In the seventh year of Jehu , Joash became king , and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah ; she was from Beersheba.
And Joash did (what was) right in the eyes of the LORD all the days - he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest.
Nevertheless , the high places were not removed ; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense (there).
Then Joash said to the priests , “ (Collect) all the money brought as sacred gifts - into the house of the LORD — the census ... money , the money from vows ... , (and) the money - brought voluntarily ... ... ... into the house of the LORD.
Let every ... priest receive (it) from his constituency , and let it be used to repair - vvv vvv any damage ... found in the temple .... ”
By the twenty-third ... ... year of the reign of Joash , however , the priests - had not yet repaired the damage to the temple.
So King Joash called Jehoiada - and the other priests and said , ... “ Why have you not repaired - the damage to the temple ? Now, therefore , take no more money from your constituency , but hand it over for the repair of the temple. ”
So the priests agreed that they would not receive money from the people and that they would not repair vvv vvv the temple {themselves}.
Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest , bored a hole in its lid , and set - it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests who guarded the threshold - put all the money brought into the house of the LORD.
- Whenever they saw that (there was) a large amount of money in the chest , the royal scribe and the high priest would go up , count - the money brought into the house of the LORD , and tie it up in bags.
Then they would put - the counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD , who in turn would pay those doing the work - - — the carpenters ... , builders ,
masons , and stonecutters .... They also purchased timber and dressed stone to repair - the damage to the house of the LORD , and they paid vvv the other expenses - of the temple repairs.
However , - the money brought into the house of the LORD was not (used for) making silver basins , wick trimmers , sprinkling bowls , trumpets , or any articles of gold ... or silver for the house of the LORD.
Instead , it was paid to those doing the work , they repaired - the house of the LORD.
No accounting was required ... from the men who received the money ... ... ... to pay - the workmen ... , because they acted with integrity.
The money from the guilt offerings ... and sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD ; it belonged to the priests.
At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided ... to attack ... Jerusalem.
So King Joash of Judah - took all the sacred objects dedicated - by his fathers — Jehoshaphat , Jehoram , and Ahaziah , the kings of Judah — along with his own consecrated items - and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace , and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram. So (Hazael) withdrew from Jerusalem.
As for the rest of the Acts - of Joash , along with all his accomplishments ... , ... ... are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles - ... of the Kings of Judah ?
And the servants (of Joash) rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed - (him) ... at Beth-millo , on the road down to Silla.
His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down , and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David , and his son Amaziah reigned in his place.