1Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Zibiah of Beersheba.
2And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
3And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.
4And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD.to repair: Heb. to renew
5And 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.
6And 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 collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?
7For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.
8And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.
9And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness.a proclamation: Heb. a voice
10And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.
11Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
12And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.
13So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.the work�: Heb. the healing went up upon the work
14And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.to offer�: or, pestils
15But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.
16And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.
17Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.
18And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.
19Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.
20Kemudian Roh Allah menghinggapi Zakharia anak kepada Yoyada, imam itu, yang berdiri lebih tinggi daripada rakyat, dan berkata kepada mereka, Beginilah firman Allah, Mengapakah kalian melanggari perintah-perintah TUHAN, sehingga kalian tidak dapat makmur? kerana kalian telah meninggalkan TUHAN, dia juga telah meninggalkan kalian.
21Dan mereka bersubahat menentangnya, lalu merejamnya dengan batu menurut perintah raja di halaman rumah TUHAN.
22Dengan itu Yoas, raja itu, tidak mengenang kemurahan yang Yoyada, ayah Zakharia itu, telah buat terhadapnya, tetapi membunuh anaknya pula. Dan ketika Zakharia mati, dia berkata, TUHAN melihatnya, dan menuntut balasan.
23Dan terjadilah pada akhir tahun, bahawa angkatan Siria datang menentang Yoas: dan mereka sampai ke Yehuda dan Yerusalem, dan membinasakan semua penguasa rakyat dari kalangan rakyat, dan mengirim semua jarahan dari mereka kepada raja Damsyik.
24Sebab tentera orang Siri datang dengan pasukan kecil lelaki, dan TUHAN telah menyerahkan angkatan yang sangat besar kepada tangan mereka, kerana mereka telah meninggalkan TUHAN Allah bapa-bapa leluhur mereka. Maka mereka melaksanakan penghakiman terhadap Yoas.
25Dan sesudah mereka meninggalkannya, (sebab mereka meninggalkannya dalam keadaan penuh luka,) hamba-hambanya sendiri bersubahat terhadapnya bagi darah anak-anak lelaki Yoyada, imam itu, lalu membunuh dia di katilnya, lalu dia mati: tetapi mereka tidak menguburkannya di makam-makam raja.
26Dan mereka ini merupakan orang yang telah bersubahat terhadap dia; Zabad anak kepada Simeat seorang perempuan Amon, dan Yozabad anak kepada Simrit seorang perempuan Moab.
27Dalam pada itu, berkenaan anak-anak lelakinya, dan tanggungan-tanggungan besar yang diberi kepadanya, dan pembaikian rumah Allah, lihatlah, itu telah tertulis dalam kisah kitab para raja. Dan Amazia, anak lelakinya, memerintah menggantikannya.