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2 Kings 12:1-7 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

1. In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king and reigned 40 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah, who was from Beer-sheba.

2. Throughout the time Jehoiada the priest instructed him, Joash did what was right in the Lord’s sight.

3. Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

4. Then Joash said to the priests, “All the dedicated money brought to the Lord’s temple, census money, money from vows, and all money voluntarily given for the Lord’s temple,

5. each priest is to take from his assessor and repair whatever damage to the temple is found.”

6. But by the twenty-third year of the reign of King Joash, the priests had not repaired the damage to the temple.

7. So King Joash called Jehoiada the priest and the other priests and said, “Why haven’t you repaired the temple’s damage? Since you haven’t, don’t take any money from your assessors; instead, hand it over for the repair of the temple.”

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