KJV

1  Joash³¹⁰¹ was seven⁷⁶⁵¹ years⁸¹⁴¹ old¹¹²¹ when he began to reign,⁴⁴²⁷ and he reigned⁴⁴²⁷ forty⁷⁰⁵ years⁸¹⁴¹ in Jerusalem.³³⁸⁹ His mother's⁵¹⁷ name⁸⁰³⁴ also was Zibiah⁶⁶⁴⁵ of Beer-sheba.^{4480 884}

2  And Joash³⁰⁷⁷ did⁶²¹³ that which was right³⁴⁷⁷ in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ all³⁶⁰⁵ the days³¹¹⁷ of Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ the priest.³⁵⁴⁸

3  And Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ took⁵³⁷⁵ for him two⁸¹⁴⁷ wives;⁸⁰² and he begot³²⁰⁵ sons¹¹²¹ and daughters.¹³²³

4  And it came to pass¹⁹⁶¹ after³¹⁰ this,³⁶⁵¹ that Joash³¹⁰¹ was¹⁹⁶¹ minded^{5973 3820} to repair^{2318 853} the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the LORD.³⁰⁶⁸

5  And he gathered together^{6908 853} the priests³⁵⁴⁸ and the Levites,³⁸⁸¹ and said⁵⁵⁹ to them, Go out³³¹⁸ unto the cities⁵⁸⁹² of Judah,³⁰⁶³ and gather⁶⁹⁰⁸ of all^{4480 3605} Israel³⁴⁷⁸ money³⁷⁰¹ to repair^{2388 853} the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of your God⁴³⁰ from^{4480 1767} year⁸¹⁴¹ to year,⁸¹⁴¹ and see that ye⁸⁵⁹ hasten⁴¹¹⁶ the matter.¹⁶⁹⁷ Howbeit the Levites³⁸⁸¹ hastened⁴¹¹⁶ it not.³⁸⁰⁸

6  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ called⁷¹²¹ for Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ the chief,⁷²¹⁸ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Why⁴⁰⁶⁹ hast thou not³⁸⁰⁸ required¹⁸⁷⁵ of⁵⁹²¹ the Levites³⁸⁸¹ to bring in⁹³⁵ out of Judah^{4480 3063} and out of Jerusalem^{4480 3389 853} the collection,⁴⁸⁶⁴ according to the commandment of Moses⁴⁸⁷² the servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and of the congregation⁶⁹⁵¹ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ for the tabernacle¹⁶⁸ of witness?⁵⁷¹⁵

7  For³⁵⁸⁸ the sons¹¹²¹ of Athaliah,⁶²⁷¹ that wicked woman,⁴⁸⁴⁹ had broken up^{6555 853} the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of God;⁴³⁰ and also¹⁵⁷¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ the dedicated things⁶⁹⁴⁴ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ did they bestow⁶²¹³ upon Baalim.¹¹⁶⁸

8  And at the king's⁴⁴²⁸ commandment⁵⁵⁹ they made⁶²¹³ a²⁵⁹ chest,⁷²⁷ and set⁵⁴¹⁴ it without²³⁵¹ at the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the LORD.³⁰⁶⁸

9  And they made⁵⁴¹⁴ a proclamation⁶⁹⁶³ through Judah³⁰⁶³ and Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ to bring in⁹³⁵ to the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ the collection⁴⁸⁶⁴ that Moses⁴⁸⁷² the servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ of God⁴³⁰ laid upon⁵⁹²¹ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ in the wilderness.⁴⁰⁵⁷

10  And all³⁶⁰⁵ the princes⁸²⁶⁹ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ rejoiced,⁸⁰⁵⁵ and brought in,⁹³⁵ and cast⁷⁹⁹³ into the chest,⁷²⁷ until⁵⁷⁰⁴ they had made an end.³⁶¹⁵

11  Now it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ that at what time^{6256 853} the chest⁷²⁷ was brought⁹³⁵ unto⁴¹³ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ office⁶⁴⁸⁶ by the hand³⁰²⁷ of the Levites,³⁸⁸¹ and when they saw⁷²⁰⁰ that³⁵⁸⁸ there was much⁷²²⁷ money,³⁷⁰¹ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ scribe⁵⁶⁰⁸ and the high⁷²¹⁸ priest's³⁵⁴⁸ officer⁶⁴⁹⁶ came⁹³⁵ and emptied^{6168 853} the chest,⁷²⁷ and took⁵³⁷⁵ it, and carried⁷⁷²⁵ it to⁴¹³ his place⁴⁷²⁵ again. Thus³⁵⁴¹ they did⁶²¹³ day³¹¹⁷ by day,³¹¹⁷ and gathered⁶²² money³⁷⁰¹ in abundance.⁷²³⁰

