10
All the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.
11
It was so, that whenever the chest was brought to the king's officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the chief priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
12
The king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of Yahweh; and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of Yahweh, and also such as worked iron and brass to repair the house of Yahweh.
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So the workmen worked, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands, and they set up the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.
14
When they had made an end, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of Yahweh, even vessels with which to minister and to offer, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. They offered burnt offerings in the house of Yahweh continually all the days of Jehoiada.
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But Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; one hundred thirty years old was he when he died.
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They buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house.
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Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king listened to them.
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They forsook the house of Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols: and wrath came on Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.
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Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again to Yahweh; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.
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The Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said to them, Thus says God, Why disobey you the commandments of Yahweh, so that you can't prosper? because you have forsaken Yahweh, he has also forsaken you.