2 Kings

Chapter 12

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּen-shshe֥ba shshani֖ym yeho'a֥shsh bּemalekֽo׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.

בֶּן־שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִ֖ים יְהוֹאָ֥שׁ בְּמָלְכֽוֹ׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּishshenat-shshe֤ba leyehu'֙ mala֣ke yeho'a֔shsh ve'arebּa'i֣ym shshana֔h mala֖ke bּiyrֽushshala֑im veshshe֣m 'imּ֔o tzibeya֖h mibּe'e֥r shshaֽba'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

בִּשְׁנַת־שֶׁ֤בַע לְיֵהוּא֙ מָלַ֣ךְ יְהוֹאָ֔שׁ וְאַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ צִבְיָ֖ה מִבְּאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֨'ashs yeho'a֧shsh hayּashsha֛r bּe'eyne֥y yehva֖h kּal-yama֑yv 'ashshe֣r hora֔hu yehoyada֖ hakּoheֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ יְהוֹאָ֧שׁ הַיָּשָׁ֛ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה כָּל־יָמָ֑יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר הוֹרָ֔הוּ יְהוֹיָדָ֖ע הַכֹּהֵֽן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ra֥q habּam֖ot lo'-sa֑ru '֥od ha'a֛m mezabּechi֥ym uֽmeqatּeri֖ym bּabּamֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Joash said to the priests, 'Collect all the money that is brought as sacred offerings to the temple of the LORD, the money collected in the census, the money received from personal vows and the money brought voluntarily to the temple.'

רַ֥ק הַבָּמ֖וֹת לֹא־סָ֑רוּ ע֥וֹד הָעָ֛ם מְזַבְּחִ֥ים וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים בַּבָּמֽוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer yeho'a֜shsh 'el-hakּohani֗ym kּol֩ kּe֨sep haqּodashshi֜ym 'ashsher-yuba֤ beyt-yehvah֙ kּe֣sep 'obe֔r 'i֕yshsh kּe֥sep napeshsh֖ot 'erekּ֑o kּal-kּe֗sep 'ashshe֤r yaֽ'aleh֙ 'a֣l leb-'i֔yshsh lehabi֖y bּe֥yt yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)'Let every priest receive the money from one of the treasurers, and let it be used to repair whatever damage is found in the temple.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹאָ֜שׁ אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים כֹּל֩ כֶּ֨סֶף הַקֳּדָשִׁ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־יוּבָ֤א בֵית־יְהוָה֙ כֶּ֣סֶף עוֹבֵ֔ר אִ֕ישׁ כֶּ֥סֶף נַפְשׁ֖וֹת עֶרְכּ֑וֹ כָּל־כֶּ֗סֶף אֲשֶׁ֤ר יַֽעֲלֶה֙ עַ֣ל לֶב־אִ֔ישׁ לְהָבִ֖יא בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): yiqech֤u lahem֙ hakּo֣hani֔ym 'i֖yshsh me'e֣t makּar֑o vehe֗m yechazּequ֙ 'et-bּe֣deq habּa֔yit leko֛l 'ashsher-yimּatze֥ shsha֖m bּaֽdeq׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)But by the twenty-third year of King Joash the priests still had not repaired the temple.

יִקְח֤וּ לָהֶם֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים אִ֖ישׁ מֵאֵ֣ת מַכָּר֑וֹ וְהֵ֗ם יְחַזְּקוּ֙ אֶת־בֶּ֣דֶק הַבַּ֔יִת לְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־יִמָּצֵ֥א שָׁ֖ם בָּֽדֶק׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֗y bּishshena֨t 'eshseri֧ym veshshalo֛shsh shshana֖h lamּe֣leke yeho'a֑shsh loֽ'-chizּeq֥u hakּohani֖ym 'et-bּe֥deq habּaֽyit׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore King Joash summoned Jehoiada the priest and the other priests and asked them, 'Why aren’t you repairing the damage done to the temple? Take no more money from your treasurers, but hand it over for repairing the temple.'

