1In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. 2And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
4¶ And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man’s heart to bring into the house of the LORD,12.4 dedicated things: or, holy things: Heb. holinesses12.4 that every…: Heb. of the souls of his estimation12.4 cometh…: Heb. ascendeth upon the heart of a man 5Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found. 6But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.12.6 three…: Heb. twentieth year and third year 7Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house. 8And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house. 9But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD.12.9 door: Heb. threshold 10And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king’s scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the LORD.12.10 scribe: or, secretary12.10 put…: Heb. bound up 11And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD,12.11 laid…: Heb. brought it forth 12And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.12.12 was…: Heb. went forth 13Howbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD: 14But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD. 15Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully. 16The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests’.
17¶ Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. 18And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.12.18 went…: Heb. went up
19¶ And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 20And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.12.20 the house…: or, Bethmillo 21For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
A Reparação do Templo
1No sétimo ano do reinado de Jeú, Joás começou a reinar e reinou quarenta anos em Jerusalém. O nome de sua mãe era Zíbia; ela era de Berseba. 2Joás fez o que o Senhor aprova durante todos os anos em que o sacerdote Joiada o orientou. 3Contudo, os altares idólatras não foram derrubados; o povo continuava a oferecer sacrifícios e a queimar incenso neles.
4Joás ordenou aos sacerdotes: “Reúnam toda a prata trazida como dádiva sagrada ao templo do Senhor: a prata recolhida no recenseamento, a prata recebida de votos pessoais e a que foi trazida voluntariamente ao templo. 5Cada sacerdote recolha a prata de um dos tesoureiros para que seja usada na reforma do templo”.
6Contudo, no vigésimo terceiro ano do reinado de Joás, os sacerdotes ainda não tinham feito as reformas. 7Por isso o rei Joás chamou o sacerdote Joiada e os outros sacerdotes e lhes perguntou: “Por que vocês não estão fazendo as reformas no templo? Não recolham mais prata com seus tesoureiros, mas deixem-na para as reformas”. 8Os sacerdotes concordaram em não mais receberem nenhuma prata do povo e em não serem mais os encarregados dessas reformas.
9Então o sacerdote Joiada pegou uma caixa, fez um furo na tampa e colocou-a ao lado do altar, à direita de quem entra no templo do Senhor. Os sacerdotes que guardavam a entrada colocavam na caixa toda a prata trazida ao templo do Senhor. 10Sempre que havia uma grande quantidade de prata na caixa, o secretário real e o sumo sacerdote vinham, pesavam a prata trazida ao templo do Senhor e a colocavam em sacolas. 11Depois de pesada, entregavam a prata aos supervisores do trabalho no templo. Assim pagavam aqueles que trabalhavam no templo do Senhor: os carpinteiros e os construtores, 12os pedreiros e os cortadores de pedras. Também compravam madeira e pedras lavradas para os consertos a serem feitos no templo do Senhor e cobriam todas as outras despesas.
13A prata trazida ao templo não era utilizada na confecção de bacias de prata, cortadores de pavio, bacias para aspersão, cornetas ou quaisquer outros utensílios de ouro ou prata para o templo do Senhor; 14era usada como pagamento dos trabalhadores, e eles a empregavam para o reparo do templo. 15Não se exigia prestação de contas dos que pagavam os trabalhadores, pois agiam com honestidade. 16Mas a prata das ofertas pela culpa e das ofertas pelo pecado não era levada ao templo do Senhor, pois pertencia aos sacerdotes.
17Nessa época, Hazael, rei da Síria, atacou Gate e a conquistou. Depois decidiu atacar Jerusalém. 18Então Joás, rei de Judá, apanhou todos os objetos consagrados por seus antepassados Josafá, Jeorão e Acazias, reis de Judá, e os que ele mesmo havia consagrado, e todo o ouro encontrado no depósito do templo do Senhor e do palácio real, e enviou tudo a Hazael, rei da Síria, que, assim, desistiu de atacar Jerusalém.
19Os demais acontecimentos do reinado de Joás e as suas realizações estão todos escritos no livro dos registros históricos dos reis de Judá. 20Dois de seus oficiais conspiraram contra ele e o assassinaram em Bete-Milo, no caminho que desce para Sila. 21Os oficiais que o assassinaram foram Jozabade, filho de Simeate, e Jeozabade, filho de Somer. Ele morreu e foi sepultado junto aos seus antepassados na Cidade de Davi. E seu filho Amazias foi o seu sucessor.
