Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days in which (A)Jehoiada the priest instructed him. But (B)the [a]high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

And Jehoash said to the priests, (C)“All the money of the dedicated gifts that are brought into the house of the Lord—each man’s (D)census[b] money, each man’s (E)assessment money—and all the money that [c]a man (F)purposes in his heart to bring into the house of the Lord,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 12:3 Places for pagan worship
  2. 2 Kings 12:4 Lit. the money coming over
  3. 2 Kings 12:4 any man’s heart prompts him to bring

Joash did what was right(A) in the eyes of the Lord all the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him. The high places,(B) however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

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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