וַיְהִ֗י בִּשְׁנַ֨ת עֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְשָׁלֹ֛שׁ שָׁנָ֖ה לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ יְהוֹאָ֑שׁ לֹֽא־חִזְּק֥וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים אֶת־בֶּ֥דֶק הַבָּֽיִת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera'֩ hamּe֨leke yeho'a֜shsh liyhoyada֤ hakּohen֙ velakּo֣hani֔ym vayּo֣'mer 'alehe֔m madּ֛u'a 'eyneke֥m mechazּeqi֖ym 'et-bּe֣deq habּa֑yit ve'atּa֗h 'al-tּiqechu-ke֨sep֙ me'e֣t makּaֽreyke֔m kּiֽy-lebe֥deq habּa֖yit tּitּenuֽhu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The priests agreed that they would not collect any more money from the people and that they would not repair the temple themselves.

וַיִּקְרָא֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ יְהוֹאָ֜שׁ לִיהוֹיָדָ֤ע הַכֹּהֵן֙ וְלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם מַדּ֛וּעַ אֵינְכֶ֥ם מְחַזְּקִ֖ים אֶת־בֶּ֣דֶק הַבָּ֑יִת וְעַתָּ֗ה אַל־תִּקְחוּ־כֶ֨סֶף֙ מֵאֵ֣ת מַכָּֽרֵיכֶ֔ם כִּֽי־לְבֶ֥דֶק הַבַּ֖יִת תִּתְּנֻֽהוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe'o֖tu hakּoֽhani֑ym lebiletּi֤y qechat-kּe֨sep֙ me'e֣t ha'a֔m ulebiletּi֥y chazּe֖q 'et-bּe֥deq habּaֽyit׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Jehoiada the priest took a chest and bored a hole in its lid. He placed it beside the altar, on the right side as one enters the temple of the LORD. The priests who guarded the entrance put into the chest all the money that was brought to the temple of the LORD.

וַיֵּאֹ֖תוּ הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑ים לְבִלְתִּ֤י קְחַת־כֶּ֨סֶף֙ מֵאֵ֣ת הָעָ֔ם וּלְבִלְתִּ֥י חַזֵּ֖ק אֶת־בֶּ֥דֶק הַבָּֽיִת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּa֞ch yehoyada֤ hakּohen֙ 'ar֣on 'echa֔d vayּiqּo֥b cho֖r bּedaletּ֑o vayּitּe֣n 'oto֩ 'e֨tzel hamּizebּe֜cha bymyn miyּami֗yn bּebֽo'-'iyshsh֙ bּe֣yt yehva֔h venaֽtenu-shsha֤mּah hakּoֽhaniym֙ shshomere֣y hasּa֔p 'et-kּal-hakּe֖sep hamּuba֥ beyt-yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Whenever they saw that there was a large amount of money in the chest, the royal secretary and the high priest came, counted the money that had been brought into the temple of the LORD and put it into bags.

וַיִּקַּ֞ח יְהוֹיָדָ֤ע הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֲר֣וֹן אֶחָ֔ד וַיִּקֹּ֥ב חֹ֖ר בְּדַלְתּ֑וֹ וַיִּתֵּ֣ן אֹתוֹ֩ אֵ֨צֶל הַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַ בימין מִיָּמִ֗ין בְּבֽוֹא־אִישׁ֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וְנָֽתְנוּ־שָׁ֤מָּה הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ שֹׁמְרֵ֣י הַסַּ֔ף אֶת־כָּל־הַכֶּ֖סֶף הַמּוּבָ֥א בֵית־יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyehiy֙ kּire'ota֔m kּiֽy-ra֥b hakּe֖sep bּaֽ'ar֑on vayּa֨'al sope֤r hamּe֨leke֙ vehakּohe֣n hagּad֔ol vayּatzu֨ru֙ vayּimen֔u 'et-hakּe֖sep hanּimetza֥ beyt-yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When the amount had been determined, they gave the money to the men appointed to supervise the work on the temple. With it they paid those who worked on the temple of the LORD, the carpenters and builders,

