1 IN the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.
2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
3 But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
4 And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the Lord, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man’s heart to bring into the house of the Lord,
5 Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.
6 But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
7 Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.
8 And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.
9 But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the Lord: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord.
10 And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king’s scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the Lord.
11 And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the Lord: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the Lord,
12 And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the Lord, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.
13 Howbeit there were not made for the house of the Lord bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the Lord:
14 But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lord.
15 Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.
16 The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the Lord: it was the priests’.
17 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
18 And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and in the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.
19 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
20 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
21 For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

1In the seuenth yeere of Iehu, Iehoash began to reigne, and fourtie yeeres reigned he in Ierusalem, and his mothers name was Zibiah of Beersheba.

2And Iehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his dayes, wherein Iehoiada the Priest instructed him.

3But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed, and burnt incense in the high places.

4 And Iehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the Lord, euen the money of euery one that passeth the account, the money that euery man is set at, and all the money that commeth into any mans heart, to bring into the house of the Lord,

5Let the priests take it to them, euery man of his acquaintance, and let them repaire the breaches of the house, wheresoeuer any breach shalbe found.

6But it was so that in the three and twentieth yeere of king Iehoash, the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.

7Then king Iehoash called for Iehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and saide vnto them, Why repaire ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receiue no more money of your acquaintance, but deliuer it for the breaches of the house.

8And the priests consented to receiue no more money of the people, neither to repaire the breaches of the house.

9But Iehoiada the priest tooke a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the Altar, on the right side, as one commeth into the house of the Lord, and the priests that kept the doore, put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord.

10And it was so when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the kings scribe, and the high priest came vp, and they put vp in bags and told the money that was found in the house of the Lord.

11And they gaue the money, being told, into the handes of them that did the worke, that had the ouersight of the house of the Lord: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought vpon the house of the Lord,

12And to Masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber, and hewed stone to repaire the breaches of the house of the Lord, and for all that was laid out for the house to repaire it.

13Howbeit, there were not made for the house of the Lord, bowles of siluer, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of siluer, of the money that was brought into the house of the Lord:

14But they gaue that to the workemen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lord.

15Moreouer, they reckned not with the men, into whose hand they deliuered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.

16The trespasse money, and sinnemoney was not brought into the house of the Lord: it was the Priests.

17 Then Hazael king of Syria went vp, and fought against Gath, and tooke it: and Hazael set his face to goe vp to Ierusalem.

18And Iehoash king of Iudah tooke all the hallowed things that Iehoshaphat, and Iehoram, and Ahaziah his fathers, kings of Iudah had dedicate, and his owne hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and in the kings house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria, and hee went away from Ierusalem.

19 And the rest of the actes of Iehoash, and all that he did, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the kings of Iudah?

20And his seruants arose, and made a conspiracie, and slew Iehoash in the house of Millo, which goeth downe to Silla.

21For Iozachar the sonne of Shimeath, and Iehozabad the sonne of Shomer, his seruants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the citie of Dauid, and Amaziah his sonne reigned in his stead.

I == 2nd Chr 24:1

 

 

 

III == 1st Kings 15:14 ; 22:43 ; 2Kings 14:4

 

IV == Ex30:13 ; 35:5 ; 2nd Kings 22:4 ; 1st Chr 29:9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI == 2nd chr 24:5

 

VII == 2nd Chr 24:6

 

 

 

 

 

 

IX == 2nd chr 24:8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XIII == 2nd Chr 24:14

 

 

 

 

XV == 2nd Kings 22:7

 

 

XVI == Lev 5:15 , 18 ; 7:7

 

XVII == 2nd Kings 8:12 ; 2nd Chr 24:23

XVIII == 1st Kings 15:18 ; 2nd Kings 18:15-16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XX == 2nd Kings 14:5 ; 2nd Chr 24:25

 

XXI == 2nd Chr 24:26-27

 

 

 

 

1 Joash was seven years old when he became king.

2 Joash began to reign in the seventh year of Jehu, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother, who was named Zibiah, was from Beer-sheba.

3 Joash did what was pleasing to the LORD as long as he lived, because the priest Jehoiada guided him.

4 Still, the high places did not disappear; the people continued to sacrifice and to burn incense there.

5 For the priests Joash made this rule: "All the funds for sacred purposes that are brought to the temple of the LORD - the census tax, personal redemption money, and whatever funds are freely brought to the temple of the LORD - 

6 the priests may take for themselves, each from his own clients. However, they must make whatever repairs on the temple may prove necessary."

7 Nevertheless, as late as the twenty-third year of the reign of King Joash, the priests had not made needed repairs on the temple.

8 Accordingly, King Joash summoned the priest Jehoiada and the other priests. "Why do you not repair the temple?" he asked them. "You must no longer take funds from your clients, but you shall turn them over for the repairs."

