1 Joashbecame king of Judah at the age of seven, and he ruled in Jerusalemfor forty years. His mother was Zibiahfrom the city of Beersheba. 2 He did what was pleasing to the Lordas long as Jehoiadathe priest was alive. 3 Jehoiadachose two wives for King Joash, and they bore him sons and daughters.
4 After he had been king for a while, Joashdecided to have the Temple repaired. 5 He ordered the priests and the Levites to go to the cities of Judah and collect from all the people enough money to make the annual repairs on the Temple. He told them to act promptly, but the Levites delayed, 6 Ex 30.11-16so he called in Jehoiada, their leader, and demanded, "Why haven’t you seen to it that the Levites collect from Judah and Jerusalemthe tax which Moses, the servant of the Lord, required the people24.6: Probable text required the people; Hebrew unclear.to pay for support of the Tent of the Lord's presence?"
( 7 The followers of Athaliah, that corrupt woman,24.7: that corrupt woman; or whom she corrupted.had damaged the Temple and had used many of the sacred objects in the worship of Baal.)
8 The king ordered the Levites to make a box for contributions and to place it at the Temple gate. 9 They sent word throughout Jerusalemand Judah for everyone to bring to the Lordthe tax which Moses, God’s servant, had first collected in the wilderness. 10 This pleased the people and their leaders, and they brought their tax money and filled the box with it. 11 Every day the Levites would take the box to the royal official who was in charge of it. Whenever it was full, the royal secretary and the High Priest’s representative would take the money out and return the box to its place. And so they collected a large sum of money.
12 The king and Jehoiadawould give the money to those who were in charge of repairing the Temple, and they hired stonemasons, carpenters, and metalworkers to make the repairs. 13 All of them worked hard, and they restored the Temple to its original condition, as solid as ever. 14 When the repairs were finished, the remaining gold and silver was given to the king and Jehoiada, who used it to have bowls and other utensils made for the Temple.
Jehoiada’s Policies Are Reversed
As long as Jehoiadawas alive, sacrifices were offered regularly at the Temple. 15 After reaching the very old age of a hundred and thirty, he died. 16 They buried him in the royal tombs in David’s City in recognition of the service he had done for the people of Israel, for God, and for the Temple.
17 But once Jehoiadawas dead, the leaders of Judah persuaded King Joash to listen to them instead. 18 And so the people stopped worshiping in the Temple of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and began to worship idols and the images of the goddess Asherah. Their guilt for these sins brought the Lord's anger on Judah and Jerusalem. 19 The Lordsent prophets to warn them to return to him, but the people refused to listen. 20 Mt 23.35;Lk 11.51Then the spirit of God took control of Zechariahson of Jehoiadathe priest. He stood where the people could see him and called out, "The LordGod asks why you have disobeyed his commands and are bringing disaster on yourselves! You abandoned him, so he has abandoned you!" 21 King Joash joined in a conspiracy against Zechariah, and on the king’s orders the people stoned Zechariah in the Temple courtyard. 22 The king forgot about the loyal service that Zechariah’s father Jehoiadahad given him, and he had Zechariah killed. As Zechariah was dying, he called out, "May the Lordsee what you are doing and punish you!"
The End of Joash’s Reign
23 When autumn came that year, the Syrian army attacked Judah and Jerusalem, killed all the leaders, and took large amounts of loot back to Damascus. 24 The Syrian army was small, but the Lordlet them defeat a much larger Judean army because the people had abandoned him, the LordGod of their ancestors. In this way King Joashwas punished. 25 He was severely wounded, and when the enemy withdrew, two of his officials plotted against him and killed him in his bed to avenge the murder of the son24.25: Some ancient translations son; Hebrew sons.of Jehoiadathe priest. He was buried in David’s City, but not in the royal tombs. ( 26 Those who plotted against him were Zabad, the son of an Ammonite woman named Shimeath, and Jehozabad, the son of a Moabite woman named Shimrith.) 27 The Commentary on the Book of Kings contains the stories of the sons of Joash, the prophecies spoken against him, and the record of how he rebuilt the Temple. His son Amaziahsucceeded him as king.
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Tribo de Judah
Joash
יוֹאָ֣שׁyoash
Joash, son of Ahaziah, was hidden in the temple when Athaliah killed the royal family, and he was crowned king of Judah at age seven by Jehoiada the priest (2 Kings 11:21).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Beersheba is a town in the Negeb of Judah, where Joel and Abijah were judges, and the home of Zibiah, mother of King Joash. During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beersheba (1 Samuel 8:2).
Jehoiada was the priest who made a covenant under oath with the commanders of hundreds in the temple, showed them the king’s son, and made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people. He instructed King Joash (2 Kings 12:2).
Jehoiada was the priest who made a covenant under oath with the commanders of hundreds in the temple, showed them the king’s son, and made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people. He instructed King Joash (2 Kings 12:2).
Joash, son of Ahaziah, was hidden in the temple when Athaliah killed the royal family, and he was crowned king of Judah at age seven by Jehoiada the priest (2 Kings 11:21).
Jehoiada was the priest who made a covenant under oath with the commanders of hundreds in the temple, showed them the king’s son, and made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people. He instructed King Joash (2 Kings 12:2).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Jehoiada was the priest who made a covenant under oath with the commanders of hundreds in the temple, showed them the king’s son, and made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people. He instructed King Joash (2 Kings 12:2).
Jehoiada was the priest who made a covenant under oath with the commanders of hundreds in the temple, showed them the king’s son, and made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people. He instructed King Joash (2 Kings 12:2).
Jehoiada was the priest who made a covenant under oath with the commanders of hundreds in the temple, showed them the king’s son, and made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people. He instructed King Joash (2 Kings 12:2).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Jehoiada was the priest who made a covenant under oath with the commanders of hundreds in the temple, showed them the king’s son, and made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people. He instructed King Joash (2 Kings 12:2).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jehoiada was the priest who made a covenant under oath with the commanders of hundreds in the temple, showed them the king’s son, and made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people. He instructed King Joash (2 Kings 12:2).
Jehoiada was the priest who made a covenant under oath with the commanders of hundreds in the temple, showed them the king’s son, and made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people. He instructed King Joash (2 Kings 12:2).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Damascus is a city of the Arameans, with its own king, captured by the king of Assyria. Saul went there with letters to take as prisoners those who belonged to the Way (Acts 9:2).
Joash, son of Ahaziah, was hidden in the temple when Athaliah killed the royal family, and he was crowned king of Judah at age seven by Jehoiada the priest (2 Kings 11:21).
Jehoiada was the priest who made a covenant under oath with the commanders of hundreds in the temple, showed them the king’s son, and made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people. He instructed King Joash (2 Kings 12:2).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).