2 Chronicles 24

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.

בֶּן־שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים יֹאָשׁ בְּמָלְכֹו וְאַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם וְשֵׁם אִמֹּו צִבְיָה מִבְּאֵר שָׁבַע׃ (3710)

2And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

וַיַּעַשׂ יֹואָשׁ הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה כָּל־יְמֵי יְהֹויָדָע הַכֹּהֵן׃ (1681)

3And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.

וַיִּשָּׂא־לֹו יְהֹויָדָע נָשִׁים שְׁתָּיִם וַיֹּולֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֹות׃ (2230)

4And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD.

וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵיכֵן הָיָה עִם־לֵב יֹואָשׁ לְחַדֵּשׁ אֶת־בֵּית יְהוָה׃ (1980)

See also: 2 Chronicles 24:18

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.

וַיִּקְבֹּץ אֶת־הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם צְאוּ לְעָרֵי יְהוּדָה וְקִבְצוּ מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל כֶּסֶף לְחַזֵּק ׀ אֶת־בֵּית אֱלֹהֵיכֶם מִדֵּי שָׁנָה בְּשָׁנָה וְאַתֶּם תְּמַהֲרוּ לַדָּבָר וְלֹא מִהֲרוּ הַלְוִיִּם׃ (6143)

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?

וַיִּקְרָא הַמֶּלֶךְ לִיהֹויָדָע הָרֹאשׁ וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו מַדּוּעַ לֹא־דָרַשְׁתָּ עַל־הַלְוִיִּם לְהָבִיא מִיהוּדָה וּמִירוּשָׁלִַם אֶת־מַשְׂאַת מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד־יְהוָה וְהַקָּהָל לְיִשְׂרָאֵל לְאֹהֶל הָעֵדוּת׃ (6199)

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.

כִּי עֲתַלְיָהוּ הַמִּרְשַׁעַת בָּנֶיהָ פָרְצוּ אֶת־בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים וְגַם כָּל־קָדְשֵׁי בֵית־יְהוָה עָשׂוּ לַבְּעָלִים׃ (4422)

8And at the king’s commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.

וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיַּעֲשׂוּ אֲרֹון אֶחָד וַיִּתְּנֻהוּ בְּשַׁעַר בֵּית־יְהוָה חוּצָה׃ (2610)

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.

וַיִּתְּנוּ־קֹול בִּיהוּדָה וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם לְהָבִיא לַיהוָה מַשְׂאַת מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד־הָאֱלֹהִים עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּמִּדְבָּר׃ (3480)

10And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.

וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ כָל־הַשָּׂרִים וְכָל־הָעָם וַיָּבִיאוּ וַיַּשְׁלִיכוּ לָאָרֹון עַד־לְכַלֵּה׃ (2009)

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.

וַיְהִי בְּעֵת יָבִיא אֶת־הָאָרֹון אֶל־פְּקֻדַּת הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּיַד הַלְוִיִּם וְכִרְאֹותָם כִּי־רַב הַכֶּסֶף וּבָא סֹופֵר הַמֶּלֶךְ וּפְקִיד כֹּהֵן הָרֹאשׁ וִיעָרוּ אֶת־הָאָרֹון וְיִשָּׂאֻהוּ וִישִׁיבֻהוּ אֶל־מְקֹמֹו כֹּה עָשׂוּ לְיֹום ׀ בְּיֹום וַיַּאַסְפוּ־כֶסֶף לָרֹב׃ (7246)

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.

וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ הַמֶּלֶךְ וִיהֹויָדָע אֶל־עֹושֵׂה מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹודַת בֵּית־יְהוָה וַיִּהְיוּ שֹׂכְרִים חֹצְבִים וְחָרָשִׁים לְחַדֵּשׁ בֵּית יְהוָה וְגַם לְחָרָשֵׁי בַרְזֶל וּנְחֹשֶׁת לְחַזֵּק אֶת־בֵּית יְהוָה׃ (7191)

13So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.

וַיַּעֲשׂוּ עֹשֵׂי הַמְּלָאכָה וַתַּעַל אֲרוּכָה לַמְּלָאכָה בְּיָדָם וַיַּעֲמִידוּ אֶת־בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים עַל־מַתְכֻּנְתֹּו וַיְאַמְּצֻהוּ׃ (4017)

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.

