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.