12  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ and Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ gave⁵⁴¹⁴ it to⁴¹³ such as did⁶²¹³ the work⁴³⁹⁹ of the service⁵⁶⁵⁶ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and hired^{1961 7936} masons²⁶⁷² and carpenters²⁷⁹⁶ to repair²³¹⁸ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and also¹⁵⁷¹ such as wrought²⁷⁹⁶ iron¹²⁷⁰ and brass⁵¹⁷⁸ to mend^{2388 853} the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the LORD.³⁰⁶⁸

13  So the workmen^{6213 4399} wrought,⁶²¹³ and the work⁴³⁹⁹ was perfected^{5927 724} by³⁰²⁷ them, and they set^{5975 853} the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of God⁴³⁰ in⁵⁹²¹ his state,⁴⁹⁷¹ and strengthened⁵⁵³ it.

14  And when they had finished³⁶¹⁵ it, they brought^{935 853} the rest⁷⁶⁰⁵ of the money³⁷⁰¹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the king⁴⁴²⁸ and Jehoiada,³⁰⁷⁷ whereof were made⁶²¹³ vessels³⁶²⁷ for the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ even vessels³⁶²⁷ to minister,⁸³³⁵ and to offer⁵⁹²⁷ withal, and spoons,³⁷⁰⁹ and vessels³⁶²⁷ of gold²⁰⁹¹ and silver.³⁷⁰¹ And they offered^{1961 5927} burnt offerings⁵⁹³⁰ in the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ continually⁸⁵⁴⁸ all³⁶⁰⁵ the days³¹¹⁷ of Jehoiada.³⁰⁷⁷

15  But Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ waxed old,²²⁰⁴ and was full⁷⁶⁴⁶ of days³¹¹⁷ when he died;⁴¹⁹¹ a hundred³⁹⁶⁷ and thirty⁷⁹⁷⁰ years⁸¹⁴¹ old¹¹²¹ was he when he died.⁴¹⁹⁴

16  And they buried⁶⁹¹² him in the city⁵⁸⁹² of David¹⁷³² among⁵⁹⁷³ the kings,⁴⁴²⁸ because³⁵⁸⁸ he had done⁶²¹³ good²⁸⁹⁶ in Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ both toward⁵⁹⁷³ God,⁴³⁰ and toward his house.¹⁰⁰⁴

17  Now after³¹⁰ the death⁴¹⁹⁴ of Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ came⁹³⁵ the princes⁸²⁶⁹ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ and made obeisance⁷⁸¹² to the king.⁴⁴²⁸ Then²²⁷ the king⁴⁴²⁸ hearkened⁸⁰⁸⁵ unto⁴¹³ them.

18  And they left^{5800 853} the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ God⁴³⁰ of their fathers,¹ and served^{5647 853} groves⁸⁴² and idols:⁶⁰⁹¹ and wrath⁷¹¹⁰ came¹⁹⁶¹ upon⁵⁹²¹ Judah³⁰⁶³ and Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ for this²⁰⁶³ their trespass.⁸¹⁹

19  Yet he sent⁷⁹⁷¹ prophets⁵⁰³⁰ to them, to bring them again⁷⁷²⁵ unto⁴¹³ the LORD;³⁰⁶⁸ and they testified⁵⁷⁴⁹ against them: but they would not³⁸⁰⁸ give ear.²³⁸

20  And the Spirit⁷³⁰⁷ of God⁴³⁰ came upon^{3847 853} Zechariah²¹⁴⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ the priest,³⁵⁴⁸ which stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ above^{4480 5921} the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Thus³⁵⁴¹ saith⁵⁵⁹ God,⁴³⁰ Why⁴¹⁰⁰ transgress⁵⁶⁷⁴ ye^{859 853} the commandments⁴⁶⁸⁷ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ that ye cannot³⁸⁰⁸ prosper?⁶⁷⁴³ because³⁵⁸⁸ ye have forsaken⁵⁸⁰⁰ the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ he hath also forsaken^{5800 853} you.

21  And they conspired⁷¹⁹⁴ against⁵⁹²¹ him, and stoned⁷²⁷⁵ him with stones⁶⁸ at the commandment⁴⁶⁸⁷ of the king⁴⁴²⁸ in the court²⁶⁹¹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the LORD.³⁰⁶⁸

22  Thus Joash³¹⁰¹ the king⁴⁴²⁸ remembered²¹⁴² not³⁸⁰⁸ the kindness²⁶¹⁷ which⁸³⁴ Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ his father¹ had done⁶²¹³ to⁵⁹⁷³ him, but slew^{2026 853} his son.¹¹²¹ And when he died,⁴¹⁹¹ he said,⁵⁵⁹ The LORD³⁰⁶⁸ look upon⁷²⁰⁰ it, and require¹⁸⁷⁵ it.

