Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Joash
was
seven years old
when
he
became
king
, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty
years.
His
mother’s
name was
Zibiah ;
she
was
from
Beersheba
.
A
son
of
seven years `is'
Joash
in
his
reigning
, and forty
years
he hath
reigned in Jerusalem ,
and
the
name of
his
mother
`is'
Zibiah of
Beer-Sheba
.
And Joash did
what
was
right in the eyes of the
LORD
all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
And Joash doth
that
which
is
right in the eyes of Jehovah
all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
Jehoiada took
for himself
two wives, and he had
sons and daughters.
And
Jehoiada taketh
for him
two wives, and he begetteth
sons and daughters.
Some
time
later
, Joash
set
his
heart on
repairing
the house of the
LORD.
And
it
cometh
to
pass
after
this
, it
hath
been
with
the
heart of
Joash
to
renew
the house of Jehovah,
So
he gathered
the priests and Levites and said
, “
Go out to the cities of Judah and collect
the
money
due
annually
from all Israel ,
to repair
the house of your God .
Do it
quickly.”
The Levites ,
however,
did
not make
haste
.
and
he gathereth
the priests and the
Levites ,
and saith
to
them
, `
Go out to the cities of Judah ,
and gather
from all Israel money
to strengthen
the house of your God sufficiently
year
by
year,
and
ye,
ye
do haste
to
the matter;'
and
the
Levites have
not hasted
.
So
the king called
Jehoiada the high
priest
and said
, “Why
have
you
not required the Levites to bring from
Judah and Jerusalem the tax
imposed
by
Moses the
servant of the
LORD
and by
the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony? ”
And
the king calleth
for
Jehoiada the head,
and saith
to
him
, `Wherefore
hast
thou
not required of
the Levites to bring in
out
of
Judah and out
of
Jerusalem the tribute
of
Moses ,
servant of Jehovah,
and of
the assembly of Israel ,
for the tent of the testimony?
For the
sons of that
wicked
woman
Athaliah had
broken into
the house of God and had
even
used
the sacred
objects
of the house of the
LORD
for the
Baals
.
for sons of Athaliah ,
the
wicked
one,
have
broken up
the house of God ,
and also,
all
the holy
things
of the house of Jehovah
they
have
prepared
for Baalim
. '
At
the king’s
command
a
chest
was
made
and placed
outside
, at the gate of the house of the
LORD.
And
the king
speaketh,
and they
make
one
chest
, and
put
it
at the gate of the house of Jehovah
without,
And a
proclamation
was
issued
in Judah and Jerusalem that
they
were
to bring to the
LORD
the tax
imposed
by
Moses the
servant of God on Israel in the wilderness.
and give
an
intimation
in Judah and in
Jerusalem to bring in
to Jehovah
the tribute
of
Moses ,
servant of God ,
`laid'
on Israel in the wilderness.
All the officers
and all the people rejoiced
and
brought
their
contributions
, and they dropped
them
in the chest until
it
was
full
.
And
all the heads,
and all the people rejoice
, and they bring
in ,
and
cast
into
the chest ,
unto
completion
.
Whenever
the chest was
brought
by the Levites
to
the king’s
overseers
and they
saw
that there
was
a
large
amount
of
money, the
royal
scribe and
the officer of the high
priest would
come
and empty the chest and carry
it back to
its place .
They did
this
daily
and gathered
the
money in abundance.
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
at
the time
one
bringeth
in
the
chest for
the
inspection
of
the
king
by the hand
of
the Levites,
and at
their
seeing
that the
money `is'
abundant
, that
a
scribe of
the king
hath
come
in,
and
an
officer of the head-
priest ,
and they
empty the chest ,
and take
it up
and
turn
it
back unto
its place ;
thus
they have
done
day
by
day,
and gather
money in abundance.
Then
the king and Jehoiada would
give the money
to
those
who
supervised
the labor
on
the house
of the LORD
to
hire
stonecutters
and carpenters
to restore
the house of the
LORD
, as
well
as
workers
in iron and bronze
to repair
the house of the
LORD
.
And
the king and Jehoiada give it
unto
the doers
of
the work
of
the service
of the house
of
Jehovah,
and they
are
hiring
hewers
and
artificers
to renew
the house of Jehovah
, and
also
--
to
artificers
in iron and brass
to strengthen
the house of Jehovah
.
So
the workmen
labored
, and in
their
hands
the repair
work progressed.
They restored
the house of God according
to
its specifications
, and they
reinforced
it.
And
those
doing
the business
work
, and there
goeth
up
lengthening
to
the work by
their
hand,
and
they establish
the house of God ,
by
its proper
measure
, and strengthen
it.
When
they
were
finished
, they brought the rest of the money to
the
king
and Jehoiada
to
make with
it the
articles
for the house of the
LORD—utensils
for
the
service
and
for
the
burnt
offerings
, dishes
, and other
objects
of gold and silver .
Throughout
the
days
of
Jehoiada,
burnt offerings were
presented
regularly
in the house of the LORD
.
