He gatheredthe priestsand Levitesand saidto them, "Goout to the citiesof Judahand collectmoneyfrom allIsraelto repairthe houseof your Godannually,and you shall dothe matterquickly."But the Levitesdid not actquickly.
He had brothers,the sonsof Jehoshaphat:Azariah,Jehiel,Zechariah,Azaryahu,Michaeland Shephatiah.Allthese[were] the sonsof Jehoshaphatkingof Israel.
In the firstyearof his reign,in the firstmonth,he openedthe doorsof the houseof the LORDand repairedthem.