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The other events of the rule of Joash are written down. Everything he did is written down. All of those things are written in the official records of the kings of Judah.
And the rest of the acts of Jehoash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? ] In the registers and annals of those princes; some of them are to be met with in ( 2 Chronicles 24:1-27 ) .
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About that time Hazael, the king of Aram, went up and attacked Gath. Then he captured it. After that, he turned back to attack Jerusalem.
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But Joash, the king of Judah, didn't want to go to war. So he got all of the sacred objects. They had been set apart to the LORD by the kings who had ruled over Judah before him. They were Jehoshaphat, Jehoram and Ahaziah. Joash got the gifts he himself had set apart. He got all of the gold that was among the temple treasures. He also got all of the gold from the royal palace. He sent all of those things to Hazael, the king of Aram. Then Hazael pulled his army back from Jerusalem.
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The other events of the rule of Joash are written down. Everything he did is written down. All of those things are written in the official records of the kings of Judah.
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The officials of Joash made evil plans against him. They killed him at Beth Millo. It happened on the road that goes down to Silla.
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The officials who murdered him were Jozabad and Jehozabad. Jozabad was the son of Shimeath. Jehozabad was the son of Shomer. After Joash died, his body was buried in the family tomb in the City of David. His son Amaziah became the next king after him.