1 Tinha Joás sete anos de idade quando começou a reinar e quarenta anos reinou em Jerusalém. 2 Era o nome de sua mãe Zíbia, de Berseba. Fez Joás o que era reto perante o Senhor todos os dias do sacerdote Joiada. 3 Tomou-lhe Joiada duas mulheres; e gerou filhos e filhas.

4 Depois disto, resolveu Joás restaurar a Casa do Senhor. 5 Reuniu os sacerdotes e os levitas e lhes disse: Saí pelas cidades de Judá e levantai dinheiro de todo o Israel para reparardes a casa do vosso Deus, de ano em ano; e, vós, apressai-vos nisto. Porém os levitas não se apressaram. 6 Mandou o rei chamar a Joiada, o chefe, e lhe perguntou: Por que não requereste dos levitas que trouxessem de Judá e de Jerusalém o imposto que Moisés, servo do Senhor, pôs sobre a congregação de Israel, para a tenda do Testemunho? 7 Porque a perversa Atalia e seus filhos arruinaram a Casa de Deus; e usaram todas as coisas sagradas da Casa do Senhor no serviço dos baalins.

8 Deu o rei ordem e fizeram um cofre e o puseram do lado de fora, à porta da Casa do Senhor. 9 Publicou-se, em Judá e em Jerusalém, que trouxessem ao Senhor o imposto que Moisés, servo de Deus, havia posto sobre Israel, no deserto. 10 Então, todos os príncipes e todo o povo se alegraram, e trouxeram o imposto, e o lançaram no cofre, até acabar a obra. 11 Quando o cofre era levado por intermédio dos levitas a uma comissão real, vendo-se que havia muito dinheiro, vinha o escrivão do rei e o comissário do sumo sacerdote, esvaziavam-no, tomavam-no e o levavam de novo ao seu lugar; assim faziam dia após dia e ajuntaram dinheiro em abundância, 12 o qual o rei e Joiada davam aos que dirigiam a obra e tinham a seu cargo a Casa do Senhor; contrataram pedreiros e carpinteiros, para restaurarem a Casa do Senhor, como também os que trabalhavam em ferro e em bronze, para repararem a Casa do Senhor. 13 Os que tinham o encargo da obra trabalhavam, e a reparação tinha bom êxito com eles; restauraram a Casa de Deus no seu próprio estado e a consolidaram. 14 Tendo eles acabado a obra, trouxeram ao rei e a Joiada o resto do dinheiro, de que se fizeram utensílios para a Casa do Senhor, objetos para o ministério e para os holocaustos, taças e outros objetos de ouro e de prata. E continuamente ofereceram holocaustos na Casa do Senhor, todos os dias de Joiada.

15 Envelheceu Joiada e morreu farto de dias; era da idade de cento e trinta anos quando morreu. 16 Sepultaram-no na Cidade de Davi com os reis; porque tinha feito bem em Israel e para com Deus e a sua casa.

17 Depois da morte de Joiada, vieram os príncipes de Judá e se prostraram perante o rei, e o rei os ouviu. 18 Deixaram a Casa do Senhor, Deus de seus pais, e serviram aos postes-ídolos e aos ídolos; e, por esta sua culpa, veio grande ira sobre Judá e Jerusalém. 19 Porém o Senhor lhes enviou profetas para os reconduzir a si; estes profetas testemunharam contra eles, mas eles não deram ouvidos. 20 O Espírito de Deus se apoderou de Zacarias, filho do sacerdote Joiada, o qual se pôs em pé diante do povo e lhes disse: Assim diz Deus: Por que transgredis os mandamentos do Senhor, de modo que não prosperais? Porque deixastes o Senhor, também ele vos deixará. 21 Conspiraram contra ele e o apedrejaram, por mandado do rei, no pátio da Casa do Senhor. 22 Assim, o rei Joás não se lembrou da beneficência que Joiada, pai de Zacarias, lhe fizera, porém matou-lhe o filho; este, ao expirar, disse: O Senhor o verá e o retribuirá.

23 Antes de se findar o ano, subiu contra Joás o exército dos siros; e, vindo a Judá e a Jerusalém, destruíram, dentre o povo, a todos os seus príncipes, cujo despojo remeteram ao rei de Damasco. 24 Ainda que o exército dos siros viera com poucos homens, contudo, o Senhor lhes permitiu vencer um exército mui numeroso dos judeus, porque estes deixaram o Senhor, Deus de seus pais. Assim, executaram os siros os juízos de Deus contra Joás.

25 Quando os siros se retiraram dele, deixando-o gravemente enfermo, conspiraram contra ele os seus servos, por causa do sangue dos filhos do sacerdote Joiada, e o feriram no seu leito, e morreu. 26 Sepultaram-no na Cidade de Davi, porém não nos sepulcros dos reis. Foram estes os que conspiraram contra ele: Zabade, filho de Simeate, a amonita, e Jeozabade, filho de Sinrite, a moabita. 27 Quanto a seus filhos, e às numerosas sentenças proferidas contra ele, e à restauração da Casa de Deus, eis que estão escritos no Livro da História dos Reis. Em seu lugar, reinou Amazias, seu filho.

1 Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Zibiah, of Beer-sheba. 2 And Joash did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest. 3 And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.

4 And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to restore the house of Jehovah. 5 And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year; and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not. 6 And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tax of Moses the servant of Jehovah, and of the assembly of Israel, for the tent of the testimony? 7 For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of Jehovah did they bestow upon the Baalim.

8 So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of Jehovah. 9 And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in for Jehovah the tax that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness. 10 And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end. 11 And it was so, that, at what time the chest was brought unto the king’s officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king’s scribe and the chief priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance. 12 And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah; and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of Jehovah, and also such as wrought iron and brass to repair the house of Jehovah. 13 So the workmen wrought, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands, and they set up the house of God in its state, and strengthened it. 14 And when they had made an end, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of Jehovah, even vessels wherewith to minister and to offer, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt-offerings in the house of Jehovah continually all the days of Jehoiada.

15 But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days, and he died; a hundred and thirty years old was he when he died. 16 And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house. 17 Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them. 18 And they forsook the house of Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness. 19 Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto Jehovah; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.

20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of Jehovah, so that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken Jehovah, he hath also forsaken you. 21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of Jehovah. 22 Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, Jehovah look upon it, and require it.

23 And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the army of the Syrians came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus. 24 For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men; and Jehovah delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken Jehovah, the God of their fathers. So they executed judgment upon Joash.

25 And when they were departed from him (for they left him very sick), his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died; and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings. 26 And these are they that conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess. 27 Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the rebuilding of the house of God, behold, they are written in the commentary of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

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.