2 Kings 12:1-7 ▼

1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beer-sheba.

2 Throughout the time the priest Jehoiada instructed him, Joash did what was right in the LORD’s sight.

3 Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

4 Then Joash said to the priests, “All the dedicated silver brought to the LORD’s temple, census silver, silver from vows, and all silver voluntarily given for the LORD’s temple—

5 each priest is to take it from his assessor and repair whatever damage is found in the temple.”

6 But by the twenty-third year of the reign of King Joash, the priests had not repaired the damage to the temple.

7 So King Joash called the priest Jehoiada and the other priests and asked, “Why haven’t you repaired the temple’s damage? Since you haven’t, don’t take any silver from your assessors; instead, hand it over for the repair of the temple.”