New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 24

Young Joash Influenced by Jehoiada

1JoashH3060wassevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427for fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasZibiahצִבְיָ֖הtziv.YahH6645from BeershebaH884.

2JoashH3060didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213what was rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֖יye.MeiH3117of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

3Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֖עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077tookוַיִּשָּׂא־vai.yi.sa'-H5375twoשְׁתָּ֑יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147wivesנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802for him, and he fatheredוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323.

Faithless Priests

4Now it cameH1961aboutH1961afterאַחֲרֵיכֵ֑ן'a.cha.rei.KhenH310thisאַחֲרֵיכֵ֑ן'a.cha.rei.KhenH3651that JoashH3060decidedעִם־ לֵ֣ב'im- levH1961 H5973 H3820to restoreלְחַדֵּ֖שׁle.cha.DeshH2318the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5He gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּץ֮vai.yik.BotzH6908the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֒ve.hal.vi.YimH3881and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Goצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318outH3318to the citiesלְעָרֵ֪יle.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֟הye.hu.DahH3063and collectוְקִבְצוּ֩ve.kiv.TzuH6908moneyכֶּ֜סֶףKe.sefH3701from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478torepairלְחַזֵּ֣ק׀le.cha.ZekH2388the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430annuallyמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767 H8141, and you shalldoH4116the workלַדָּבָ֑רla.da.VarH1697quicklyתְּמַהֲר֣וּte.ma.ha.RuH4116.”But the Levitesהַֽלְוִיִּֽם׃Hal.vi.YimH3881did not actH4116quicklyמִֽהֲר֖וּmi.ha.RuH4116.

6So the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428summonedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Jehoiadaלִֽיהוֹיָדָ֣עli.ho.ya.Da'H3077,the chiefהָרֹאשׁ֒ha.roShH7218priest,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069have you not requiredדָרַ֣שְׁתָּda.Rash.taH1875the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881to bringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935inH935from Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֣הmi.hu.DahH3063and from Jerusalemוּמִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.mi.ru.sha.LimH3389thecontributionמַשְׂאַת֙mas.'AtH4864of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872,the servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and the congregationוְהַקָּהָ֖לve.ha.ka.HalH6951of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,for the tentלְאֹ֖הֶלle.'O.helH168of the testimonyהָעֵדֽוּת׃ha.'e.DutH5715?”

7Forthe sonsבָּנֶ֥יהָba.Nei.haH1121of the wickedהַמִּרְשַׁ֔עַתha.mir.Sha.'atH4849Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.tal.Ya.huH6271had brokenH6555intoH6555the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and evenוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571usedעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213the holyקָדְשֵׁ֣יka.de.SheiH6944thingsH6944of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for the Baalsלַבְּעָלִֽים׃la.be.'a.LimH1168.

Temple Repaired

8So the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, andthey madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213a chestאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727and setוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֛הוּvai.yi.te.Nu.huH5414it outsideחֽוּצָה׃Chu.tzahH2351by the gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

9And they madeוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414a proclamationק֞וֹלKolH6963in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֣הbi.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389to bringלְהָבִ֤יאle.ha.Vi'H935to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068thecontributionמַשְׂאַ֞תmas.'AtH4864commanded byMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430on Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

10Allכָל־khol-H3605the officersהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055,and they broughtH935inH935their contribution anddroppedוַיַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993itinto the chestלָאָר֖וֹןla.'a.RonH727untilעַד־'ad-H5704they had finishedלְכַלֵּֽה׃le.kha.LehH3615.

11It happenedוַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961that wheneverבְּעֵת֩be.'EtH6256the chestהָֽאָר֜וֹןha.'a.RonH727was broughtיָבִ֨יאya.Vi'H935to the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428officerוּפְקִיד֙u.fe.KidH6496by the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.YimH3881, andthey sawוְכִרְאוֹתָ֞םve.khir.'o.TamH7200that the moneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701was substantialרַ֣בravH7227,the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428scribeH5613and the chiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218priest’sכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548officerH6496would comeוּבָ֨אu.Va'H935and emptyוִיעָ֙רוּ֙vi.'A.ruH6168the chestהָ֣אָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727,and pickH5375it upH5375and returnוִֽישִׁיבֻ֣הוּvi.shi.Vu.huH7725it to its placeמְקֹמ֑וֹme.ko.MoH4725.They didעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213thisכֹּ֤הkohH3541dailyH3117and collectedוַיַּֽאַסְפוּ־vai.ya.'as.fu-H622a largeH7230amountH7230of moneyכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701.

