2 Kings 12:1-18

2 Kings 12:1-18

[1] In the seventh  year  of Jehu  Jehoash  began to reign;  and forty  years  reigned  he in Jerusalem.  And his mother's  name  was Zibiah  of Beersheba.  [2] And Jehoash  did  that which was right  in the sight  of the LORD  all his days  wherein Jehoiada  the priest  instructed  [3] But 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,  [5] Let 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.  [6] But it was so, that in the three  and twentieth  year  of king  Jehoash  the priests  had not repaired  the breaches  of the house.  [7] Then king  Jehoash  called  for Jehoiada  the priest,  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.  [8] And the priests  consented  to receive  no  more money  of the people,  neither  to repair  the breaches  of the house.  [9] But Jehoiada  the priest  took  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.  [10] And 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.  [11] And 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] And 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  [13] Howbeit there were not made  for the house  of the LORD  bowls  of silver,  snuffers,  basons,  trumpets,  any vessels  of gold,  or vessels  of silver,  that was brought  into the house  of the LORD:  [14] But they gave  that to the workmen,  and repaired  therewith the house  of the LORD.  [15] Moreover they reckoned  not with the men,  into whose hand  they delivered  the money  to be bestowed  on workmen:  for they dealt  faithfully.  [16] The trespass  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.  [18] And 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.