24:1 Joash 3101 [was] seven 7651 years 8141 old 1121 when he began to reign 4427 8800, and he reigned 4427 8804 forty 705 years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389. His mother's 517 name 8034 also [was] Zibiah 6645 of Beersheba 884.

24:2 And Joash 3101 did 6213 8799 [that which was] right 3477 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068 all the days 3117 of Jehoiada 3077 the priest 3548.

24:3 And Jehoiada 3077 took 5375 8799 for him two 8147 wives 802; and he begat 3205 8686 sons 1121 and daughters 1323.

24:4 And it came to pass after 310 this, [that] Joash 3101 was minded 3820 to repair 2318 8763 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.(to repair: Heb. to renew)

24:5 And he gathered together 6908 8799 the priests 3548 and the Levites 3881, and said 559 8799 to them, Go out 3318 8798 unto the cities 5892 of Judah 3063, and gather 6908 8798 of all Israel 3478 money 3701 to repair 2388 8763 the house 1004 of your God 430 from 1767 year 8141 to year 8141, and see that ye hasten 4116 8762 the matter 1697. Howbeit the Levites 3881 hastened 4116 8765 [it] not.

24:6 And the king 4428 called 7121 8799 for Jehoiada 3077 the chief 7218, and said 559 8799 unto him, Why hast thou not required 1875 8804 of the Levites 3881 to bring in 935 8687 out of Judah 3063 and out of Jerusalem 3389 the collection 4864, [according to the commandment] of Moses 4872 the servant 5650 of the LORD 3068, and of the congregation 6951 of Israel 3478, for the tabernacle 168 of witness 5715?

24:7 For the sons 1121 of Athaliah 6271, that wicked 4849 woman, had broken up 6555 8804 the house 1004 of God 430; and also all the dedicated things 6944 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 did they bestow 6213 8804 upon Baalim 1168.

24:8 And at the king's 4428 commandment 559 8799 they made 6213 8799 a 259 chest 727, and set 5414 8799 it without 2351 at the gate 8179 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.

24:9 And they made 5414 8799 a proclamation 6963 through Judah 3063 and Jerusalem 3389, to bring in 935 8687 to the LORD 3068 the collection 4864 [that] Moses 4872 the servant 5650 of God 430 [laid] upon Israel 3478 in the wilderness 4057.(a proclamation: Heb. a voice)

24:10 And all the princes 8269 and all the people 5971 rejoiced 8055 8799, and brought in 935 8686, and cast 7993 8686 into the chest 727, until they had made an end 3615 8763.

24:11 Now it came to pass, that at what time 6256 the chest 727 was brought 935 8686 unto the king's 4428 office 6486 by the hand 3027 of the Levites 3881, and when they saw 7200 8800 that [there was] much 7227 money 3701, the king's 4428 scribe 5608 8802 and the high 7218 priest's 3548 officer 6496 came 935 8804 and emptied 6168 8762 the chest 727, and took 5375 8799 it, and carried 7725 0 it to his place 4725 again 7725 8686. Thus they did 6213 8804 day 3117 by day 3117, and gathered 622 8799 money 3701 in abundance 7230.

24:12 And the king 4428 and Jehoiada 3077 gave 5414 8799 it to such as did 6213 8802 the work 4399 of the service 5656 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and hired 7936 8802 masons 2672 8802 and carpenters 2796 to repair 2318 8763 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and also such as wrought 2796 iron 1270 and brass 5178 to mend 2388 8763 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.

24:13 So the workmen 4399 6213 8802 wrought 6213 8799, and the work 4399 was 5927 8799 perfected 724 by them 3027, and they set 5975 8686 the house 1004 of God 430 in his state 4971, and strengthened 553 8762 it.(the work…: Heb. the healing went up upon the work)

24:14 And when they had finished 3615 8763 [it], they brought 935 8689 the rest 7605 of the money 3701 before 6440 the king 4428 and Jehoiada 3077, whereof were made 6213 8799 vessels 3627 for the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, [even] vessels 3627 to minister 8335, and to offer 5927 8687 [withal], and spoons 3709, and vessels 3627 of gold 2091 and silver 3701. And they offered 5927 8688 burnt offerings 5930 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 continually 8548 all the days 3117 of Jehoiada 3077.(to offer…: or, pestils)

24:15 But Jehoiada 3077 waxed old 2204 8799, and was full 7646 8799 of days 3117 when he died 4191 8799; an hundred 3967 and thirty 7970 years 8141 old 1121 [was he] when he died 4194.

