23 In the seventh year Jehoiada showed his strength. He made a covenant with the commanders of units of a hundred: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zikri. 2 They went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites and the heads of Israelite families from all the towns. When they came to Jerusalem, 3 the whole assembly made a covenant with the king at the temple of God.Jehoiada said to them, “The king’s son shall reign, as the Lord promised concerning the descendants of David. 4 Now this is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who are going on duty on the Sabbath are to keep watch at the doors, 5 a third of you at the royal palace and a third at the Foundation Gate, and all the others are to be in the courtyards of the temple of the Lord. 6 No one is to enter the temple of the Lord except the priests and Levites on duty; they may enter because they are consecrated, but all the others are to observe the Lord’s command not to enter. 7 The Levites are to station themselves around the king, each with weapon in hand. Anyone who enters the temple is to be put to death. Stay close to the king wherever he goes.” 8 The Levites and all the men of Judah did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. Each one took his men—those who were going on duty on the Sabbath and those who were going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions. 9 Then he gave the commanders of units of a hundred the spears and the large and small shields that had belonged to King David and that were in the temple of God. 10 He stationed all the men, each with his weapon in his hand, around the king—near the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple. 11 Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him; they presented him with a copy of the covenant and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!” 12 When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went to them at the temple of the Lord. 13 She looked, and there was the king, standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and the trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and musicians with their instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her robes and shouted, “Treason! Treason!” 14 Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of units of a hundred, who were in charge of the troops, and said to them: “Bring her out between the ranks and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “Do not put her to death at the temple of the Lord.” 15 So they seized her as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death. 16 Jehoiada then made a covenant that he, the people and the king would be the Lord’s people. 17 All the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. 18 Then Jehoiada placed the oversight of the temple of the Lord in the hands of the Levitical priests, to whom David had made assignments in the temple, to present the burnt offerings of the Lord as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and singing, as David had ordered. 19 He also stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the Lord’s temple so that no one who was in any way unclean might enter. 20 He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people and all the people of the land and brought the king down from the temple of the Lord. They went into the palace through the Upper Gate and seated the king on the royal throne. 21 All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was calm, because Athaliah had been slain with the sword. <h3>Joash Repairs the Temple </h3>24 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. 2 Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the years of Jehoiada the priest. 3 Jehoiada chose two wives for him, and he had sons and daughters. 4 Some time later Joash decided to restore the temple of the Lord. 5 He called together the priests and Levites and said to them, “Go to the towns of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the temple of your God. Do it now.” But the Levites did not act at once. 6 Therefore the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest and said to him, “Why haven’t you required the Levites to bring in 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 covenant law?” 7 Now the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the temple of God and had used even its sacred objects for the Baals. 8 At the king’s command, a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the temple of the Lord. 9 A proclamation was then issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they should bring to the Lord the tax that Moses the servant of God had required of Israel in the wilderness. 10 All the officials and all the people brought their contributions gladly, dropping them into the chest until it was full. 11 Whenever the chest was brought in by the Levites to the king’s officials and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal secretary and the officer of the chief priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this regularly and collected a great amount of money. 12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who carried out the work required for the temple of the Lord. They hired masons and carpenters to restore the Lord’s temple, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the temple. 13 The men in charge of the work were diligent, and the repairs progressed under them. They rebuilt the temple of God according to its original design and reinforced it. 14 When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the Lord’s temple: articles for the service and for the burnt offerings, and also dishes and other objects of gold and silver. As long as Jehoiada lived, burnt offerings were presented continually in the temple of the Lord. 15 Now Jehoiada was old and full of years, and he died at the age of a hundred and thirty. 16 He was buried with the kings in the City of David, because of the good he had done in Israel for God and his temple. <h3>The Wickedness of Joash</h3> 17 After the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them. 18 They abandoned the temple of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and worshiped Asherah poles and idols. Because of their guilt, God’s anger came on Judah and Jerusalem. 19 Although the Lord sent prophets to the people to bring them back to him, and though they testified against them, they would not listen. 20 Then the Spirit of God came on Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you disobey the Lord’s commands? You will not prosper. Because you have forsaken the Lord, he has forsaken you.’” 21 But they plotted against him, and by order of the king they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple. 22 King Joash did not remember the kindness Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had shown him but killed his son, who said as he lay dying, “May the Lord see this and call you to account.” 23 At the turn of the year, the army of Aram marched against Joash; it invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the people. They sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus. 24 Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the Lord delivered into their hands a much larger army. Because Judah had forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors, judgment was executed on Joash. 25 When the Arameans withdrew, they left Joash severely wounded. His officials conspired against him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. 26 Those who conspired against him were Zabad, son of Shimeath an Ammonite woman, and Jehozabad, son of Shimrith a Moabite woman. 27 The account of his sons, the many prophecies about him, and the record of the restoration of the temple of God are written in the annotations on the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son succeeded him as king.