9 So the priests agreed that they would neither take funds from the people nor make the repairs on the temple.

10 The priest Jehoiada then took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the stele, on the right as one entered the temple of the LORD. The priests who guarded the entry would put into it all the funds that were brought to the temple of the LORD.

11 When they noticed that there was a large amount of silver in the chest, the royal scribe (and the priest) would come up, and they would melt down all the funds that were in the temple of the LORD, and weigh them.

12 The amount thus realized they turned over to the master workmen in the temple of the LORD. They in turn would give it to the carpenters and builders working in the temple of the LORD,

13 and to the lumbermen and stone cutters, and for the purchase of the wood and hewn stone used in repairing the breaches, and for any other expenses that were necessary to repair the temple.

14 None of the funds brought to the temple of the LORD were used there to make silver cups, snuffers, basins, trumpets, or any gold or silver article.

15 Instead, they were given to the workmen, and with them they repaired the temple of the LORD.

16 Moreover, no reckoning was asked of the men who were provided with the funds to give to the workmen, because they held positions of trust.

17 The funds from guilt-offerings and from sin-offerings, however, were not brought to the temple of the LORD; they belonged to the priests.

18 Then King Hazael of Aram mounted a siege against Gath. When he had taken it, Hazael decided to go on to attack Jerusalem.

19 But King Jehoash of Judah took all the dedicated offerings presented by his forebears, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, as well as his own, and all the gold there was in the treasuries of the temple and the palace, and sent them to King Hazael of Aram, who then led his forces away from Jerusalem.

20 The rest of the acts of Joash, with all that he did, are recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah.

21 Certain of his officials entered into a plot against him and killed him at Beth-millo.

22 Jozacar, son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad, son of Shomer, were the officials who killed him. He was buried in his forefathers' City of David, and his son Amaziah succeeded him as king.

v 1-3. Joash (Jehoash) began to reign when he was seven and reigned 40 years, from 835 -796 B.C. His mother, wife of Ahaziah, was Zibia of Beer-sheba. As long as Joash listened to instructions from Jehoiada, he was a good king. However, old habits are hard to break, and he was not able to remove all the high places of their worship.

v 4. Three kinds of offerings are mentioned here as in Lev. 23:38. Duet. 12:6
[1]  As Moses commanded one half shekel, Ex. 30:12 & 2 Chr. 24:6,9. 
[2]  Dedicated and vowed and value estimated, Lev. 27. (Min 3,  Max 50 shekels)
[3]  Free will offerings, Ex. 35:29 and many others places.

v 5-8. Compare with 2 Chr. 24:4-7. Joash’s idea was good, hurrying the priests and Levites all over Judah to collect money to repair the things destroyed or taken to the house of Baal by Athaliah’s wicked sons. But there was no responsibility attached to it, and they just went on using all the money for regular expenses, and the needed repairs were not done. No record is given as to how many years before his patience wore thin and he chided Jehoiada for not requiring it be done as Moses commanded.  He ordered that no more money be taken for this purpose but to get the job done.

V 9-16. Compare 2 Chr. 24:8-14. Now Joash assigned responsibility and had Jehoiada bore a hole in the lid of a chest and the doorkeeper assigned to put in all the money that came for that purpose . (Trespass and sin money continued to be used to support the priests, v 16.) Now individuals were responsible, and understanding how the money was to be used, princes and people gave abundantly. Using proper financial procedure, the accumulated money was counted, set aside, and paid directly to the repair people. Apparently they paid as money came in, and none of it was used for vessels, until the temple repairs were completed. The workman were more honest than the priests had been, and whatever it was worth, they were paid without question. Worship was done properly all the days of Jehoiada.

 

v 19-21.  2 Chr. 24: 15-19 tells of the death of Jehoiada at 110 years and his burial with the kings, for his good deeds. With his mentor gone, Joash, no depth of his own, was quickly led astray by the princes of Judah. He did not join them in their worship of idols, and even sent prophets among them to turn them to the Lord. However, he was not forceful, they paid no attention, and God began to judge Judah.
2 Chr. 24:20-22. Jehoiada’s son, Zechariah, denounced their action and told them the judgments of God were for their evil deeds. Joash was convicted, but instead of repenting, he became angry, and ordered that the messenger be killed, the son (or sons, v 25) of the  man who had saved his life and guided him through the years. At Zechariah’s death he committed them into the hand of the Lord, and we soon see Joash’s tragic end and later judgment on Judah for killing prophets.
2 Chr. 24:23,24. In judgment upon Joash, God allowed a small army of Syria to come in and kill all the princes of Judah and take back spoils.
2 Chr. 24:25-27. The Syrians left Joash badly wounded, and two of his servants, an Ammonite and a Moabite, killed him in vengeance (theirs or God’s) for him killing Zechariah. They may have also thought this would allay God’s judgment.