23  And it came to pass¹⁹⁶¹ at the end⁸⁶²² of the year,⁸¹⁴¹ that the host²⁴²⁸ of Syria⁷⁵⁸ came up⁵⁹²⁷ against⁵⁹²¹ him: and they came⁹³⁵ to⁴¹³ Judah³⁰⁶³ and Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and destroyed^{7843 853} all³⁶⁰⁵ the princes⁸²⁶⁹ of the people⁵⁹⁷¹ from among the people,^{4480 5971} and sent⁷⁹⁷¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ the spoil⁷⁹⁹⁸ of them unto the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Damascus.¹⁸³⁴

24  For³⁵⁸⁸ the army²⁴²⁸ of the Syrians⁷⁵⁸ came⁹³⁵ with a small company⁴⁷⁰⁵ of men,³⁷⁶ and the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ a very³⁹⁶⁶ great⁷²³⁰ host²⁴²⁸ into their hand,³⁰²⁷ because³⁵⁸⁸ they had forsaken^{5800 853} the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ God⁴³⁰ of their fathers.¹ So they executed⁶²¹³ judgment⁸²⁰¹ against⁸⁵⁴ Joash.³¹⁰¹

25  And when they were departed¹⁹⁸⁰ from⁴⁴⁸⁰ him, (for³⁵⁸⁸ they left⁵⁸⁰⁰ him in great⁷²²⁷ diseases,)⁴²⁵¹ his own servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ conspired⁷¹⁹⁴ against⁵⁹²¹ him for the blood¹⁸¹⁸ of the sons¹¹²¹ of Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ the priest,³⁵⁴⁸ and slew²⁰²⁶ him on⁵⁹²¹ his bed,⁴²⁹⁶ and he died:⁴¹⁹¹ and they buried⁶⁹¹² him in the city⁵⁸⁹² of David,¹⁷³² but they buried⁶⁹¹² him not³⁸⁰⁸ in the sepulchers⁶⁹¹³ of the kings.⁴⁴²⁸

26  And these⁴²⁸ are they that conspired⁷¹⁹⁴ against⁵⁹²¹ him; Zabad²⁰⁶⁶ the son¹¹²¹ of Shimeath⁸¹⁰⁰ an Ammonitess,⁵⁹⁸⁴ and Jehozabad³⁰⁷⁵ the son¹¹²¹ of Shimrith⁸¹¹⁶ a Moabitess.⁴¹²⁵

27  Now concerning his sons,¹¹²¹ and the greatness⁷²³⁰ of the burdens⁴⁸⁵³ laid upon⁵⁹²¹ him, and the repairing³²⁴⁷ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of God,⁴³⁰ behold,²⁰⁰⁹ they are written³⁷⁸⁹ in⁵⁹²¹ the story⁴⁰⁹⁷ of the book⁵⁶¹² of the kings.⁴⁴²⁸ And Amaziah⁵⁵⁸ his son¹¹²¹ reigned⁴⁴²⁷ in his stead.⁸⁴⁷⁸

Sep

1 ὢν ἑπτὰ ἐτῶν Ιωας ἐν τῷ βασιλεῦσαι αὐτὸν καὶ τεσσαράκοντα ἔτη ἐβασίλευσεν ἐν Ιερουσαλημ καὶ ὄνομα τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ Σαβια ἐκ Βηρσαβεε

2 καὶ ἐποίησεν Ιωας τὸ εὐθὲς ἐνώπιον κυρίου πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας Ιωδαε τοῦ ἱερέως

3 καὶ ἔλαβεν αὐτῷ Ιωδαε γυναῖκας δύο καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας

4 καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ ταῦτα καὶ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ καρδίαν Ιωας ἐπισκευάσαι τὸν οἶκον κυρίου

5 καὶ συνήγαγεν τοὺς ἱερεῖς καὶ τοὺς Λευίτας καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἐξέλθατε εἰς τὰς πόλεις Ιουδα καὶ συναγάγετε ἀπὸ παντὸς Ισραηλ ἀργύριον κατισχῦσαι τὸν οἶκον κυρίου ἐνιαυτὸν κατ᾽ ἐνιαυτὸν καὶ σπεύσατε λαλῆσαι καὶ οὐκ ἔσπευσαν οἱ Λευῖται

