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2 Kings 12:2-4
Contemporary English Version
2 Kings 12:2-4
Contemporary English Version
2 Jehoiada the priest taught Joash what was right, and so for the rest of his life Joash obeyed the Lord. 3 But even Joash did not destroy the local shrines,[a] and they were still used as places for offering sacrifices.
4 (A) One day, Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money that has been given to the Lord's temple, whether from taxes or gifts,
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- 12.3 local shrines: The Hebrew text has “high places,” which were local places to worship God or foreign gods.
2 Kings 12:2-4
New International Version
2 Kings 12:2-4
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2 Joash did what was right(A) in the eyes of the Lord all the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3 The high places,(B) however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
4 Joash said to the priests, “Collect(C) all the money that is brought as sacred offerings(D) to the temple of the Lord—the money collected in the census,(E) the money received from personal vows and the money brought voluntarily(F) to the temple.
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