24:16 And they buried 6912 8799 him in the city 5892 of David 1732 among the kings 4428, because he had done 6213 8804 good 2896 in Israel 3478, both toward God 430, and toward his house 1004.

24:17 Now after 310 the death 4194 of Jehoiada 3077 came 935 8804 the princes 8269 of Judah 3063, and made obeisance 7812 8691 to the king 4428. Then the king 4428 hearkened 8085 8804 unto them.

24:18 And they left 5800 8799 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 God 430 of their fathers 1, and served 5647 8799 groves 842 and idols 6091: and wrath 7110 came upon Judah 3063 and Jerusalem 3389 for this their trespass 819.

24:19 Yet he sent 7971 8799 prophets 5030 to them, to bring them again 7725 8687 unto the LORD 3068; and they testified 5749 8686 against them: but they would not give ear 238 8689.

24:20 And the Spirit 7307 of God 430 came 3847 8804 upon Zechariah 2148 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077 the priest 3548, which stood 5975 8799 above the people 5971, and said 559 8799 unto them, Thus saith 559 8804 God 430, Why transgress 5674 8802 ye the commandments 4687 of the LORD 3068, that ye cannot prosper 6743 8686? because ye have forsaken 5800 8804 the LORD 3068, he hath also forsaken 5800 8799 you.(came…: Heb. clothed)

24:21 And they conspired 7194 8799 against him, and stoned 7275 8799 him with stones 68 at the commandment 4687 of the king 4428 in the court 2691 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.

24:22 Thus Joash 3101 the king 4428 remembered 2142 8804 not the kindness 2617 which Jehoiada 3077 his father 1 had done 6213 8804 to him, but slew 2026 8799 his son 1121. And when he died 4194, he said 559 8804, The LORD 3068 look 7200 8799 upon [it], and require 1875 8799 [it].

24:23 And it came to pass at the end 8622 of the year 8141, [that] the host 2428 of Syria 758 came up 5927 8804 against him: and they came 935 8799 to Judah 3063 and Jerusalem 3389, and destroyed 7843 8686 all the princes 8269 of the people 5971 from among the people 5971, and sent 7971 8765 all the spoil 7998 of them unto the king 4428 of Damascus 1834.(at the…: Heb. in the revolution of the year)(Damascus: Heb. Darmesek)

24:24 For the army 2428 of the Syrians 758 came 935 8804 with a small 4705 company of men 582, and the LORD 3068 delivered 5414 8804 a very 3966 great 7230 host 2428 into their hand 3027, because they had forsaken 5800 8804 the LORD 3068 God 430 of their fathers 1. So they executed 6213 8804 judgment 8201 against Joash 3101.

24:25 And when they were departed 3212 8800 from him, (for they left 5800 8804 him in great 7227 diseases 4251,) his own servants 5650 conspired 7194 8694 against him for the blood 1818 of the sons 1121 of Jehoiada 3077 the priest 3548, and slew 2026 8799 him on his bed 4296, and he died 4191 8799: and they buried 6912 8799 him in the city 5892 of David 1732, but they buried 6912 8804 him not in the sepulchres 6913 of the kings 4428.

24:26 And these are they that conspired 7194 8693 against him; Zabad 2066 the son 1121 of Shimeath 8100 an Ammonitess 5985, and Jehozabad 3075 the son 1121 of Shimrith 8116 a Moabitess 4125.(Zabad: or, Jozacher)(Shimrith: or, Shomer)

24:27 Now [concerning] his sons 1121, and the greatness 7235 8799 8675 7230 of the burdens 4853 [laid] upon him, and the repairing 3247 of the house 1004 of God 430, behold, they [are] written 3789 8803 in the story 4097 of the book 5612 of the kings 4428. And Amaziah 558 his son 1121 reigned 4427 8799 in his stead.(repairing: Heb. founding)(story: or, commentary)

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