2 Chronicles 24:1 Joash3101 was seven7651 years8141 old1121 when he began to reign,4427 and he reigned4427 forty705 years8141 in Jerusalem.3389 His mother's517 name8034 also was Zibiah6645 of Beersheba.884 cr 2 And Joash3101 did6213 that which was right3477 in the sight5869 of the LORD3068 all the days3117 of Jehoiada3077 the priest.3548 cr 3 And Jehoiada3077 took5375 for him two8147 wives;802 and he begat3205 sons1121 and daughters.1323 cr

2 Chronicles 24:4 And it came to pass after310 this, that Joash3101 was minded3820 to repair2318{Heb. to renew} the house1004 of the LORD.3068 cr 5 And he gathered together6908 the priests3548 and the Levites,3881 and said559 to them, Go out3318 unto the cities5892 of Judah,3063 and gather6908 of all Israel3478 money3701 to repair2388 the house1004 of your God430 from1767 year8141 to year,8141 and see that ye hasten4116 the matter.1697 Howbeit the Levites3881 hastened4116 it not. cr 6 And the king4428 called7121 for Jehoiada3077 the chief,7218 and said559 unto him, Why hast thou not required1875 of the Levites3881 to bring in935 out of Judah3063 and out of Jerusalem3389 the collection,4864 according to the commandment of Moses4872 the servant5650 of the LORD,3068 and of the congregation6951 of Israel,3478 for the tabernacle168 of witness?5715 cr 7 For the sons1121 of Athaliah,6271 that wicked4849 woman, had broken up6555 the house1004 of God;430 and also all the dedicated things6944 of the house1004 of the LORD3068 did they bestow6213 upon Baalim.1168 cr 8 And at the king's4428 commandment559 they made6213 a259 chest,727 and set5414 it without2351 at the gate8179 of the house1004 of the LORD.3068 cr 9 And they made5414 a proclamation6963{Heb. a voice} through Judah3063 and Jerusalem,3389 to bring in935 to the LORD3068 the collection4864 that Moses4872 the servant5650 of God430 laid upon Israel3478 in the wilderness.4057 cr 10 And all the princes8269 and all the people5971 rejoiced,8055 and brought in,935 and cast7993 into the chest,727 until they had made an end.3615 cr 11 Now it came to pass, that at what time6256 the chest727 was brought935 unto the king's4428 office6486 by the hand3027 of the Levites,3881 and when they saw7200 that there was much7227 money,3701 the king's4428 scribe5608 and the high7218 priest's3548 officer6496 came935 and emptied6168 the chest,727 and took5375 it, and carried7725 2794 it to his place4725 again.7725 Thus they did6213 day3117 by day,3117 and gathered622 money3701 in abundance.7230 cr 12 And the king4428 and Jehoiada3077 gave5414 it to such as did6213 the work4399 of the service5656 of the house1004 of the LORD,3068 and hired7936 masons2672 and carpenters2796 to repair2318 the house1004 of the LORD,3068 and also such as wrought2796 iron1270 and brass5178 to mend2388 the house1004 of the LORD.3068 cr 13 So the workmen4399 6213 wrought,6213 and the work4399 was5927 perfected724{Heb. the healing went up upon the work} by them,3027 and they set5975 the house1004 of God430 in his state,4971 and strengthened553 it. cr 14 And when they had finished3615 it, they brought935 the rest7605 of the money3701 before6440 the king4428 and Jehoiada,3077 whereof were made6213 vessels3627 for the house1004 of the LORD,3068 even vessels3627 to minister,8335 and to offer5927{Or, pestils} withal, and spoons,3709 and vessels3627 of gold2091 and silver.3701 And they offered5927 burnt offerings5930 in the house1004 of the LORD3068 continually8548 all the days3117 of Jehoiada.3077 cr

2 Chronicles 24:15 But Jehoiada3077 waxed old,2204 and was full7646 of days3117 when he died;4191 an hundred3967 and thirty7970 years8141 old1121 was he when he died.4194 cr 16 And they buried6912 him in the city5892 of David1732 among the kings,4428 because he had done6213 good2896 in Israel,3478 both toward God,430 and toward his house.1004 cr

2 Chronicles 24:17 Now after310 the death4194 of Jehoiada3077 came935 the princes8269 of Judah,3063 and made obeisance7812 to the king.4428 Then the king4428 hearkened8085 unto them. cr 18 And they left5800 the house1004 of the LORD3068 God430 of their fathers,1 and served5647 groves842 and idols:6091 and wrath7110 came upon Judah3063 and Jerusalem3389 for this their trespass.819 cr 19 Yet he sent7971 prophets5030 to them, to bring them again7725 unto the LORD;3068 and they testified5749 against them: but they would not give ear.238 cr 20 And the Spirit7307 of God430 came3847 upon{Heb. clothed} Zechariah2148 the son1121 of Jehoiada3077 the priest,3548 which stood5975 above the people,5971 and said559 unto them, Thus saith559 God,430 Why transgress5674 ye the commandments4687 of the LORD,3068 that ye cannot prosper?6743 because ye have forsaken5800 the LORD,3068 he hath also forsaken5800 you. cr 21 And they conspired7194 against him, and stoned7275 him with stones68 at the commandment4687 of the king4428 in the court2691 of the house1004 of the LORD.3068 cr 22 Thus Joash3101 the king4428 remembered2142 not the kindness2617 which Jehoiada3077 his father1 had done6213 to him, but slew2026 his son.1121 And when he died,4194 he said,559 The LORD3068 look7200 upon it, and require1875 it. cr

2 Chronicles 24:23 And it came to pass at the end8622 of the year,8141{Heb. in the revolution of the year} that the host2428 of Syria758 came up5927 against him: and they came935 to Judah3063 and Jerusalem,3389 and destroyed7843 all the princes8269 of the people5971 from among the people,5971 and sent7971 all the spoil7998 of them unto the king4428 of Damascus.1834{Heb. Darmesek} cr 24 For the army2428 of the Syrians758 came935 with a small4705 company of men,582 and the LORD3068 delivered5414 a very3966 great7230 host2428 into their hand,3027 because they had forsaken5800 the LORD3068 God430 of their fathers.1 So they executed6213 judgment8201 against Joash.3101 cr 25 And when they were departed3212 from him, (for they left5800 him in great7227 diseases,)4251 his own servants5650 conspired7194 against him for the blood1818 of the sons1121 of Jehoiada3077 the priest,3548 and slew2026 him on his bed,4296 and he died:4191 and they buried6912 him in the city5892 of David,1732 but they buried6912 him not in the sepulchres6913 of the kings.4428 cr 26 And these are they that conspired7194 against him; Zabad2066{Or, Jozacher} the son1121 of Shimeath8100 an Ammonitess,5985 and Jehozabad3075 the son1121 of Shimrith8116{Or, Shomer} a Moabitess.4125 cr

2 Chronicles 24:27 Now concerning his sons,1121 and the greatness7235 7230 of the burdens4853 laid upon him, and the repairing3247{Heb. founding} of the house1004 of God,430 behold, they are written3789 in the story4097{Or, Commentary} of the book5612 of the kings.4428 And Amaziah558 his son1121 reigned4427 in his stead. cr