2 Kings 12:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

so King Joash called for Jehoiada the priest and the other priests. Joash said to them, “Why haven’t you repaired the Temple? Stop taking money from the people you serve. That money must be used to repair the Temple.”

Cross References

2 Chronicles 24:16

The people buried Jehoiada in the City of David where the kings are buried. The people buried Jehoiada there because in his life he did much good in Israel for God and for God’s Temple.

2 Chronicles 23:1

After six years, Jehoiada showed his strength and made an agreement with the captains. These captains were Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zicri.

1 Chronicles 21:3

But Joab answered, “May the Lord make his nation 100 times as large! Sir, all the Israelites are your servants. Why do you want to do this thing, my lord and king? You will make all the Israelites guilty of sin!”

2 Kings 12:2

For as long as he lived, Joash did what the Lord considered right. He did what Jehoiada the priest taught him.

2 Kings 11:4

In the seventh year Jehoiada the high priest sent for the captains of the Carites and guards. He brought them together in the Lord’s Temple and made an agreement with them. There in the Temple of the Lord he forced them to make a promise. Then he showed the king’s son to them.

2 Kings 12:6

In the 23rd year that Joash was king, the priests still had not repaired the Temple,

2 Kings 12:8

The priests agreed to stop taking money from the people, but they also decided not to repair the Temple.

Haggai 1:2

This is what the Lord All-Powerful said, “The people say it is not yet the right time to build the Lord’s Temple.”