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2 Kings 12
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Jehoash Repairs the Temple(A)

12 In the seventh year of Jehu, (B)Jehoash[a] became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2 Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days in which (C)Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3 But (D)the [b]high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

4 And Jehoash said to the priests, (E)“All the money of the dedicated gifts that are brought into the house of the Lord—each man’s (F)census[c] money, each man’s (G)assessment money—and all the money that [d]a man (H)purposes in his heart to bring into the house of the Lord, 5 let the priests take it themselves, each from his constituency; and let them repair the [e]damages of the temple, wherever any dilapidation is found.”

6 Now it was so, by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, (I)that the priests had not repaired the damages of the temple. 7 (J)So King Jehoash called Jehoiada the priest and the other priests, and said to them, “Why have you not repaired the damages of the temple? Now therefore, do not take more money from your constituency, but deliver it for repairing the damages of the temple.” 8 And the priests agreed that they would neither receive more money from the people, nor repair the damages of the temple.

9 Then Jehoiada the priest took (K)a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into the house of the Lord; and the priests who [f]kept the door put (L)there all the money brought into the house of the Lord. 10 So it was, whenever they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king’s (M)scribe[g] and the high priest came up and [h]put it in bags, and counted the money that was found in the house of the Lord. 11 Then they gave the money, which had been apportioned, into the hands of 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 builders who worked on the house of the Lord, 12 and to masons and stonecutters, and for buying timber and hewn stone, to (N)repair the damage of the house of the Lord, and for all that was paid out to repair the temple. 13 However (O)there were not made for the house of the Lord basins of silver, trimmers, sprinkling-bowls, trumpets, any articles of gold or articles of silver, from the money brought into the house of the Lord. 14 But they gave that to the workmen, and they repaired the house of the Lord with it. 15 Moreover (P)they did not require an account from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to be paid to workmen, for they dealt faithfully. 16 (Q)The money from the trespass offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the Lord. (R)It belonged to the priests.

Hazael Threatens Jerusalem

17 (S)Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it; then (T)Hazael set his face to [j]go up to Jerusalem. 18 And Jehoash king of Judah (U)took all the sacred things that his fathers, Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own sacred things, and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and in the king’s house, and sent them to Hazael king of Syria. Then he went away from Jerusalem.

Death of Joash(V)

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

20 And (W)his servants arose and formed a conspiracy, and killed Joash in the house of [l]the Millo, which goes down to Silla. 21 For [m]Jozachar the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of [n]Shomer, his servants, struck him. So he died, and they buried him with his fathers in the City of David. Then (X)Amaziah his son reigned in his place.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 12:1 Joash, 2 Kin. 11:2ff.
  2. 2 Kings 12:3 Places for pagan worship
  3. 2 Kings 12:4 Lit. the money coming over
  4. 2 Kings 12:4 any man’s heart prompts him to bring
  5. 2 Kings 12:5 Lit. breaches
  6. 2 Kings 12:9 guarded at the door
  7. 2 Kings 12:10 secretary
  8. 2 Kings 12:10 tied it up
  9. 2 Kings 12:11 Lit. weighed
  10. 2 Kings 12:17 Advance upon
  11. 2 Kings 12:19 Jehoash, vv. 1–18
  12. 2 Kings 12:20 Lit. The Landfill
  13. 2 Kings 12:21 Zabad, 2 Chr. 24:26
  14. 2 Kings 12:21 Shimrith, 2 Chr. 24:26
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2 Kings 12
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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

  1. 2 Kings 12:1 Jehoash is another spelling of Joash in Heb
  2. 2 Kings 12:4 Lit which it comes into...to bring
  3. 2 Kings 12:5 Or perhaps assessor
  4. 2 Kings 12:5 Lit a breach, and so through v 12
  5. 2 Kings 12:5 Lit a breach, and so through v 12
  6. 2 Kings 12:7 See note 1 v 5
  7. 2 Kings 12:8 I.e., do or oversee repairs themselves
  8. 2 Kings 12:9 I.e., at the king’s command; see 2 Chr 24:8
  9. 2 Kings 12:11 Lit brought
  10. 2 Kings 12:12 Lit went out
  11. 2 Kings 12:17 Lit set his face to go
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Joás, rey de Judá

12 Joás comenzó a reinar sobre Judá, cuando Jehú llevaba siete años reinando sobre Israel. Reinó en Jerusalén durante cuarenta años. (Su madre era Sibia, de Berseba). 2 Durante toda su vida Joás hizo lo recto, ya que siguió las enseñanzas del sacerdote Joyadá. 3 Sin embargo, no destruyó los santuarios de las colinas, y el pueblo siguió ofreciendo allí sacrificios e incienso.

4-5 Un día el rey Joás le dijo a los sacerdotes: «Es necesario reparar el templo del Señor. Cuando alguien traiga una contribución para el Señor, ya sea una contribución regular o una donación especial, úsenla para pagar las reparaciones que sean necesarias».

6 Pero en el año veintitrés de su reinado, el templo aún no había sido reparado. 7 Entonces Joás llamó a Joyadá y a los otros sacerdotes, y les preguntó: «¿Por qué no se ha reparado los daños del templo? Desde ahora no manejarán el dinero que reciban, sino que lo entregarán para que se invierta en la reparación y restauración del templo».

8 Los sacerdotes estuvieron de acuerdo en no seguir manejando el dinero, y en no estar al frente de las reparaciones del templo. 9 El sacerdote Joyadá hizo un agujero en la cubierta de un gran cofre y lo puso a la derecha del altar, a la entrada del templo del Señor. Los porteros ponían allí todas las contribuciones del pueblo. 10 Cada vez que el cofre se llenaba, el secretario de finanzas del rey y el sumo sacerdote lo contaban, lo ponían en bolsas, 11-12 y lo entregaban a los administradores de la construcción, para que pagaran a los carpinteros, canteros, albañiles, a los que vendían la madera, y a los mercaderes de piedras, y para que compraran los demás materiales necesarios para la reparación del templo del Señor.

13-14 El dinero no se usaba para comprar vasos de plata, ni utensilios de oro, ni fuentes, ni trompetas, ni otros artículos similares, sino solamente para pagar las reparaciones del templo del Señor. 15 A los administradores de la construcción no se les pedía cuentas del dinero, porque eran hombres honestos y fieles. 16 Sin embargo, el dinero que se daba para ofrendas por la culpa y por el pecado no se llevaba al templo del Señor, sino que se entregaba a los sacerdotes para su uso personal.

17 En este tiempo, Jazael, rey de Siria, atacó la ciudad de Gat y la conquistó. Luego se dirigió hacia Jerusalén, con el fin de atacarla. 18 Pero Joás tomó todos los objetos sagrados que sus antepasados Josafat, Jorán y Ocozías, reyes de Judá, habían consagrado, juntamente con lo que él mismo había consagrado al Señor, y todo el oro de la tesorería del templo del Señor y del palacio, y lo envió a Jazael. Al recibir este regalo, Jazael desistió de atacar a Jerusalén.

19 El resto de la historia de Joás está escrita en el libro de los reyes de Judá. 20 Algunos de sus oficiales se alzaron contra él y lo asesinaron en Bet Miló, en el camino a Sila. 21 Los asesinos fueron Josacar hijo de Simat, y Jozabad hijo de Semer, ambos servidores de confianza. Joás fue sepultado en el cementerio real de Jerusalén, en la Ciudad de David, y su hijo Amasías fue el nuevo rey.

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