6 καὶ ἐκάλεσεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Ιωας τὸν Ιωδαε τὸν ἄρχοντα καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ διὰ τί οὐκ ἐπεσκέψω περὶ τῶν Λευιτῶν τοῦ εἰσενέγκαι ἀπὸ Ιουδα καὶ Ιερουσαλημ τὸ κεκριμένον ὑπὸ Μωυσῆ ἀνθρώπου τοῦ θεοῦ ὅτε ἐξεκκλησίασεν τὸν Ισραηλ εἰς τὴν σκηνὴν τοῦ μαρτυρίου

7 ὅτι Γοθολια ἦν ἡ ἄνομος καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτῆς κατέσπασαν τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ γὰρ τὰ ἅγια οἴκου κυρίου ἐποίησαν ταῖς Βααλιμ

8 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεύς γενηθήτω γλωσσόκομον καὶ τεθήτω ἐν πύλῃ οἴκου κυρίου ἔξω

9 καὶ κηρυξάτωσαν ἐν Ιουδα καὶ ἐν Ιερουσαλημ εἰσενέγκαι κυρίῳ καθὼς εἶπεν Μωυσῆς παῖς τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν Ισραηλ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ

10 καὶ ἔδωκαν πάντες ἄρχοντες καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς καὶ εἰσέφερον καὶ ἐνέβαλλον εἰς τὸ γλωσσόκομον ἕως οὗ ἐπληρώθη

11 καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς εἰσέφερον τὸ γλωσσόκομον πρὸς τοὺς προστάτας τοῦ βασιλέως διὰ χειρὸς τῶν Λευιτῶν καὶ ὡς εἶδον ὅτι ἐπλεόνασεν τὸ ἀργύριον καὶ ἦλθεν ὁ γραμματεὺς τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ ὁ προστάτης τοῦ ἱερέως τοῦ μεγάλου καὶ ἐξεκένωσαν τὸ γλωσσόκομον καὶ κατέστησαν εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ οὕτως ἐποίουν ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας καὶ συνήγαγον ἀργύριον πολύ

12 καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὸ ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ Ιωδαε ὁ ἱερεὺς τοῖς ποιοῦσιν τὰ ἔργα εἰς τὴν ἐργασίαν οἴκου κυρίου καὶ ἐμισθοῦντο λατόμους καὶ τέκτονας ἐπισκευάσαι τὸν οἶκον κυρίου καὶ χαλκεῖς σιδήρου καὶ χαλκοῦ ἐπισκευάσαι τὸν οἶκον κυρίου

13 καὶ ἐποίουν οἱ ποιοῦντες τὰ ἔργα καὶ ἀνέβη μῆκος τῶν ἔργων ἐν χερσὶν αὐτῶν καὶ ἀνέστησαν τὸν οἶκον κυρίου ἐπὶ τὴν στάσιν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐνίσχυσαν

14 καὶ ὡς συνετέλεσαν ἤνεγκαν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα καὶ πρὸς Ιωδαε τὸ κατάλοιπον τοῦ ἀργυρίου καὶ ἐποίησαν σκεύη εἰς οἶκον κυρίου σκεύη λειτουργικὰ ὁλοκαυτωμάτων καὶ θυίσκας χρυσᾶς καὶ ἀργυρᾶς καὶ ἀνήνεγκαν ὁλοκαυτώσεις ἐν οἴκῳ κυρίου διὰ παντὸς πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας Ιωδαε

15 καὶ ἐγήρασεν Ιωδαε πλήρης ἡμερῶν καὶ ἐτελεύτησεν ὢν ἑκατὸν καὶ τριάκοντα ἐτῶν ἐν τῷ τελευτᾶν αὐτόν

16 καὶ ἔθαψαν αὐτὸν ἐν πόλει Δαυιδ μετὰ τῶν βασιλέων ὅτι ἐποίησεν ἀγαθωσύνην μετὰ Ισραηλ καὶ μετὰ τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ

17 καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ τὴν τελευτὴν Ιωδαε εἰσῆλθον οἱ ἄρχοντες Ιουδα καὶ προσεκύνησαν τὸν βασιλέα τότε ἐπήκουσεν αὐτοῖς ὁ βασιλεύς

18 καὶ ἐγκατέλιπον τὸν κύριον θεὸν τῶν πατέρων αὐτῶν καὶ ἐδούλευον ταῖς Ἀστάρταις καὶ τοῖς εἰδώλοις καὶ ἐγένετο ὀργὴ ἐπὶ Ιουδαν καὶ ἐπὶ Ιερουσαλημ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ

19 καὶ ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς προφήτας ἐπιστρέψαι πρὸς κύριον καὶ οὐκ ἤκουσαν καὶ διεμαρτύραντο αὐτοῖς καὶ οὐκ ἤκουσαν

