Jehoiada acquired two wives for him, and he was the father of sons and daughters.

Repairing the Temple

Afterward,(A) Joash took it to heart to renovate(B) the Lord’s temple. So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect silver from all Israel to repair the temple of your God as needed year by year,(C) and do it quickly.”

However, the Levites did not hurry.

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Jehoiada chose two wives for him, and he had sons and daughters.

Some time later Joash decided to restore the temple of the Lord. He called together the priests and Levites and said to them, “Go to the towns of Judah and collect the money(A) due annually from all Israel,(B) to repair the temple of your God. Do it now.” But the Levites(C) did not act at once.

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