In the seventh year Jehoiada showed his strength. He made a covenant with the commanders of units of a hundred: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zikri.

2 Chronicles 23:1

They went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites<cr>1</cr> and the heads of Israelite families from all the towns. When they came to Jerusalem,

2 Chronicles 23:2

the whole assembly made a covenant<cr>1</cr> with the king at the temple of God.<pb/>Jehoiada said to them, “The king’s son shall reign, as the Lord promised concerning the descendants of David.<cr>2</cr>

2 Chronicles 23:3

Now this is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who are going on duty on the Sabbath are to keep watch at the doors,

2 Chronicles 23:4

a third of you at the royal palace and a third at the Foundation Gate, and all the others are to be in the courtyards of the temple of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 23:5

No one is to enter the temple of the Lord except the priests and Levites on duty; they may enter because they are consecrated, but all the others are to observe<cr>1</cr> the Lord’s command not to enter.<ft>1</ft>

2 Chronicles 23:6

The Levites are to station themselves around the king, each with weapon in hand. Anyone who enters the temple is to be put to death. Stay close to the king wherever he goes.”

2 Chronicles 23:7

The Levites and all the men of Judah did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered.<cr>1</cr> Each one took his men—those who were going on duty on the Sabbath and those who were going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.<cr>2</cr>

2 Chronicles 23:8

Then he gave the commanders of units of a hundred the spears and the large and small shields that had belonged to King David and that were in the temple of God.

2 Chronicles 23:9

He stationed all the men, each with his weapon in his hand, around the king—near the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.

2 Chronicles 23:10

Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him; they presented him with a copy<cr>1</cr> of the covenant and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”

2 Chronicles 23:11

When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went to them at the temple of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 23:12

She looked, and there was the king,<cr>1</cr> standing by his pillar<cr>2</cr> at the entrance. The officers and the trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and musicians with their instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her robes and shouted, “Treason! Treason!”

2 Chronicles 23:13

Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of units of a hundred, who were in charge of the troops, and said to them: “Bring her out between the ranks<ft>1</ft> and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “Do not put her to death at the temple of the Lord.”

2 Chronicles 23:14

So they seized her as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate<cr>1</cr> on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.

2 Chronicles 23:15

Jehoiada then made a covenant<cr>1</cr> that he, the people and the king<ft>1</ft> would be the Lord’s people.

2 Chronicles 23:16

All the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols and killed<cr>1</cr> Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.

2 Chronicles 23:17

Then Jehoiada placed the oversight of the temple of the Lord in the hands of the Levitical priests,<cr>1</cr> to whom David had made assignments in the temple,<cr>2</cr> to present the burnt offerings of the Lord as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and singing, as David had ordered.

2 Chronicles 23:18

He also stationed gatekeepers<cr>1</cr> at the gates of the Lord’s temple so that no one who was in any way unclean might enter.

2 Chronicles 23:19

He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people and all the people of the land and brought the king down from the temple of the Lord. They went into the palace through the Upper Gate<cr>1</cr> and seated the king on the royal throne.

2 Chronicles 23:20

All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was calm, because Athaliah had been slain with the sword.<cr>1</cr>

2 Chronicles 23:21

Joash Repairs the Temple<cr>1</cr> <cr>2</cr>

2 Chronicles 24:1

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.

Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord<cr>1</cr> all the years of Jehoiada the priest.

2 Chronicles 24:2

Jehoiada chose two wives for him, and he had sons and daughters.

2 Chronicles 24:3

Some time later Joash decided to restore the temple of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 24:4

He called together the priests and Levites and said to them, “Go to the towns of Judah and collect the money<cr>1</cr> due annually from all Israel,<cr>2</cr> to repair the temple of your God. Do it now.” But the Levites<cr>3</cr> did not act at once.

