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2 Chronicles 24 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:1 - A son of seven years is Joash in his reigning, and forty years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Zibiah of Beer-Sheba.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:2 - And Joash doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:3 - And Jehoiada taketh for him two wives, and he begetteth sons and daughters.

Faithless Priests

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:4 - And it cometh to pass after this, it hath been with the heart of Joash to renew the house of Jehovah,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:5 - and he gathereth the priests and the Levites, and saith to them, 'Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to strengthen the house of your God sufficiently year by year, and ye, ye do haste to the matter;' and the Levites have not hasted.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:6 - And the king calleth for Jehoiada the head, and saith to him, 'Wherefore hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tribute of Moses, servant of Jehovah, and of the assembly of Israel, for the tent of the testimony?
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:7 - for sons of Athaliah, the wicked one, have broken up the house of God, and also, all the holy things of the house of Jehovah they have prepared for Baalim.'

Temple Repaired

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:8 - And the king speaketh, and they make one chest, and put it at the gate of the house of Jehovah without,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:9 - and give an intimation in Judah and in Jerusalem to bring in to Jehovah the tribute of Moses, servant of God, laid on Israel in the wilderness.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:10 - And all the heads, and all the people rejoice, and they bring in, and cast into the chest, unto completion.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:11 - And it cometh to pass, at the time one bringeth in the chest for the inspection of the king by the hand of the Levites, and at their seeing that the money is abundant, that a scribe of the king hath come in, and an officer of the head-priest, and they empty the chest, and take it up and turn it back unto its place; thus they have done day by day, and gather money in abundance.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:12 - And the king and Jehoiada give it unto the doers of the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and they are hiring hewers and artificers to renew the house of Jehovah, and also -- to artificers in iron and brass to strengthen the house of Jehovah.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:13 - And those doing the business work, and there goeth up lengthening to the work by their hand, and they establish the house of God, by its proper measure, and strengthen it.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:14 - And at their completing it, they have brought in before the king and Jehoiada the rest of the money, and they make it vessels for the house of Jehovah, vessels of serving, and of offering up, and spoons, even vessels of gold and silver; and they are causing burnt-offerings to ascend in the house of Jehovah continually, all the days of Jehoiada.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:15 - And Jehoiada is aged and satisfied with days, and dieth -- a son of a hundred and thirty years in his death,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:16 - and they bury him in the city of David, with the kings, for he hath done good in Israel, and with God, and his house.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:17 - And after the death of Jehoiada come in have heads of Judah, and bow themselves to the king; then hath the king hearkened unto them,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:18 - and they forsake the house of Jehovah, God of their fathers, and serve the shrines and the idols, and there is wrath upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guilt.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:19 - And He sendeth among them prophets, to bring them back unto Jehovah, and they testify against them, and they have not given ear;

Joash Murders Son of Jehoiada

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:20 - and the Spirit of God hath clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and he standeth over-against the people, and saith to them, 'Thus said God, Why are ye transgressing the commands of Jehovah, and prosper not? because ye have forsaken Jehovah -- He doth forsake you.'
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:21 - And they conspire against him, and stone him with stones by the command of the king, in the court of the house of Jehovah,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:22 - and Joash the king hath not remembered the kindness that Jehoiada his father did with him, and slayeth his son, and in his death he said, 'Jehovah doth see, and require.'

Aram Invades and Defeats Judah

(2Ki 12:19–21 )
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:23 - And it cometh to pass, at the turn of the year, come up hath the force of Aram against him, and they come in unto Judah and Jerusalem, and destroy all the heads of the people from the people, and all their spoil they have sent to the king of Damascus,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:24 - for with few men have the force of Aram come in, and Jehovah hath given into their hand a mighty force for multitude, because they have forsaken Jehovah, God of their fathers; and with Joash they have executed judgments.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:25 - And in their going from him -- for they left him with many diseases -- his servants themselves have conspired against him, for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slay him on his bed, and he dieth; and they bury him in the city of David, and have not buried him in the graves of the kings.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:26 - And these are those conspiring against him, Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:27 - As to his sons, and the greatness of the burden upon him, and the foundation of the house of God, lo, they are written on the 'Inquiry' of the book of the Kings; and reign doth Amaziah his son in his stead.
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