II Chronicles 24

ben-sheva shanim yo'ash bemolkho ve'arba'im shanah malakh birushalai͏m veshem immo tsivyah mibbe'er shava

Jehoash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.

vayya'as yo'ash hayyashar be'ene Adonai kol-yeme yehoyada hakkohen

All the days of the priest Jehoiada, Jehoash did what was pleasing to GOD.

vayyissa-lo yehoyada nashim shetayim vayyoled banim uvanot

Jehoiada took two wives for him, by whom he had sons and daughters.

vayehi akhare-khen hayah im-lev yo'ash lekhaddesh et-bet Adonai

Afterward, Joash decided to renovate the House of GOD.

vayyiqbots et-hakkohanim vehaleviyyim vayyomer lahem tse'u le'are yehudah veqivtsu mikkol-yisra'el kesef lekhazzeq et-bet elohekhem midde shanah beshanah ve'attem temaharu laddavar velo miharu haleviyyim

He assembled the priests and the Levites and charged them as follows: “Go out to the towns of Judah and collect money from all Israel for the annual repair of the House of your God. Do it quickly.” But the Levites did not act quickly.

vayyiqra hammelekh lihoyada harosh vayyomer lo maddua lo-darashta al-haleviyyim lehavi mihudah umirushalai͏m et-masat mosheh eved-Adonai vehaqqahal leyisra'el le'ohel ha'edut

The king summoned Jehoiada the chief and said to him, “Why have you not seen to it that the Levites brought the tax imposed by Moses, the servant of GOD, and the congregation of Israel from Judah and Jerusalem to the Tent of the Pact?”

ki atalyahu hammirsha'at baneha faretsu et-bet ha'elohim vegam kol-qodshe vet-Adonai asu labbe'alim

For the children of the wicked Athaliah had violated the House of God and had even used the sacred things of the House of GOD for the Baals.

vayyomer hammelekh vayya'asu aron ekhad vayyittenuhu besha'ar bet-Adonai khutsah

The king ordered that a chest be made and placed on the outside of the gate of the House of GOD.

vayyittenu-qol bihudah uvirushalai͏m lehavi la-Adonai masat mosheh eved-ha'elohim al-yisra'el bammidbar

A proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem to bring the tax imposed on Israel in the wilderness by Moses, the servant of God.

vayyismekhu khol-hassarim vekhol-ha'am vayyavi'u vayyashlikhu la'aron ad-lekhalleh

All the officers and all the people gladly brought it and threw it into the chest till it was full.

vayehi be'et yavi et-ha'aron el-pequddat hammelekh beyad haleviyyim vekhirotam ki-rav hakkesef uva sofer hammelekh ufeqid kohen harosh vi'aru et-ha'aron veyissa'uhu vishivuhu el-meqomo koh asu leyom beyom vayya'asfu-khesef larov

Whenever the chest was brought to the royal officers by the Levites, and they saw that it contained much money, the royal scribe and the agent of the chief priest came and emptied out the chest and carried it back to its place. They did this day by day, and much money was collected.

vayyittenehu hammelekh vihoyada el-oseh melekhet avodat bet-Adonai vayyihyu sokherim khotsevim vekharashim lekhaddesh bet Adonai vegam lekharashe varzel unekhoshet lekhazzeq et-bet Adonai

The king and Jehoiada delivered the money to those who oversaw the tasks connected with the work of the House of GOD. They hired masons and carpenters to renovate the House of GOD, as well as artisans in iron and bronze to repair the House of GOD.

vayya'asu ose hammelakhah vatta'al arukhah lammelakhah beyadam vayya'amidu et-bet ha'elohim al-matkunto vaye'ammetsuhu

The overseers did their work; under them the work went well and they restored the House of God to its original form and repaired it.

ukhekhallotam hevi'u lifne hammelekh vihoyada et-she'ar hakkesef vayya'asehu khelim levet-Adonai kele sharet veha'alot vekhappot ukhele zahav vakhasef vayyihyu ma'alim olot bevet-Adonai tamid kol yeme yehoyada

