1. Now Joash was seven years old when he started his reign, and he was king in Jerusalem for forty years. The name of his mother was Zibiah of Beersheba.
2. Joash did what was correct in the eyes of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
3. And Jehoiada gave Joash two wives, and he had sons and daughters.
4. And it happened after this that it was in the heart of Joash to restore the house of the Lord.
5. So he assembled the priests and Levites to speak with them, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect money from all Israel to fortify the house of your God, what is necessary each year. Now hurry with this matter.” But the Levites delayed.