20 καὶ πνεῦμα θεοῦ ἐνέδυσεν τὸν Αζαριαν τὸν τοῦ Ιωδαε τὸν ἱερέα καὶ ἀνέστη ἐπάνω τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ εἶπεν τάδε λέγει κύριος τί παραπορεύεσθε τὰς ἐντολὰς κυρίου καὶ οὐκ εὐοδωθήσεσθε ὅτι ἐγκατελίπετε τὸν κύριον καὶ ἐγκαταλείψει ὑμᾶς

21 καὶ ἐπέθεντο αὐτῷ καὶ ἐλιθοβόλησαν αὐτὸν δι᾽ ἐντολῆς Ιωας τοῦ βασιλέως ἐν αὐλῇ οἴκου κυρίου

22 καὶ οὐκ ἐμνήσθη Ιωας τοῦ ἐλέους οὗ ἐποίησεν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ Ιωδαε ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐθανάτωσεν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ὡς ἀπέθνῃσκεν εἶπεν ἴδοι κύριος καὶ κρινάτω

23 καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ τὴν συντέλειαν τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἀνέβη ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν δύναμις Συρίας καὶ ἦλθεν ἐπὶ Ιουδαν καὶ ἐπὶ Ιερουσαλημ καὶ κατέφθειραν πάντας τοὺς ἄρχοντας τοῦ λαοῦ ἐν τῷ λαῷ καὶ πάντα τὰ σκῦλα αὐτῶν ἀπέστειλαν τῷ βασιλεῖ Δαμασκοῦ

24 ὅτι ἐν ὀλίγοις ἀνδράσιν παρεγένετο δύναμις Συρίας καὶ ὁ θεὸς παρέδωκεν εἰς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν δύναμιν πολλὴν σφόδρα ὅτι ἐγκατέλιπον κύριον θεὸν τῶν πατέρων αὐτῶν καὶ μετὰ Ιωας ἐποίησεν κρίματα

25 καὶ μετὰ τὸ ἀπελθεῖν αὐτοὺς ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ ἐγκαταλιπεῖν αὐτὸν ἐν μαλακίαις μεγάλαις καὶ ἐπέθεντο αὐτῷ οἱ παῖδες αὐτοῦ ἐν αἵμασιν υἱοῦ Ιωδαε τοῦ ἱερέως καὶ ἐθανάτωσαν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τῆς κλίνης αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπέθανεν καὶ ἔθαψαν αὐτὸν ἐν πόλει Δαυιδ καὶ οὐκ ἔθαψαν αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ τάφῳ τῶν βασιλέων

26 καὶ οἱ ἐπιθέμενοι ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν Ζαβεδ ὁ τοῦ Σαμαθ ὁ Αμμανίτης καὶ Ιωζαβεδ ὁ τοῦ Σομαρωθ ὁ Μωαβίτης

27 καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ πάντες καὶ προσῆλθον αὐτῷ οἱ πέντε καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ ἰδοὺ γεγραμμένα ἐπὶ τὴν γραφὴν τῶν βασιλέων καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν Αμασιας υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἀντ᾽ αὐτοῦ

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‎1 ‏בֶּן־שֶׁ֤בַע שָׁנִים֙ יֹאָ֣שׁ בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וְאַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ צִבְיָ֖ה מִבְּאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע׃

‎2 ‏וַיַּ֧עַשׂ יוֹאָ֛שׁ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כָּל־יְמֵ֖י יְהוֹיָדָ֥ע הַכֹּהֵֽן׃

‎3 ‏וַיִּשָּׂא־ל֥וֹ יְהוֹיָדָ֖ע נָשִׁ֣ים שְׁתָּ֑יִם וַיּ֖וֹלֶד בָּנִ֥ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

‎4 ‏וַיְהִ֖י אַחֲרֵיכֵ֑ן הָיָה֙ עִם־לֵ֣ב יוֹאָ֔שׁ לְחַדֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃

‎5 ‏וַיִּקְבֹּץ֮ אֶת־הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְהַלְוִיִּם֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֡ם צְא֣וּ לְעָרֵ֪י יְהוּדָ֟ה וְקִבְצוּ֩ מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל כֶּ֜סֶף לְחַזֵּ֣ק׀ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם מִדֵּ֤י שָׁנָה֙ בְּשָׁנָ֔ה וְאַתֶּ֖ם תְּמַהֲר֣וּ לַדָּבָ֑ר וְלֹ֥א מִֽהֲר֖וּ הַֽלְוִיִּֽם׃

