2 Kings 12
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2 Kings 12:6-9

6But by the twenty-third year of Joash’s reign, the priests still had not repaired the Temple.

7So King Joash called for Jehoiada and the other priests and asked them, “Why haven’t you repaired the Temple? Don’t use any more money for your own needs. From now on, it must all be spent on Temple repairs.”

8So the priests agreed not to accept any more money from the people, and they also agreed to let others take responsibility for repairing the Temple.

9Then Jehoiada the priest bored a hole in the lid of a large chest and set it on the right-hand side of the altar at the entrance of the Temple of the Lord. The priests guarding the entrance put all of the people’s contributions into the chest.

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