12The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and Jehoiadaוִֽיהוֹיָדָ֗עvi.ho.ya.Da'H3077gaveוַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414it to those who didעוֹשֵׂה֙o.SehH6213the workמְלֶ֙אכֶת֙me.Le.khetH4399of the serviceעֲבוֹדַ֣תa.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and they hiredשֹׂכְרִים֙so.khe.RimH7936masonsחֹצְבִ֣יםcho.tze.VimH2672and carpentersוְחָרָשִׁ֔יםve.cha.ra.ShimH2796to restoreלְחַדֵּ֖שׁle.cha.DeshH2318the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and alsoוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571workersלְחָרָשֵׁ֤יle.cha.ra.SheiH2796in ironבַרְזֶל֙var.ZelH1270and bronzeוּנְחֹ֔שֶׁתu.ne.Cho.shetH5178to repairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13So the workmenוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙ הַמְּלָאכָ֔הvai.ya.'a.Su ha.me.la.KhahH4399 H6213laboredעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213,and the repairאֲרוּכָ֛ה'a.ru.KhahH724workלַמְּלָאכָ֖הla.me.la.KhahH4399progressedוַתַּ֧עַלva.Ta.'alH5927in their handsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027, and theyrestoredוַֽיַּעֲמִ֜ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975the houseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430accordingעַל־'al-H5921to itsspecificationsמַתְכֻּנְתּ֖וֹmat.kun.ToH4971and strengthenedוַֽיְאַמְּצֻֽהוּ׃Vay.'a.me.Tzu.huH553it.

14When they had finishedוּֽכְכַלּוֹתָ֡םu.khe.kha.lo.TamH3615,they broughtהֵבִ֣יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935the restשְׁאָ֣רshe.'ArH7605of the moneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701beforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and Jehoiadaוִֽיהוֹיָדָ֜עvi.ho.ya.Da'H3077;and it was madeוַיַּעֲשֵׂ֨הוּvai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213into utensilsכֵלִ֤יםkhe.LimH3627for the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,utensilsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627for the serviceשָׁרֵ֔תsha.RetH8335and the burntעֹל֤וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930,and pansוְכַפּ֔וֹתve.kha.PotH3709and utensilsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091and silverוָכָ֑סֶףva.Kha.sefH3701.And they offeredH5927burntH5930offeringsH5930in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָֽע׃ פye.ho.ya.Da'H3077.

15Now Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077reachedH2204a goodוַיִּשְׂבַּ֥עvai.yis.Ba'H7646 H3117oldוַיִּזְקַ֧ןvai.yiz.KanH2204ageH3117and he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191;he was 130מֵאָ֧ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםme.'Ah u.she.lo.ShimH3967 H7970yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121at his deathבְּמוֹתֽוֹ׃be.mo.ToH4194.

16And they buriedוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912himin the cityבְעִיר־ve.'ir-H5892of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732with the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֑יםha.me.la.KhimH4428,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he had doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213wellH2899inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478andfor Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and His houseוּבֵיתֽוֹ׃ סu.vei.ToH1004.

17But afterוְאַֽחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077the officialsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935and bowedH2331downH2331to the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,and the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428listenedשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085to them.

18And they abandonedוַיַּֽעַזְב֗וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1, andservedוַיַּֽעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647theAsherimהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםha.'a.she.RimH842and the idolsהָֽעֲצַבִּ֑יםha.'a.tza.BimH6091; sowrathקֶ֗צֶףKe.tzefH7110cameוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961upon Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389for thisH2088guiltבְּאַשְׁמָתָ֖םbe.'ash.ma.TamH819of theirs.

19YetHe sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971prophetsנְבִאִ֔יםne.vi.'ImH5030to them to bringלַהֲשִׁיבָ֖םla.ha.shi.VamH7725them backH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and they testifiedוַיָּעִ֥ידוּvai.ya.'I.duH5749against them, but they would not listenהֶאֱזִֽינוּ׃ סhe.'e.Zi.nuH238.

