And Jehoash did that which was good in the sight of the Lord all his time that [a]Jehoiada the Priest taught him.

But [b]the high places were not taken away: for the people offered yet and burnt incense in the high places.

¶ And Jehoash said to the Priests, All the silver of dedicated things that be brought to the house of the Lord, that is, the money of them that are under the [c]count, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that one offereth willingly, and bringeth into the house of the Lord,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 12:2 So long as rulers give ear to the true ministers of God, they prosper.
  2. 2 Kings 12:3 So hard a thing it is for them, that are in authority, to be brought to the perfect obedience of God.
  3. 2 Kings 12:4 That is, the money of redemption, Exod. 30:12, also the money which the Priest valued the vows at, Lev. 27:2, and their free liberality.

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