2 Kings 12:10-21
12:10 When they saw the chest was full of silver, the royal secretary
and the high priest counted the silver that had been brought to the
Lord’s temple and bagged it up.
12:11 They would then hand over
the silver that had been weighed to the construction foremen
assigned to the
Lord’s temple. They hired carpenters and builders to work on the
Lord’s temple,
12:12 as well as masons and stonecutters. They bought wood and chiseled stone to repair the damage to the
Lord’s temple and also paid for all the other expenses.
12:13 The silver brought to the
Lord’s temple was not used for silver bowls, trimming shears, basins, trumpets, or any kind of gold or silver implements.
12:14 It was handed over
to the foremen who used it to repair the
Lord’s temple.
12:15 They did not audit the treasurers who disbursed
the funds to the foremen, for they were honest.
12:16 (The silver collected in conjunction with reparation offerings and sin offerings was not brought to the
Lord’s temple; it belonged to the priests.)
12:17 At that time King Hazael of Syria attacked Gath and captured it. Hazael then decided to attack Jerusalem.
12:18 King Jehoash of Judah collected all the sacred items that his ancestors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had consecrated, as well as his own sacred items and all the gold that could be found in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He sent it all to King Hazael of Syria, who then withdrew from Jerusalem.
12:19 The rest of the events of Joash’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.
12:20 His servants conspired against him and murdered Joash at Beth-Millo, on the road that goes down to Silla.
12:21 His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer murdered him. He was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Amaziah replaced him as king.