2 Chronicles 24:5

Therefore the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest and said to him, “Why haven’t you required the Levites to bring in 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 covenant law?”<cr>1</cr>

2 Chronicles 24:6

Now the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the temple of God and had used even its sacred objects for the Baals.

2 Chronicles 24:7

At the king’s command, a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the temple of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 24:8

A proclamation was then issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they should bring to the Lord the tax that Moses the servant of God had required of Israel in the wilderness.

2 Chronicles 24:9

All the officials and all the people brought their contributions gladly,<cr>1</cr> dropping them into the chest until it was full.

2 Chronicles 24:10

Whenever the chest was brought in by the Levites to the king’s officials and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal secretary and the officer of the chief priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this regularly and collected a great amount of money.

2 Chronicles 24:11

The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who carried out the work required for the temple of the Lord. They hired<cr>1</cr> masons and carpenters to restore the Lord’s temple, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the temple.

2 Chronicles 24:12

The men in charge of the work were diligent, and the repairs progressed under them. They rebuilt the temple of God according to its original design and reinforced it.

2 Chronicles 24:13

When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the Lord’s temple: articles for the service and for the burnt offerings, and also dishes and other objects of gold and silver. As long as Jehoiada lived, burnt offerings were presented continually in the temple of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 24:14

Now Jehoiada was old and full of years, and he died at the age of a hundred and thirty.

2 Chronicles 24:15

He was buried with the kings in the City of David, because of the good he had done in Israel for God and his temple.

2 Chronicles 24:16

2 Chronicles 24:17

After the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.

They abandoned<cr>1</cr> the temple of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and worshiped Asherah poles and idols.<cr>2</cr> Because of their guilt, God’s anger<cr>3</cr> came on Judah and Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 24:18

Although the Lord sent prophets to the people to bring them back to him, and though they testified against them, they would not listen.<cr>1</cr>

2 Chronicles 24:19

Then the Spirit<cr>1</cr> of God came on Zechariah<cr>2</cr> son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you disobey the Lord’s commands? You will not prosper.<cr>3</cr> Because you have forsaken the Lord, he has forsaken<cr>4</cr> you.’”

2 Chronicles 24:20

But they plotted against him, and by order of the king they stoned<cr>1</cr> him to death<cr>2</cr> in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple.<cr>3</cr>

2 Chronicles 24:21

King Joash did not remember the kindness Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had shown him but killed his son, who said as he lay dying, “May the Lord see this and call you to account.”<cr>1</cr>

2 Chronicles 24:22

At the turn of the year,<ft>1</ft> the army of Aram marched against Joash; it invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the people.<cr>1</cr> They sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.

2 Chronicles 24:23

Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men,<cr>1</cr> the Lord delivered into their hands a much larger army.<cr>2</cr> Because Judah had forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors, judgment was executed on Joash.

2 Chronicles 24:24

When the Arameans withdrew, they left Joash severely wounded. His officials conspired against him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in his bed. So he died and was buried<cr>1</cr> in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

2 Chronicles 24:25

Those who conspired against him were Zabad,<ft>1</ft> son of Shimeath an Ammonite woman, and Jehozabad, son of Shimrith<ft>2</ft><cr>1</cr> a Moabite woman.<cr>2</cr>

2 Chronicles 24:26

The account of his sons, the many prophecies about him, and the record of the restoration of the temple of God are written in the annotations on the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son succeeded him as king.

