2 Kings 12:1-4

1Joash began to rule over Judah in the seventh year of King Jehu’s reign in Israel. He reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother was Zibiah from Beersheba.

2All his life Joash did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight because Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

3Yet even so, he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.

4One day King Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as a sacred offering to the Lord’s Temple, whether it is a regular assessment, a payment of vows, or a voluntary gift.