וַֽיְהִי֙ כִּרְאוֹתָ֔ם כִּֽי־רַ֥ב הַכֶּ֖סֶף בָּֽאָר֑וֹן וַיַּ֨עַל סֹפֵ֤ר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ וְהַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּד֔וֹל וַיָּצֻ֨רוּ֙ וַיִּמְנ֔וּ אֶת־הַכֶּ֖סֶף הַנִּמְצָ֥א בֵית־יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): venatenu֙ 'et-hakּe֣sep haֽmetukּa֔n 'al-yd yedey֙ 'oshse֣y hamּela'ka֔h hpqdym hamּupeqadi֖ym bּe֣yt yehva֑h vayּotziy'u֜hu lecharashshe֤y ha'etz֙ velabּoni֔ym ha'oshsi֖ym bּe֥yt yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)the masons and stonecutters. They purchased timber and blocks of dressed stone for the repair of the temple of the LORD, and met all the other expenses of restoring the temple.

וְנָתְנוּ֙ אֶת־הַכֶּ֣סֶף הַֽמְתֻכָּ֔ן עַל־יד יְדֵי֙ עֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה הפקדים הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖ים בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיּוֹצִיאֻ֜הוּ לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י הָעֵץ֙ וְלַבֹּנִ֔ים הָעֹשִׂ֖ים בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): velagּoֽderiym֙ ulechotzebe֣y ha'e֔ben veliqen֤ot 'etziym֙ ve'abene֣y machetze֔b lechazּe֖q 'et-bּe֣deq bּeyt-yehva֑h uleko֛l 'ashsher-yetze֥ 'al-habּa֖yit lechazeqaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The money brought into the temple was not spent for making silver basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, trumpets or any other articles of gold or silver for the temple of the LORD;

וְלַגֹּֽדְרִים֙ וּלְחֹצְבֵ֣י הָאֶ֔בֶן וְלִקְנ֤וֹת עֵצִים֙ וְאַבְנֵ֣י מַחְצֵ֔ב לְחַזֵּ֖ק אֶת־בֶּ֣דֶק בֵּית־יְהוָ֑ה וּלְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵ֥א עַל־הַבַּ֖יִת לְחָזְקָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ake֩ lo֨ ye'ashse֜h bּe֣yt yehva֗h sipּ֥ot kּe֨sep֙ mezamּer֤ot mizeraqot֙ chatzo֣tzer֔ot kּal-kּeli֥y zaha֖b ukeliy-ka֑sep min-hakּe֖sep hamּuba֥ beyt-yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)it was paid to the workers, who used it to repair the temple.

אַךְ֩ לֹ֨א יֵעָשֶׂ֜ה בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֗ה סִפּ֥וֹת כֶּ֨סֶף֙ מְזַמְּר֤וֹת מִזְרָקוֹת֙ חֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹת כָּל־כְּלִ֥י זָהָ֖ב וּכְלִי־כָ֑סֶף מִן־הַכֶּ֖סֶף הַמּוּבָ֥א בֵית־יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-le'oshse֥y hamּela'ka֖h yitּenu֑hu vechizּequ-b֖o 'et-bּe֥yt yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They did not require an accounting from those to whom they gave the money to pay the workers, because they acted with complete honesty.

כִּֽי־לְעֹשֵׂ֥י הַמְּלָאכָ֖ה יִתְּנֻ֑הוּ וְחִזְּקוּ־ב֖וֹ אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): velo֧ yechashshּeb֣u 'et-ha'anashshi֗ym 'ashshe֨r yitּen֤u 'et-hakּe֨sep֙ 'al-yada֔m late֖t le'oshse֣y hamּela'ka֑h kּi֥y be'emuna֖h he֥m 'oshsiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The money from the guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the temple of the LORD; it belonged to the priests.

