2 Kings · Chapter 12

2 Kings 12:1

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 Beersheba.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.⁴And 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,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.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.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.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,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.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’.¹⁷Then 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.¹⁹And 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.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.

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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.	In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.	In the seventh year of Jehu began Jehoash to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.

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English	Hebrew	Say it	Strong's	Meaning
in year	בִּשְׁנַת־	bish-nat-	H8141	year שְׁנָה (she.nah) year Aramaic of sha.neh (שָׁנָה "year" H8141)
seven	שֶׁ֤בַע	SHE-va'	H7651	seven שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) 1) seven (cardinal number) 1a) as ordinal number 1b) in combination-17, 700 etc Aramaic equivalent: shiv.ah (שִׁבְעָה "seven" H7655)
of Jehu	לְיֵהוּא֙	le-ye-HU'	H3058H	Jehu יֵהוּא (ye.hu) A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.19.16; son of: Jehoshaphat (H3092J); father of: Jehoahaz (H3059) § Jehu = "Jehovah is He" 1) the king of the northern kingdom Israel who overthrew the dynasty of Omri 2) son of Hanani and an Israelite prophet in the time of Baasha and Jehoshaphat 3) the Antothite, a Benjamite, one of David's mighty warriors 4) a descendant of Judah of the house of Hezron 5) son of Josibiah and a chief of the tribe of Simeon
he became king	מָלַ֣ךְ	ma-LAKH	H4427A	to reign מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) 1) to be or become king or queen, reign 1a) (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign 1b) (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign 1c) (Hophal) to be made king or queen
Jehoash	יְהוֹאָ֔שׁ	ye-ho-'ASH	H3060G	Jehoash יְהוֹאָשׁ (ye.ho.ash) A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.11.2; son of: Ahaziah (H0274H) and Zibiah (H6645); married to Jehoaddan (H3086); father of: Amaziah (H0558); also called Jehoash at 2Ki.11.21; 12.1,2,4,6,7,18; 14.13b; Another name of yo.ash (יוֹאָשׁ "Joash" H3101I) § Jehoash = "given by the Lord" 1) son of king Ahaziah and the 8th king of Judah 2) son of king Jehoahaz and the 12th king of the northern kingdom of Israel
and forty	וְאַרְבָּעִ֣ים	ve-'ar-ba-'IM	H0705	forty אַרְבָּעִים (ar.ba.im) forty
year[s]	שָׁנָ֔ה	sha-NAH	H8141	year שְׁנָה (she.nah) year Aramaic of sha.neh (שָׁנָה "year" H8141)
he reigned	מָלַ֖ךְ	ma-LAKH	H4427A	to reign מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) 1) to be or become king or queen, reign 1a) (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign 1b) (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign 1c) (Hophal) to be made king or queen
in Jerusalem	בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bi-ru-sha-LIM	H3389	Ariel אֲרִיאֵל (a.ri.el) Ariel = "lion of God" or "lioness of God" Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
and [the] name of	וְשֵׁ֣ם	ve-SHEM	H8034	name שֵׁם (shem) 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument Aramaic equivalent: shum (שֻׁם "name" H8036)
mother his	אִמּ֔וֹ	'i-MO	H0517	mother אֵם (em) 1) mother 1a) of humans 1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.) 1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division
[was] Zibiah	צִבְיָ֖ה	tziv-YAH	H6645	Zibiah צִבְיָה (tsiv.y.yah) A woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.1; married to Ahaziah (H0274H); mother of: Joash (H3101I) § Zibiah = "roe" a native of Beersheba, wife of king Ahaziah and mother of king Joash both of Judah
from Beer	מִבְּאֵ֥ר	mi-be-'ER	H0884	Beersheba בְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַע (be.er she.va) § Beer-sheba = "well of the sevenfold oath" a city at the south edge of Israel
Sheba	שָֽׁבַע׃	SHA-va'	H0884	Beersheba בְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַע (be.er she.va) § Beer-sheba = "well of the sevenfold oath" a city at the south edge of Israel

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