2 Chronicles 24:27

 1 In the seventh year Jehoiada showed his strength. He made a covenant with the commanders of units of a hundred: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zikri. 2 They went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites   and the heads of Israelite families from all the towns. When they came to Jerusalem, 3 the whole assembly made a covenant   with the king at the temple of God. Jehoiada said to them, “The king’s son shall reign, as the Lord promised concerning the descendants of David.   4 Now this is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who are going on duty on the Sabbath are to keep watch at the doors, 5 a third of you at the royal palace and a third at the Foundation Gate, and all the others are to be in the courtyards of the temple of the Lord. 6 No one is to enter the temple of the Lord except the priests and Levites on duty; they may enter because they are consecrated, but all the others are to observe   the Lord’s command not to enter.  7 The Levites are to station themselves around the king, each with weapon in hand. Anyone who enters the temple is to be put to death. Stay close to the king wherever he goes.” 8 The Levites and all the men of Judah did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered.   Each one took his men—those who were going on duty on the Sabbath and those who were going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.   9 Then he gave the commanders of units of a hundred the spears and the large and small shields that had belonged to King David and that were in the temple of God. 10 He stationed all the men, each with his weapon in his hand, around the king—near the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple. 11 Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him; they presented him with a copy   of the covenant and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!” 12 When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went to them at the temple of the Lord. 13 She looked, and there was the king,   standing by his pillar   at the entrance. The officers and the trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and musicians with their instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her robes and shouted, “Treason! Treason!” 14 Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of units of a hundred, who were in charge of the troops, and said to them: “Bring her out between the ranks  and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “Do not put her to death at the temple of the Lord.” 15 So they seized her as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate   on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death. 16 Jehoiada then made a covenant   that he, the people and the king  would be the Lord’s people. 17 All the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols and killed   Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. 18 Then Jehoiada placed the oversight of the temple of the Lord in the hands of the Levitical priests,   to whom David had made assignments in the temple,   to present the burnt offerings of the Lord as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and singing, as David had ordered. 19 He also stationed gatekeepers   at the gates of the Lord’s temple so that no one who was in any way unclean might enter. 20 He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people and all the people of the land and brought the king down from the temple of the Lord. They went into the palace through the Upper Gate   and seated the king on the royal throne. 21 All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was calm, because Athaliah had been slain with the sword.   1 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. 2 Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord   all the years of Jehoiada the priest. 3 Jehoiada chose two wives for him, and he had sons and daughters. 4 Some time later Joash decided to restore the temple of the Lord. 5 He called together the priests and Levites and said to them, “Go to the towns of Judah and collect the money   due annually from all Israel,   to repair the temple of your God. Do it now.” But the Levites   did not act at once. 6 Therefore the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest and said to him, “Why haven’t you required the Levites to bring in 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 covenant law?”   7 Now the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the temple of God and had used even its sacred objects for the Baals. 8 At the king’s command, a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the temple of the Lord. 9 A proclamation was then issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they should bring to the Lord the tax that Moses the servant of God had required of Israel in the wilderness. 10 All the officials and all the people brought their contributions gladly,   dropping them into the chest until it was full. 11 Whenever the chest was brought in by the Levites to the king’s officials and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal secretary and the officer of the chief priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this regularly and collected a great amount of money. 12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who carried out the work required for the temple of the Lord. They hired   masons and carpenters to restore the Lord’s temple, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the temple. 13 The men in charge of the work were diligent, and the repairs progressed under them. They rebuilt the temple of God according to its original design and reinforced it. 14 When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the Lord’s temple: articles for the service and for the burnt offerings, and also dishes and other objects of gold and silver. As long as Jehoiada lived, burnt offerings were presented continually in the temple of the Lord. 15 Now Jehoiada was old and full of years, and he died at the age of a hundred and thirty. 16 He was buried with the kings in the City of David, because of the good he had done in Israel for God and his temple. 17 After the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them. 18 They abandoned   the temple of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and worshiped Asherah poles and idols.   Because of their guilt, God’s anger   came on Judah and Jerusalem. 19 Although the Lord sent prophets to the people to bring them back to him, and though they testified against them, they would not listen.   20 Then the Spirit   of God came on Zechariah   son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you disobey the Lord’s commands? You will not prosper.   Because you have forsaken the Lord, he has forsaken   you.’” 21 But they plotted against him, and by order of the king they stoned   him to death   in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple.   22 King Joash did not remember the kindness Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had shown him but killed his son, who said as he lay dying, “May the Lord see this and call you to account.”   23 At the turn of the year,  the army of Aram marched against Joash; it invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the people.   They sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus. 24 Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men,   the Lord delivered into their hands a much larger army.   Because Judah had forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors, judgment was executed on Joash. 25 When the Arameans withdrew, they left Joash severely wounded. His officials conspired against him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in his bed. So he died and was buried   in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. 26 Those who conspired against him were Zabad,  son of Shimeath an Ammonite woman, and Jehozabad, son of Shimrith    a Moabite woman.   27 The account of his sons, the many prophecies about him, and the record of the restoration of the temple of God are written in the annotations on the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son succeeded him as king.

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