Aramean Invasion of Judah

¹⁷ At that time Hazael^(A) king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he planned to attack Jerusalem.^{(B) 18} So King Joash of Judah took all the consecrated items that his ancestors—Judah’s kings Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah—had consecrated, along with his own consecrated items and all the gold found in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and in the king’s palace, and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram.^(C) 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.^{(D) 20} Joash’s servants conspired against him and killed him^(E) at Beth-millo^(F) on the road that goes down to Silla. ²¹ His servants Jozabad^[a] son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died.^(G) Then they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and his son Amaziah became king in his place.^(H)

²⁰ The Spirit of God took control of^[a](A) Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood above the people and said to them, “This is what God says, ‘Why are you transgressing the Lord’s commands and you do not prosper?^(B) Because you have abandoned the Lord, He has abandoned you.’”^{(C) 21} But they conspired against him and stoned him at the king’s command in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple.^{(D) 22} King Joash didn’t remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him, but killed his son. While he was dying, he said, “May the Lord see and demand^(E) an account.”