📖 2 Kings — Chapter 12 (KJV)
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2 Kings 12:1 In Rthe seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
2 Kings 12:2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
2 Kings 12:3 But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
2 Kings 12:4 And Jehoash Rsaid to the priests, All the money of the Tdedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money Tthat every man is set at, and all the money that Tcometh into any man’s heart to bring into the house of the LORD,
2 Kings 12:5 RLet the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.
2 Kings 12:6 But it was so, that in the Tthree and twentieth year of king Jehoash Rthe priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
2 Kings 12:7 Then Rking Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.
2 Kings 12:8 And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.
2 Kings 12:9 But Jehoiada the priest Rtook a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the Tdoor put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD.
2 Kings 12:10 And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king’s RTscribe and the high priest came up, and they Tput up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the LORD.
2 Kings 12:11 And they Rgave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they Tlaid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD,
2 Kings 12:12 And to Rmasons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that Twas laid out for the house to repair it.
2 Kings 12:13 Howbeit Rthere were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD:
2 Kings 12:14 But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD.
2 Kings 12:15 Moreover Rthey reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.
2 Kings 12:16 The Rtrespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests’.
2 Kings 12:17 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought Ragainst Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
2 Kings 12:18 And Jehoash king of Judah Rtook all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he Twent away from Jerusalem.
2 Kings 12:19 And Rthe rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings 12:20 And Rhis servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in Tthe house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
2 Kings 12:21 For RJozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
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📖 What We’re Reading
2 Kings 12:1–8 — Repair plans need accountable follow-through
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Jehoash does right while instructed by Jehoiada, though high places remain. Money is assigned to temple repairs, but the work is still unfinished years later. The king changes the arrangement rather than treating intention as completion.
Key Truth: Good plans need honest checks on actual results.
Check What You Remember
1. Who instructed Jehoash? (2 Kings 12:2)
Find it in 2 Kings 12:2 (KJV).
2. What was to be repaired? (2 Kings 12:5)
Find it in 2 Kings 12:5 (KJV).
3. By which year were repairs still not made? (2 Kings 12:6)
Find it in 2 Kings 12:6 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
2 Kings 12:9–16 — Money reaches faithful workers
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
A chest receives the contributions. The counted funds go to builders and materials rather than decorative vessels. The workers deal faithfully. Clear purpose and trustworthy handling serve the repair work.
Key Truth: Use entrusted resources for their stated purpose.
Check What You Remember
1. What container did Jehoiada prepare? (2 Kings 12:9)
Find it in 2 Kings 12:9 (KJV).
2. What did he bore in its lid? (2 Kings 12:9)
Find it in 2 Kings 12:9 (KJV).
3. How did the entrusted men deal? (2 Kings 12:15)
Find it in 2 Kings 12:15 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
2 Kings 12:17–21 — Threat, payment, and the king’s death
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Hazael threatens Jerusalem, and Jehoash sends dedicated treasures to turn him away. Later his servants conspire and kill him, and Amaziah succeeds him. Temple repairs are an important achievement but not the complete account of a reign.
Key Truth: Read achievements together with the rest of a person’s story.
Check What You Remember
1. Which Syrian king threatened Jerusalem? (2 Kings 12:17)
Find it in 2 Kings 12:17 (KJV).
2. Where was Joash killed? (2 Kings 12:20)
Find it in 2 Kings 12:20 (KJV).
3. Who succeeded him? (2 Kings 12:21)
Find it in 2 Kings 12:21 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
1 Corinthians 4:2 — This verse emphasizes faithfulness in stewardship.
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Reflect and Apply
What entrusted task or resource needs clearer follow-through from you?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How is Jehoash’s right conduct qualified?
2. What delay prompts a change in the repair arrangements?
3. How is money from the chest handled before distribution?
4. Why is no reckoning required of the entrusted distributors?
5. How does Jehoash avert Hazael’s immediate advance on Jerusalem?
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