וְלֹ֧א יְחַשְּׁב֣וּ אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתְּנ֤וּ אֶת־הַכֶּ֨סֶף֙ עַל־יָדָ֔ם לָתֵ֖ת לְעֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֑ה כִּ֥י בֶאֱמֻנָ֖ה הֵ֥ם עֹשִֽׂים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּe֤sep 'ashsham֙ veke֣sep chatּa'֔ot lo֥ yuba֖ bּe֣yt yehva֑h lakּohani֖ym yiheyֽu׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)About this time Hazael king of Aram went up and attacked Gath and captured it. Then he turned to attack Jerusalem.

כֶּ֤סֶף אָשָׁם֙ וְכֶ֣סֶף חַטָּא֔וֹת לֹ֥א יוּבָ֖א בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה לַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים יִהְיֽוּ׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): a֣z ya'ale֗h chaza'el֙ me֣leke 'ara֔m vayּilּa֥chem 'al-gּa֖t vaֽyּilekּeda֑hּ vayּa֤shsem chaza'el֙ pּana֔yv la'al֖ot 'al-yerushshalaiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But Joash king of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his predecessors, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram and Ahaziah, the kings of Judah, and the gifts he himself had dedicated, and all the gold found in the treasuries of the temple of the LORD and of the royal palace, and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram, who then withdrew from Jerusalem.

אָ֣ז יַעֲלֶ֗ה חֲזָאֵל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם עַל־גַּ֖ת וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֑הּ וַיָּ֤שֶׂם חֲזָאֵל֙ פָּנָ֔יו לַעֲל֖וֹת עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּa֞ch yeho'a֣shsh meֽleke-yehuda֗h 'e֣t kּal-haqּodashshi֡ym 'ashsher-hiqedּi֣yshshu yehoshshapa֣t viyhoram֩ va'achazeya֨hu 'abota֜yv maleke֤y yehudah֙ ve'et-qodashsha֔yv ve'e֣t kּal-hazּaha֗b hanּimetza֛ bּe'otzer֥ot bּeyt-yehva֖h ube֣yt hamּe֑leke vayּishshela֗ch laֽchaza'el֙ me֣leke 'ara֔m vayּa֖'al me'a֥l yerushshalaiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)As for the other events of the reign of Joash, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

וַיִּקַּ֞ח יְהוֹאָ֣שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֗ה אֵ֣ת כָּל־הַקֳּדָשִׁ֡ים אֲשֶׁר־הִקְדִּ֣ישׁוּ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט וִיהוֹרָם֩ וַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ אֲבֹתָ֜יו מַלְכֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ וְאֶת־קֳדָשָׁ֔יו וְאֵ֣ת כָּל־הַזָּהָ֗ב הַנִּמְצָ֛א בְּאֹצְר֥וֹת בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה וּבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח לַֽחֲזָאֵל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם וַיַּ֖עַל מֵעַ֥ל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veye֛ter dּibere֥y yo'a֖shsh vekal-'ashshe֣r 'ashsa֑h halo'-he֣m kּetubi֗ym 'al-se֛per dּibere֥y hayּami֖ym lemaleke֥y yehudaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)His officials conspired against him and assassinated him at Beth Millo, on the road down to Silla.

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יוֹאָ֖שׁ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלוֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaqu֥mu 'abada֖yv vayּiqeshsherֽu-qa֑shsher vayּakּu֙ 'et-yo'a֔shsh bּe֥yt milּo֖ hayּore֥d silּaֽ'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The officials who struck him down were Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer. He died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. And Amaziah his son succeeded him as king.

וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ עֲבָדָ֖יו וַיִּקְשְׁרֽוּ־קָ֑שֶׁר וַיַּכּוּ֙ אֶת־יוֹאָ֔שׁ בֵּ֥ית מִלֹּ֖א הַיּוֹרֵ֥ד סִלָּֽא׃

וְיוֹזָבָ֣ד בֶּן־שִׁ֠מְעָת וִיהוֹזָבָ֨ד בֶּן־שֹׁמֵ֤ר ׀ עֲבָדָיו֙ הִכֻּ֣הוּ וַיָּמֹ֔ת וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֲמַצְיָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃פ