2 Chronicles 24:4

4 The time came when Joash determined to renovate The Temple of God.

2 Chronicles 24:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 24:4

And it came to pass after this
After his marriage, when he was about twenty or twenty one years of age, perhaps:

that Joash was minded to repair the house of the Lord;
which in some places might be fallen to decay, having been built one hundred and fifty years or more, and in others defaced by Athaliah, and needed ornamenting, see ( 2 Kings 12:4 ) .

2 Chronicles 24:4 In-Context

2 Taught and trained by Jehoiada the priest, Joash did what pleased God throughout Jehoiada's lifetime.
3 Jehoiada picked out two wives for him; he had a family of both sons and daughters.
4 The time came when Joash determined to renovate The Temple of God.
5 He got the priests and Levites together and said, "Circulate through the towns of Judah every year and collect money from the people to repair The Temple of your God. You are in charge of carrying this out."
6 But the Levites dragged their feet and didn't do anything.
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