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And the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it at the gate of the house of Jehovah without,
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and they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring to Jehovah the tribute of Moses the servant of God [laid upon] Israel in the wilderness.
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And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in and cast into the chest, until they had finished.
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And it came to pass at the time the chest was brought for the king's control by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and high priest's officer came, and they emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
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And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and they hired masons and carpenters to renew the house of Jehovah, and also such as wrought in iron and bronze, to repair the house of Jehovah.
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So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.
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And when they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada; and they made of it vessels for the house of Jehovah, utensils to minister, and with which to offer up, and cups, and utensils of gold and silver. And they offered up burnt-offerings in the house of Jehovah continually all the days of Jehoiada.
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And Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; he was a hundred and thirty years old when he died.
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And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God and toward his house.
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And after the death of Jehoiada the princes of Judah came and made obeisance to the king; then the king hearkened to them.
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And they forsook the house of Jehovah the God of their fathers, and served the Asherahs and idols; and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.