וּכְכַלֹּותָם הֵבִיאוּ לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וִיהֹויָדָע אֶת־שְׁאָר הַכֶּסֶף וַיַּעֲשֵׂהוּ כֵלִים לְבֵית־יְהוָה כְּלֵי שָׁרֵת וְהַעֲלֹות וְכַפֹּות וּכְלֵי זָהָב וָכָסֶף וַיִּהְיוּ מַעֲלִים עֹלֹות בְּבֵית־יְהוָה תָּמִיד כֹּל יְמֵי יְהֹויָדָע׃ (7031)

15But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.

וַיִּזְקַן יְהֹויָדָע וַיִּשְׂבַּע יָמִים וַיָּמֹת בֶּן־מֵאָה וּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה בְּמֹותֹו׃ (2815)

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.

וַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בְעִיר־דָּוִיד עִם־הַמְּלָכִים כִּי־עָשָׂה טֹובָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וְעִם הָאֱלֹהִים וּבֵיתֹו׃ (2491)

17Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.

וְאַחֲרֵי מֹות יְהֹויָדָע בָּאוּ שָׂרֵי יְהוּדָה וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַמֶּלֶךְ אָז שָׁמַע הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲלֵיהֶם׃ (2780)

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.

וַיַּעַזְבוּ אֶת־בֵּית יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹותֵיהֶם וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִים וְאֶת־הָעֲצַבִּים וַיְהִי־קֶצֶף עַל־יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלִַם בְּאַשְׁמָתָם זֹאת׃ (5343)

19Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.

וַיִּשְׁלַח בָּהֶם נְבִאִים לַהֲשִׁיבָם אֶל־יְהוָה וַיָּעִידוּ בָם וְלֹא הֶאֱזִינוּ׃ (1212)

20And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.

וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים לָבְשָׁה אֶת־זְכַרְיָה בֶּן־יְהֹויָדָע הַכֹּהֵן וַיַּעֲמֹד מֵעַל לָעָם וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם כֹּה ׀ אָמַר הָאֱלֹהִים לָמָה אַתֶּם עֹבְרִים אֶת־מִצְוֹת יְהוָה וְלֹא תַצְלִיחוּ כִּי־עֲזַבְתֶּם אֶת־יְהוָה וַיַּעֲזֹב אֶתְכֶם׃ (6536)

21And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD.

וַיִּקְשְׁרוּ עָלָיו וַיִּרְגְּמֻהוּ אֶבֶן בְּמִצְוַת הַמֶּלֶךְ בַּחֲצַר בֵּית יְהוָה׃ (2432)

22Thus 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, The LORD look upon it, and require it.

וְלֹא־זָכַר יֹואָשׁ הַמֶּלֶךְ הַחֶסֶד אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יְהֹויָדָע אָבִיו עִמֹּו וַיַּהֲרֹג אֶת־בְּנֹו וּכְמֹותֹו אָמַר יֵרֶא יְהוָה וְיִדְרֹשׁ׃ (4028)

23And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria 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.

וַיְהִי ׀ לִתְקוּפַת הַשָּׁנָה עָלָה עָלָיו חֵיל אֲרָם וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלִַם וַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ אֶת־כָּל־שָׂרֵי הָעָם מֵעָם וְכָל־שְׁלָלָם שִׁלְּחוּ לְמֶלֶךְ דַּרְמָשֶׂק׃ (6125)

24For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.

כִּי בְמִצְעַר אֲנָשִׁים בָּאוּ ׀ חֵיל אֲרָם וַיהוָה נָתַן בְּיָדָם חַיִל לָרֹב מְאֹד כִּי עָזְבוּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹותֵיהֶם וְאֶת־יֹואָשׁ עָשׂוּ שְׁפָטִים׃ (4635)

25And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) 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.

וּבְלֶכְתָּם מִמֶּנּוּ כִּי־עָזְבוּ אֹתֹו [בְּמַחֲלִיִּים כ] (בְּמַחֲלוּיִם ק) רַבִּים הִתְקַשְּׁרוּ עָלָיו עֲבָדָיו בִּדְמֵי בְּנֵי יְהֹויָדָע הַכֹּהֵן וַיַּהַרְגֻהוּ עַל־מִטָּתֹו וַיָּמֹת וַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בְּעִיר דָּוִיד וְלֹא קְבָרֻהוּ בְּקִבְרֹות הַמְּלָכִים׃ (6412)

26And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.

וְאֵלֶּה הַמִּתְקַשְּׁרִים עָלָיו זָבָד בֶּן־שִׁמְעָת הָעַמֹּונִית וִיהֹוזָבָד בֶּן־שִׁמְרִית הַמֹּואָבִית׃ (4215)