‎6 ‏וַיִּקְרָ֣א הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ לִֽיהוֹיָדָ֣ע הָרֹאשׁ֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ מַדּ֙וּעַ֙ לֹֽא־דָרַ֣שְׁתָּ עַל־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם לְהָבִ֞יא מִֽיהוּדָ֣ה וּמִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אֶת־מַשְׂאַת֙ מֹשֶׁ֣ה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֔ה וְהַקָּהָ֖ל לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְאֹ֖הֶל הָעֵדֽוּת׃

‎7 ‏כִּ֤י עֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ הַמִּרְשַׁ֔עַת בָּנֶ֥יהָ פָרְצ֖וּ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְגַם֙ כָּל־קָדְשֵׁ֣י בֵית־יְהוָ֔ה עָשׂ֖וּ לַבְּעָלִֽים׃

‎8 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּ אֲר֣וֹן אֶחָ֑ד וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֛הוּ בְּשַׁ֥עַר בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה חֽוּצָה׃

‎9 ‏וַיִּתְּנוּ־ק֞וֹל בִּֽיהוּדָ֣ה וּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם לְהָבִ֤יא לַֽיהוָה֙ מַשְׂאַ֞ת מֹשֶׁ֧ה עֶֽבֶד־הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃

‎10 ‏וַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּ כָל־הַשָּׂרִ֖ים וְכָל־הָעָ֑ם וַיָּבִ֛יאוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּ לָאָר֖וֹן עַד־לְכַלֵּֽה׃

‎11 ‏וַיְהִ֡י בְּעֵת֩ יָבִ֨יא אֶת־הָֽאָר֜וֹן אֶל־פְּקֻדַּ֣ת הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ בְּיַ֣ד הַלְוִיִּם֒ וְכִרְאוֹתָ֞ם כִּי־רַ֣ב הַכֶּ֗סֶף וּבָ֨א סוֹפֵ֤ר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וּפְקִיד֙ כֹּהֵ֣ן הָרֹ֔אשׁ וִיעָ֙רוּ֙ אֶת־הָ֣אָר֔וֹן וְיִשָּׂאֻ֖הוּ וִֽישִׁיבֻ֣הוּ אֶל־מְקֹמ֑וֹ כֹּ֤ה עָשׂוּ֙ לְי֣וֹם׀ בְּי֔וֹם וַיַּֽאַסְפוּ־כֶ֖סֶף לָרֹֽב׃

‎12 ‏וַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וִֽיהוֹיָדָ֗ע אֶל־עוֹשֵׂה֙ מְלֶ֙אכֶת֙ עֲבוֹדַ֣ת בֵּית־יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ שֹׂכְרִים֙ חֹצְבִ֣ים וְחָרָשִׁ֔ים לְחַדֵּ֖שׁ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וְ֠גַם לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י בַרְזֶל֙ וּנְחֹ֔שֶׁת לְחַזֵּ֖ק אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃

‎13 ‏וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙ עֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה וַתַּ֧עַל אֲרוּכָ֛ה לַמְּלָאכָ֖ה בְּיָדָ֑ם וַֽיַּעֲמִ֜ידוּ אֶת־בֵּ֧ית הָֽאֱלֹהִ֛ים עַל־מַתְכֻּנְתּ֖וֹ וַֽיְאַמְּצֻֽהוּ׃

‎14 ‏וּֽכְכַלּוֹתָ֡ם הֵבִ֣יאוּ לִפְנֵי֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ וִֽיהוֹיָדָ֜ע אֶת־שְׁאָ֣ר הַכֶּ֗סֶף וַיַּעֲשֵׂ֨הוּ כֵלִ֤ים לְבֵית־יְהוָה֙ כְּלֵ֣י שָׁרֵ֔ת וְהַעֲל֣וֹת וְכַפּ֔וֹת וּכְלֵ֥י זָהָ֖ב וָכָ֑סֶף וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּ מַעֲלִ֨ים עֹל֤וֹת בְּבֵית־יְהוָה֙ תָּמִ֔יד כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י יְהוֹיָדָֽע׃ פ

‎15 ‏וַיִּזְקַ֧ן יְהוֹיָדָ֛ע וַיִּשְׂבַּ֥ע יָמִ֖ים וַיָּמֹ֑ת בֶּן־מֵאָ֧ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה בְּמוֹתֽוֹ׃

‎16 ‏וַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּ בְעִיר־דָּוִ֖יד עִם־הַמְּלָכִ֑ים כִּֽי־עָשָׂ֤ה טוֹבָה֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְעִ֥ם הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים וּבֵיתֽוֹ׃ ס

‎17 ‏וְאַֽחֲרֵ֥י מוֹת֙ יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע בָּ֚אוּ שָׂרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ לַמֶּ֑לֶךְ אָ֛ז שָׁמַ֥ע הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

