ang mga opisyal nga mipatay kaniya mao sila si Jozacar[a] nga anak ni Shimeat ug si Jehozabad nga anak ni Shomer. Gilubong siya sa lubnganan sa iyang mga katigulangan sa Lungsod ni David. Ug si Amazia nga iyang anak mao ang mipuli kaniya ingon nga hari.

Footnotes

  1. 12:21 Jozacar: Mao kini sa Septuagint ug sa Syriac; apan sa Hebreo, Jozabad.

12 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash[a] began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba. And Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all his days, because Jehoiada the priest instructed him. Nevertheless, (A)the high places were not taken away; the people continued to sacrifice and make offerings on the high places.

Jehoash Repairs the Temple

Jehoash said to the priests, “All the money of the holy things (B)that is brought into the house of the Lord, the money for which each man is assessed—the money from the assessment of persons—and (C)the money that a man's heart prompts him to bring into the house of the Lord, let the priests take, each from his donor, and let them repair the house wherever any need of repairs is discovered.” But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had made no repairs on the house. Therefore King Jehoash summoned Jehoiada the priest and the other priests and said to them, “Why are you not repairing the house? Now therefore take no more money from your donors, but hand it over for the repair of the house.” So the priests agreed that they should take no more money from the people, and that they should not repair the house.

Then Jehoiada the priest took (D)a chest and bored a hole in the lid of it and set it beside the altar on the right side as one entered 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 And whenever they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king's secretary and the high priest came up and they bagged and counted (E)the money that was found in the house of the Lord. 11 Then they would give the money that was weighed out into the hands of the workmen who had the oversight of the house of the Lord. And they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the house of the Lord, 12 and (F)to the masons and the stonecutters, as well as to buy timber and quarried stone for making repairs on the house of the Lord, and for any outlay for the repairs of the house. 13 (G)But there were not made for the house of the Lord (H)basins of silver, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, or any vessels of gold, or of silver, from the money that was brought into the house of the Lord, 14 for that was given to the workmen who were repairing the house of the Lord with it. 15 And (I)they did not ask for an accounting from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to pay out to the workmen, for they dealt honestly. 16 The money from (J)the guilt offerings and the money from the (K)sin offerings was not brought into the house of the Lord; (L)it belonged to the priests.

17 At that time (M)Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath and took it. But when Hazael set his face (N)to go up against Jerusalem, 18 Jehoash king of Judah (O)took all the sacred gifts that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah his fathers, the kings of Judah, had dedicated, (P)and his own sacred gifts, and all the gold that was found in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and of the king's house, and sent these to Hazael king of Syria. Then Hazael went away from Jerusalem.

The Death of Joash

19 Now the rest of the acts of Joash and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 20 (Q)His servants arose and made a conspiracy (R)and struck down Joash in the house of (S)Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla. 21 It was (T)Jozacar the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of (U)Shomer, his servants, who struck him down, so that he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, (V)and Amaziah his son reigned in his place.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 12:1 Jehoash is an alternate spelling of Joash (son of Ahaziah) as in 11:2; also verses 2, 4, 6, 7, 18

Joash Rules Judah

12 In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king. He ruled for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all his days, because Jehoiada the religious leader taught him. But the high places were not taken away. The people still gave gifts and burned special perfume on the high places.

Then Joash said to the religious leaders, “All the money of the holy things brought into the house of the Lord, money for which each man is taxed, and money that is brought in because a man wants in his heart to bring it into the house of the Lord, the religious leaders may take this money. Each leader should take it from those whom he knows. And they should use it to build the house again in the places where it has been broken and destroyed.

But by the twenty-third year of King Joash, the religious leaders had not put together the broken places of the house. So King Joash called for Jehoiada the religious leader and the other religious leaders. He said to them, “Why do you not put together the broken places of the house? Do not take any more money from those you know, but give it for the work that is needed on the house.” So the religious leaders agreed that they should take no more money from the people. And they agreed that they should not do the work that was needed on the house.

Then Jehoiada the religious leader took a box and cut a hole in its cover. He put it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into the house of the Lord. And the religious leaders who watched the door put all the money into it that was brought into the house of the Lord. 10 When they saw that there was much money in the box, the king’s writer and the head religious leader came up to the house of the Lord. They found out how much money was there, and tied it up in bags. 11 After weighing it, they gave the money to those who watched over the work that was being done on the house of the Lord. Then these men paid the wood-workers and the builders who worked on the house of the Lord. 12 They paid the stonecutters and those who laid the stones in place. And they bought the cut wood and stone and all that was needed for the work on the house of the Lord. 13 But there were no silver cups, objects to put out the lights, pots, horns, or dishes of gold or silver made for the house of the Lord. None of these were made from the money brought into the house of the Lord. 14 For they gave that to those who did the work. It was used to put together the broken places of the house of the Lord. 15 And they did not ask the men who paid those who did the work how the money was spent. For they were men of honor. 16 The money from the guilt gifts and sin gifts was not brought into the house of the Lord. It was for the religious leaders.

17 At that time King Hazael of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it. Then he turned to go up to Jerusalem. 18 But Joash king of Judah took all the holy things that had been set apart by his fathers, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram and Ahaziah, kings of Judah. He took his own holy things, and all the gold that was found in the storehouses of the house of the Lord and the king’s house. And he sent it to Hazael king of Syria. Then Hazael went away from Jerusalem.

19 The rest of the acts of Joash and all he did are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. 20 His servants made plans against Joash, and killed him at the house of Millo on the way down to Silla. 21 He was killed by Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants. They buried him in the city of David. His son Amaziah became king in his place.

12 In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.

And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the Lord, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the Lord,

Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.

But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.

Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.

And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.

But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the Lord: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord.

10 And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the Lord.

11 And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the Lord: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the Lord,

12 And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the Lord, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.

13 Howbeit there were not made for the house of the Lord bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the Lord:

14 But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lord.

15 Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.

16 The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the Lord: it was the priests'.

17 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

18 And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.

19 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

20 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.

21 For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.