When they had finished, they brought the money that was left over to the king and Jehoiada; it was made into utensils for the House of GOD, service vessels: buckets and ladles, golden and silver vessels. Burnt offerings were offered up regularly in the House of GOD all the days of Jehoiada.

vayyizqan yehoyada vayyisba yamim vayyamot ben-me'ah usheloshim shanah bemoto

Jehoiada reached a ripe old age and died; he was one hundred and thirty years old at his death.

vayyiqberuhu ve'ir-david im-hammelakhim ki-asah tovah beyisra'el ve'im ha'elohim uveto

They buried him in the City of David together with the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and on behalf of God and God’s House.

ve'akhare mot yehoyada ba'u sare yehudah vayyishtakhavu lammelekh az shama hammelekh alehem

But after the death of Jehoiada, the officers of Judah came, bowing low to the king; and the king listened to them.

vayya'azvu et-bet Adonai elohe avotehem vayya'avdu et-ha'asherim ve'et-ha'atsabbim vayehi-qetsef al-yehudah virushalai͏m be'ashmatam zot

They forsook the House of the ETERNAL God of their ancestors to serve the sacred posts and idols; and there was wrath upon Judah and Jerusalem because of this guilt of theirs.

vayyishlakh bahem nevi'im lahashivam el-Adonai vayya'idu vam velo he'ezinu

GOD sent prophets among them to bring them back; they admonished them but they would not pay heed.

veruakh elohim laveshah et-zekharyah ben-yehoyada hakkohen vayya'amod me'al la'am vayyomer lahem koh amar ha'elohim lamah attem overim et-mitsvot Adonai velo tatslikhu ki-azavtem et-Adonai vayya'azov etkhem

Then the spirit of God enveloped Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest; he stood above the people and said to them, “Thus God said: Why do you transgress the commandments of GOD when you cannot succeed? Since you have forsaken GOD, you yourselves have been forsaken.”

vayyiqsheru alayw vayyirgemuhu even bemitsvat hammelekh bakhatsar bet Adonai

They conspired against him and pelted him with stones in the court of the House of GOD, by order of the king.

velo-zakhar yo'ash hammelekh hakhesed asher asah yehoyada aviv immo vayyaharog et-beno ukhemoto amar yere Adonai veyidrosh

King Joash disregarded the loyalty that his father Jehoiada had shown to him, and killed his son. As he was dying, he said, “May GOD see and requite it.”

vayehi litqufat hashanah alah alayw khel aram vayyavo'u el-yehudah virushalai͏m vayyashkhitu et-kol-sare ha'am me'am vekhol-shelalam shillekhu lemelekh darmaseq

At the turn of the year, the army of Aram marched against him; they invaded Judah and Jerusalem, and wiped out all the officers of the people from among the people, and sent all the booty they took to the king of Damascus.

ki vemitsar anashim ba'u khel aram va-Adonai natan beyadam khayil larov me'od ki azevu et-Adonai elohe avotehem ve'et-yo'ash asu shefatim

The invading army of Aram had come with but a few men, but GOD delivered a very large army into their hands, because they had forsaken the ETERNAL God of their ancestors. They inflicted punishments on Joash.

uvelekhtam mimmennu ki-azevu oto bemakhaluyim rabbim hitqasheru alayw avadayw bidme bene yehoyada hakkohen vayyaharguhu al-mittato vayyamot vayyiqberuhu be'ir david velo qevaruhu beqivrot hammelakhim

When they withdrew, having left him with many wounds, his courtiers plotted against him because of the murder of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in bed. He died and was buried in the City of David; he was not buried in the tombs of the kings.

ve'elleh hammitqasherim alayw zavad ben-shimat ha'ammonit vihozavad ben-shimrit hammo'avit

Those who conspired against him were: Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

uvanayw (vrv) [yirev] hammassa alayw visod bet ha'elohim hinnam ketuvim al-midrash sefer hammelakhim vayyimlokh amatsyahu veno takhtayw

As to his sons, and the many pronouncements against him, and his rebuilding of the House of God, they are recorded in the story in the book of the kings. His son Amaziah succeeded him as king.