18 And Jehoash king of Judah (A)took all the sacred things that his fathers, Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own sacred things, and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and in the king’s house, and sent them to Hazael king of Syria. Then he went away from Jerusalem.

Death of Joash(B)

19 Now the rest of the acts of [a]Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

20 And (C)his servants arose and formed a conspiracy, and killed Joash in the house of [b]the Millo, which goes down to Silla.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 12:19 Jehoash, vv. 1–18
  2. 2 Kings 12:20 Lit. The Landfill

18 But Joash king of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his predecessors—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram and Ahaziah, the kings of Judah—and the gifts he himself had dedicated and all the gold found in the treasuries of the temple of the Lord and of the royal palace, and he sent(A) them to Hazael king of Aram, who then withdrew(B) from Jerusalem.

19 As for the other events of the reign of Joash, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 20 His officials(C) conspired against him and assassinated(D) him at Beth Millo,(E) on the road down to Silla.

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