And
at
their
completing
`it'
, they have
brought in
before
the king
and
Jehoiada
the
rest of the money ,
and they
make it vessels
for the house of Jehovah
, vessels
of
serving
, and of offering
up,
and
spoons,
even
vessels
of
gold and silver ;
and
they
are
causing
burnt -
offerings to
ascend
in the house of Jehovah
continually,
all
the days
of
Jehoiada
.
When
Jehoiada was
old
and full
of years, he
died
at
the
age
of
130.
And
Jehoiada is
aged
and satisfied
with
days,
and
dieth
--
a
son
of a
hundred
and
thirty
years in
his
death
,
And Jehoiada
was
buried
with
the
kings
in the City of David, because
he had
done what
was
good in Israel for
God and His temple
.
and they
bury
him
in the city of David, with
the
kings,
for
he hath
done good in Israel ,
and
with
God ,
and his house
.
After the death of Jehoiada ,
however,
the
officials
of Judah came
and paid
homage
to the king ,
and
he
listened
to
them .
And
after the death of Jehoiada come
in
have
heads
of Judah ,
and bow
themselves
to the king ;
then
hath
the
king
hearkened
unto
them ,
They abandoned
the house of the
LORD
, the
God of their fathers, and served
the Asherah
poles
and idols .
So
wrath came
upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of
theirs
.
and
they forsake
the house of Jehovah
, God of their fathers, and serve
the shrines
and the
idols ,
and
there
is
wrath upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their
guilt.
Nevertheless,
the
LORD
sent
prophets to bring the
people
back to
Him
and to
testify against them ;
but
they would
not listen.
And
He
sendeth
among
them
prophets ,
to bring them
back unto
Jehovah,
and they
testify against them ,
and
they have
not given
ear;
Then
the Spirit of God came
upon
Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who
stood
up
before
the people and said
to them, “This
is
what
God says:
‘
Why do
you
transgress
the commandments
of the
LORD
so
that
you
cannot
prosper? Because you
have forsaken the
LORD,
He has
forsaken
you. ’”
and
the Spirit of God hath
clothed
Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and
he
standeth
over-against
the people ,
and saith
to them, `Thus
said
God ,
Why are
ye
transgressing
the commands
of Jehovah,
and
prosper not
? because ye
have forsaken Jehovah
--
He doth
forsake
you. '
But
they conspired
against Zechariah
, and by order
of the king, they
stoned
him
in the courtyard
of the house of the
LORD.
And
they conspire
against him
, and stone
him
with
stones
by the
command
of the king, in the court
of the house of Jehovah,
Thus
King
Joash failed
to
remember
the kindness that Zechariah’s
father
Jehoiada had
extended
to
him .
Instead
, Joash
killed
Jehoiada’s
son .
As
he
lay
dying
, Zechariah
said, “May
the
LORD
see this
and call
you
to
account
. ”
and
Joash the king
hath
not
remembered
the
kindness that Jehoiada his
father
did
with
him, and
slayeth
his
son, and
in
his
death
he
said, `Jehovah
doth
see ,
and require
. '
In
the spring
, the army
of Aram went
to
war
against Joash.
They entered
Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed
all the leaders
of the people, and they sent all
the
plunder
to their
king in
Damascus .
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
at
the turn
of
the
year
, come
up
hath
the force
of Aram against him,
and
they come
in
unto
Judah and Jerusalem ,
and destroy
all the heads
of the people from
the
people
, and all
their
spoil
they have
sent to the
king of
Damascus ,
Although
the
Aramean
army
had
come
with only
a
few men ,
the LORD
delivered
into their hand a very
great
army.
Because Judah
had
forsaken the
LORD
, the
God of their fathers ,
judgment
was
executed
on
Joash.
for
with few men have
the force
of
Aram
come
in,
and
Jehovah
hath
given
into their hand a mighty
force
for
multitude,
because they
have
forsaken Jehovah
, God of their fathers ;
and
with
Joash they
have
executed
judgments
.
And when
the
Arameans
had
withdrawn,
they left Joash
severely
wounded.
His own
servants conspired against him for shedding
the blood of the son
of Jehoiada the priest, and they
killed
him on his bed .
So
he died
and was
buried
in the City of David, but
not in the tombs
of the kings.
And in
their
going
from
him
--
for
they left him
with
many
diseases
--
his servants themselves
have
conspired against him ,
for the blood of the sons
of Jehoiada the priest, and slay
him on his bed ,
and
he dieth;
and they
bury
him
in the city of David, and
have
not buried
him
in the graves
of the kings.
Those who
conspired
against Joash
were
Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.
And
these
`are'
those conspiring
against him,
Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess ,
and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.
The
accounts
of
the
sons of
Joash
, as
well
as
the many
pronouncements
about
him and about
the restoration
of the house of God, are indeed
written in
the Treatise
of the Book of the Kings .
And his son Amaziah
reigned
in his place
.
As
to
his
sons, and
the greatness
of
the
burden
upon
him ,
and the foundation
of the house of God, lo,
they
are written on
the `Inquiry'
of the book of the Kings ;
and reign
doth
Amaziah
his son in his stead
.
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