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 ) .
17
About this time King Hazael of Aram went to war against Gath and captured it. Then he turned to attack Jerusalem.
18
King Joash collected all the sacred objects that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the previous kings of Judah, had dedicated, along with what he himself had dedicated. He sent them all to Hazael, along with all the gold in the treasuries of the LORD ’s Temple and the royal palace. So Hazael called off his attack on Jerusalem.
19
The rest of the events in Joash’s reign and everything he did are recorded in
20
Joash’s officers plotted against him and assassinated him at Beth-millo on the road to Silla.
21
The assassins were Jozacar son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer—both trusted advisers. Joash was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Amaziah became the next king.