‎18 ‏וַיַּֽעַזְב֗וּ אֶת־בֵּ֤ית יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּֽעַבְד֥וּ אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים וְאֶת־הָֽעֲצַבִּ֑ים וַֽיְהִי־קֶ֗צֶף עַל־יְהוּדָה֙ וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּאַשְׁמָתָ֖ם זֹֽאת׃

‎19 ‏וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח בָּהֶם֙ נְבִאִ֔ים לַהֲשִׁיבָ֖ם אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה וַיָּעִ֥ידוּ בָ֖ם וְלֹ֥א הֶאֱזִֽינוּ׃ ס

‎20 ‏וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֗ים לָֽבְשָׁה֙ אֶת־זְכַרְיָה֙ בֶּן־יְהוֹיָדָ֣ע הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד מֵעַ֣ל לָעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לָהֶ֜ם כֹּ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים לָמָה֩ אַתֶּ֨ם עֹבְרִ֜ים אֶת־מִצְוֹ֤ת יְהוָה֙ וְלֹ֣א תַצְלִ֔יחוּ כִּֽי־עֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה וַיַּֽעֲזֹ֥ב אֶתְכֶֽם׃

‎21 ‏וַיִּקְשְׁר֣וּ עָלָ֔יו וַיִּרְגְּמֻ֥הוּ אֶ֖בֶן בְּמִצְוַ֣ת הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ בַּחֲצַ֖ר בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃

‎22 ‏וְלֹא־זָכַ֞ר יוֹאָ֣שׁ הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הַחֶ֙סֶד֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֜ה יְהוֹיָדָ֤ע אָבִיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖ג אֶת־בְּנ֑וֹ וּכְמוֹת֣וֹ אָמַ֔ר יֵ֥רֶא יְהוָ֖ה וְיִדְרֹֽשׁ׃ פ

‎23 ‏וַיְהִ֣י׀ לִתְקוּפַ֣ת הַשָּׁנָ֗ה עָלָ֣ה עָלָיו֮ חֵ֣יל אֲרָם֒ וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ אֶל־יְהוּדָה֙ וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיַּשְׁחִ֛יתוּ אֶת־כָּל־שָׂרֵ֥י הָעָ֖ם מֵעָ֑ם וְכָל־שְׁלָלָ֥ם שִׁלְּח֖וּ לְמֶ֥לֶךְ דַּרְמָֽשֶׂק׃

‎24 ‏כִּי֩ בְמִצְעַ֨ר אֲנָשִׁ֜ים בָּ֣אוּ׀ חֵ֣יל אֲרָ֗ם וַֽיהוָה֙ נָתַ֨ן בְּיָדָ֥ם חַ֙יִל֙ לָרֹ֣ב מְאֹ֔ד כִּ֣י עָֽזְב֔וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם וְאֶת־יוֹאָ֖שׁ עָשׂ֥וּ שְׁפָטִֽים׃

‎25 ‏וּבְלֶכְתָּ֣ם מִמֶּ֗נּוּ כִּֽי־עָזְב֣וּ אֹתוֹ֮ במחליים בְּמַחֲלוּיִ֣ם רַבִּים֒ הִתְקַשְּׁר֨וּ עָלָ֜יו עֲבָדָ֗יו בִּדְמֵי֙ בְּנֵי֙ יְהוֹיָדָ֣ע הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וַיַּֽהַרְגֻ֥הוּ עַל־מִטָּת֖וֹ וַיָּמֹ֑ת וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙ בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֔יד וְלֹ֥א קְבָרֻ֖הוּ בְּקִבְר֥וֹת הַמְּלָכִֽים׃ ס

‎26 ‏וְאֵ֖לֶּה הַמִּתְקַשְּׁרִ֣ים עָלָ֑יו זָבָ֗ד בֶּן־שִׁמְעָת֙ הָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔ית וִיה֣וֹזָבָ֔ד בֶּן־שִׁמְרִ֖ית הַמּוֹאָבִֽית׃

‎27 ‏וּבָנָ֞יו ורב יִ֧רֶ֞ב הַמַּשָּׂ֣א עָלָ֗יו וִיסוֹד֙ בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֔ים עַל־מִדְרַ֖שׁ סֵ֣פֶר הַמְּלָכִ֑ים וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ

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1 Septem annorum erat Joas cum regnare cœpisset, et quadraginta annis regnavit in Jerusalem: nomen matris ejus Sebia de Bersabee.

