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21 Jehoaṣi jẹ́ ọmọ ọdún méje nígbà tí ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ ìjọba rẹ̀.

Jehoaṣi tún ilé tí a kọ́ fún Olúwa ṣe

12 Ní ọdún keje tí Jehu, Jehoaṣi di ọba, ó sì jẹ ọba ní Jerusalẹmu fún ogójì ọdún. Orúkọ ìyá rẹ̀ a máa jẹ́ Ṣibia: Ó wá láti Beerṣeba. Jehoaṣi ṣe ohun tí ó tọ́ ní ojú Olúwa ní gbogbo ọdún tí Jehoiada àlùfáà fi àṣẹ fún un. Àwọn ibi gíga, bí ó ti wù kí ó rí, a kò sí wọn ní ìdí; Àwọn ènìyàn sì tẹ̀síwájú láti máa rú ẹbọ àti sísun tùràrí níbẹ̀.

Jehoaṣi sọ fún àwọn àlùfáà pé, “Gba gbogbo owó tí wọ́n mú wá gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọrẹ mímọ́ sí ilé tí a kọ́ fún Olúwa owó tí a gbà ní ìgbà kíka àwọn ènìyàn ìlú, owó tí a gbà láti ọwọ́ olúkúlùkù bí wọ́n ti ṣe jẹ́ ẹ̀yà àti owó tí ó ti ọkàn olúkúlùkù wá tí a mú wá sí ilé tí a kọ́ fún Olúwa. Jẹ́ kí gbogbo àlùfáà gba owó náà lọ́wọ́ ọ̀kan nínú àwọn akápò. Kí a sì lò ó fún tuntun ohunkóhun tí ó bá bàjẹ́ nínú ilé tí a kọ́ fún Olúwa ṣe.”

Ṣùgbọ́n ní ọdún kẹtàlélógún ọba Jehoaṣi, àwọn àlùfáà kò ì tí ì tún ilé tí a kọ́ fún Olúwa ṣe. Nígbà náà, ọba Jehoaṣi pe Jehoiada àlùfáà àti àwọn àlùfáà yòókù, ó sì bi wọ́n, pé “Kí ni ó dé tí ẹ̀yin kò fi tún ìbàjẹ́ tí a ṣe sí ilé tí a kọ́ fún Olúwa ṣe? Ẹ má ṣe gba owó mọ́ lọ́wọ́ àwọn afowópamọ́, ṣùgbọ́n ẹ gbé e kalẹ̀ fún títún ilé tí a kọ́ fún Olúwa ṣe.” Àwọn àlùfáà fi ara mọ́ pé wọn kò nígbà owó kankan mọ́ lọ́wọ́ àwọn ènìyàn bẹ́ẹ̀ sì ni, wọn kò sì ní tún ilé tí a kọ́ fún Olúwa ṣe mọ́ fúnrawọn.

Jehoiada àlùfáà mú àpótí kan, ó sì lu ihò sí ìdérí rẹ̀. Ó gbé e sí ẹ̀gbẹ́ pẹpẹ ní apá ọ̀tún bí ẹnìkan ti wọlé tí a kọ́ fún Olúwa. Àwọn àlùfáà tí ó ṣọ́ ẹnu-ọ̀nà àbáwọlé fi sínú àpótí náà gbogbo owó tí a mú wá sí ilé tí a kọ́ fún Olúwa. 10 Ìgbàkígbà tí wọ́n bá ti rí wí pé owó púpọ̀ wà nínú àpótí, akọ̀wé ọba àti olórí àlùfáà yóò wá, wọ́n á ka owó náà tí wọ́n ti mú wá sí ilé tí a kọ́ fún Olúwa. Wọn a sì kó o sínú àwọn àpò. 11 Nígbà tí wọ́n bá ti pinnu iye rẹ̀, wọn a kó owó náà fún àwọn tí a ti yàn láti bojútó iṣẹ́ náà lórí ilé tí a kọ́ fún Olúwa. Pẹ̀lú u rẹ̀, wọ́n sọ fún àwọn tí ó ń ṣiṣẹ́ lórí ilé tí a kọ́ fún Olúwa; àwọn gbẹ́nàgbẹ́nà àti àwọn olùkọ́lé. 12 Àwọn ilé ńlá àti àwọn agékúta. Wọ́n ra igi gẹdú àti òkúta tí wọ́n tọ́jú fún tuntun ilé tí a kọ́ fún Olúwa ṣe. Wọ́n tún ohun gbogbo tí wọ́n ná fún títún tẹmpili ṣe.

13 Owó tí a mú wá sí ilé tí a kọ́ fún Olúwa kò jẹ́ níná fún ṣíṣe òpó fàdákà, ohun èlò ta fi ń fa ẹnu fìtílà, àwokòtò, ìpè, ohun èlò wúrà tàbí ohun èlò fàdákà kan fún ilé tí a kọ́ fún Olúwa. 14 A sì san án fún àwọn ọkùnrin tí ó ń ṣiṣẹ́, tí wọ́n ń tọ́jú ilé tí a kọ́ fún Olúwa.

21 Joash[a] was seven years old when he began to reign.[b]

Joash Repairs the Temple(A)

12 [c]In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash[d](B) became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. Joash did what was right(C) in the eyes of the Lord all the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him. The high places,(D) however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

Joash said to the priests, “Collect(E) all the money that is brought as sacred offerings(F) to the temple of the Lord—the money collected in the census,(G) the money received from personal vows and the money brought voluntarily(H) to the temple. Let every priest receive the money from one of the treasurers, then use it to repair(I) whatever damage is found in the temple.”

But by the twenty-third year of King Joash the priests still had not repaired the temple. 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.” The priests agreed that they would not collect any more money from the people and that they would not repair the temple themselves.

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(J) put into the chest all the money(K) that was brought to the temple of the Lord. 10 Whenever they saw that there was a large amount of money in the chest, the royal secretary(L) and the high priest came, counted the money that had been brought into the temple of the Lord and put it into bags. 11 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, 12 the masons and stonecutters.(M) 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.

13 The money brought into the temple was not spent for making silver basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, trumpets or any other articles of gold(N) or silver for the temple of the Lord; 14 it was paid to the workers, who used it to repair the temple.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:21 Hebrew Jehoash, a variant of Joash
  2. 2 Kings 11:21 In Hebrew texts this verse (11:21) is numbered 12:1.
  3. 2 Kings 12:1 In Hebrew texts 12:1-21 is numbered 12:2-22.
  4. 2 Kings 12:1 Hebrew Jehoash, a variant of Joash; also in verses 2, 4, 6, 7 and 18