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
At that time Haz'ael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it. But when Haz'ael set his face to go up against Jerusalem,
18
Jeho'ash king of Judah took all the votive gifts that Jehosh'aphat and Jeho'ram and Ahazi'ah, his fathers, the kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own votive gifts, and all the gold that was found in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent these to Haz'ael king of Syria. Then Haz'ael went away from Jerusalem.
19
Now the rest of the acts of Jo'ash, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
20
His servants arose and made a conspiracy, and slew Jo'ash in the house of Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla.
21
It was Jo'zacar the son of Shim'e-ath and Jeho'zabad the son of Shomer, his servants, who struck him down, so that he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and Amazi'ah his son reigned in his stead.
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