2 Fecitque quod bonum est coram Domino cunctis diebus Jojadæ sacerdotis.

3 Accepit autem ei Jojada uxores duas, e quibus genuit filios et filias.

4 Post quæ placuit Joas ut instauraret domum Domini.

5 Congregavitque sacerdotes et Levitas, et dixit eis: Egredimini ad civitates Juda, et colligite de universo Israël pecuniam ad sartatecta templi Dei vestri per singulos annos, festinatoque hoc facite. Porro Levitæ egere negligentius.

6 Vocavitque rex Jojadam principem, et dixit ei: Quare tibi non fuit curæ, ut cogeres Levitas inferre de Juda et de Jerusalem pecuniam quæ constituta est a Moyse servo Domini, ut inferret eam omnis multitudo Israël in tabernaculum testimonii?

7 Athalia enim impiissima, et filii ejus, destruxerunt domum Dei, et de universis quæ sanctificata fuerant in templo Domini, ornaverunt fanum Baalim.

8 Præcepit ergo rex, et fecerunt arcam: posueruntque eam juxta portam domus Domini forinsecus.

9 Et prædicatum est in Juda et Jerusalem ut deferrent singuli pretium Domino, quod constituit Moyses servus Dei super omnem Israël in deserto.

10 Lætatique sunt cuncti principes, et omnis populus, et ingressi contulerunt in arcam Domini, atque miserunt ita ut impleretur.

11 Cumque tempus esset ut deferrent arcam coram rege per manus Levitarum (videbant enim multam pecuniam), ingrediebatur scriba regis, et quem primus sacerdos constituerat, effundebantque pecuniam quæ erat in arca, porro arcam reportabant ad locum suum: sicque faciebant per singulos dies. Et congregata est infinita pecunia,

12 quam dederunt rex et Jojada his qui præerant operibus domus Domini: at illi conducebant ex ea cæsores lapidum, et artifices operum singulorum ut instaurarent domum Domini: fabros quoque ferri et æris, ut quod cadere cœperat, fulciretur.

13 Egeruntque hi qui operabantur industrie, et obducebatur parietum cicatrix per manus eorum, ac suscitaverunt domum Domini in statum pristinum, et firmiter eam stare fecerunt.

14 Cumque complessent omnia opera, detulerunt coram rege et Jojada reliquam partem pecuniæ: de qua facta sunt vasa templi in ministerium, et ad holocausta, phialæ quoque, et cetera vasa aurea et argentea: offerebantur holocausta in domo Domini jugiter cunctis diebus Jojadæ.

15 Senuit autem Jojada plenus dierum, et mortuus est cum esset centum triginta annorum:

16 sepelieruntque eum in civitate David cum regibus, eo quod fecisset bonum cum Israël, et cum domo ejus.

17 Postquam autem obiit Jojada, ingressi sunt principes Juda, et adoraverunt regem: qui delinitus obsequiis eorum, acquievit eis.

18 Et dereliquerunt templum Domini Dei patrum suorum, servieruntque lucis et sculptilibus: et facta est ira contra Judam et Jerusalem propter hoc peccatum.

19 Mittebatque eis prophetas ut reverterentur ad Dominum, quos protestantes illi audire nolebant.

20 Spiritus itaque Dei induit Zachariam filium Jojadæ sacerdotem, et stetit in conspectu populi, et dixit eis: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Quare transgredimini præceptum Domini, quod vobis non proderit, et dereliquistis Dominum ut derelinqueret vos?

21 Qui congregati adversus eum, miserunt lapides juxta regis imperium in atrio domus Domini.

22 Et non est recordatus Joas rex misericordiæ quam fecerat Jojada pater illius secum, sed interfecit filium ejus. Qui cum moreretur, ait: Videat Dominus, et requirat.

23 Cumque evolutus esset annus, ascendit contra eum exercitus Syriæ: venitque in Judam et Jerusalem, et interfecit cunctos principes populi, atque universam prædam miserunt regi in Damascum.

24 Et certe cum permodicus venisset numerus Syrorum, tradidit Dominus in manibus eorum infinitam multitudinem, eo quod dereliquissent Dominum Deum patrum suorum: in Joas quoque ignominiosa exercuere judicia.

25 Et abeuntes dimiserunt eum in languoribus magnis: surrexerunt autem contra eum servi sui in ultionem sanguinis filii Jojadæ sacerdotis, et occiderunt eum in lectulo suo, et mortuus est: sepelieruntque eum in civitate David, sed non in sepulchris regum.

26 Insidiati vero sunt ei Zabad filius Semaath Ammanitidis, et Jozabad filius Semmarith Moabitidis.

27 Porro filii ejus, ac summa pecuniæ quæ adunata fuerat sub eo, et instauratio domus Dei, scripta sunt diligentius in libro regum: regnavit autem Amasias filius ejus pro eo.