Then king Jeho´ash called for Jehoi´ada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.
Now when the copy of king Artaxerx´es' letter was read before Rehum, and Shim´shai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
In the second year of Dari´us the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Hag´gai the prophet unto Zerub´babel the son of She-al´ti-el, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jos´edech, the high priest, saying,