Joash Murders Son of Jehoiada

20Then the Spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430coveredH3847Zechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548likeH3847clothingלָֽבְשָׁה֙la.ve.ShahH3847;and he stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975aboveמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH4480 H5921the peopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, ‘Whyלָמָה֩la.MahH4100do you breakעֹבְרִ֜ים'oe.RimH5674the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֤תmitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and do not prosperתַצְלִ֔יחוּtatz.Li.chuH6743?Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have abandonedעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם'a.zav.TemH5800the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,He has also abandonedוַיַּֽעֲזֹ֥בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800you.’”

21Sothey conspiredוַיִּקְשְׁר֣וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194againstעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him, and at the commandבְּמִצְוַ֣תbe.mitz.VatH4687of the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428they stonedוַיִּרְגְּמֻ֥הוּvai.yir.ge.Mu.huH7275himto deathאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68in the courtyardבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22So JoashH3060the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428did not rememberזָכַ֞רza.KharH2142the kindnessהַחֶ֙סֶד֙ha.Che.sedH2617whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Zechariah’sfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֤עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077had shownעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213him, but he murderedוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121. And as ZechariahdiedH4194he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, “Maythe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068seeיֵ֥רֶאYe.re'H7200andavengeוְיִדְרֹֽשׁ׃ פve.yid.RoshH1875!”

Aram Invades and Defeats Judah

23Now it happenedוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961at the turnלִתְקוּפַ֣תlit.ku.FatH8622of the yearהַשָּׁנָ֗הha.sha.NahH8141thatthe armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Arameansאֲרָם֒'a.RamH758cameH5927upH5927againstעָלָיו֮'a.LavH5921Joash;and they cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,destroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֛יתוּvai.yash.Chi.tuH7843allכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971from among the peopleמֵעָ֑םme.'AmH5971,and sentשִׁלְּח֖וּshi.le.ChuH7971allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their spoilsשְׁלָלָ֥םshe.la.LamH7998to the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Damascusדַּרְמָֽשֶׂק׃dar.Ma.sekH1834.

24Indeedכִּי֩kiH3588,the armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Arameansאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758cameבָּ֣אוּ׀Ba.'uH935with a smallH4705numberH4705of menH376; yetthe Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068handedבְּיָדָ֥םbe.ya.DamH5414 H3027a veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatלָרֹ֣בla.RoH7230armyחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428overH5414to them,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588Judah and Joash had abandonedעָֽזְב֔וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1.So they executedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213judgmentשְׁפָטִֽים׃she.fa.TimH8201on JoashH3060.

25When they leftוּבְלֶכְתָּ֣םu.ve.lekh.TamH1980him (for they leftעָזְב֣וּ'a.ze.VuH5800him veryרַבִּים֒ra.BimH7227sickבְּמַחֲלוּיִ֣םbe.ma.cha.li.yimH4251),his own servantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650conspiredהִתְקַשְּׁר֨וּhit.ka.she.RuH7194againstH5921him because of the bloodבִּדְמֵי֙bid.MeiH1818of thesonבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and they murderedוַיַּֽהַרְגֻ֥הוּvai.ya.har.Gu.huH2026him on his bedמִטָּת֖וֹmi.ta.ToH4296.So he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191,and they buriedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,but they did not buryקְבָרֻ֖הוּke.va.Ru.huH6912him in the tombsבְּקִבְר֥וֹתbe.kiv.RotH6913of the kingsהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ סha.me.la.KhimH4428.

26Now theseוְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the men who conspiredהַמִּתְקַשְּׁרִ֣יםha.mit.ka.she.RimH7194againstעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921him: Zabadזָבָ֗דza.VadH2066the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shimeathשִׁמְעָת֙shim.'AtH8100the AmmonitessH5985,and Jehozabadוִיה֣וֹזָבָ֔דvi.Ho.za.VadH3075the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shimrithשִׁמְרִ֖יתshim.RitH8116the Moabitessהַמּוֹאָבִֽית׃ha.mo.'a.VitH4125.

27As to his sonsוּבָנָ֞יוu.va.NavH1121and the manyH7230pronouncementsהַמַּשָּׂ֣אha.ma.Sa'H4853againstH5921him and therebuildingוִיסוֹד֙vi.sOdH3245of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,beholdH2009,they are writtenכְּתוּבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789in thetreatiseמִדְרַ֖שׁmid.RashH4097of the Bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Kingsהַמְּלָכִ֑יםha.me.la.KhimH4428.Then his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.