# 2 Kings 12 đź“–: Joash Repairs the Temple
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
[[#Verse 01.]] (12:2) In Jehu’s seventh year Jehoash became king; he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother was Zibiah, who was from Beer Sheba.Â
[[#Verse 02.]] Jehoash did what the Lord approved all his days when Jehoiada the priest taught him.Â
[[#Verse 03.]]Â But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.
[[#Verse 04.]] Jehoash said to the priests, “I place at your disposal all the consecrated silver that has been brought to the Lord’s temple, including the silver collected from the census tax, the silver received from those who have made vows, and all the silver that people have voluntarily contributed to the Lord’s temple.Â
[[#Verse 05.]] The priests should receive the silver they need from the treasurers and repair any damage to the temple they discover.”
[[#Verse 06.]] By the twenty-third year of King Jehoash’s reign the priests had still not repaired the damage to the temple.Â
[[#Verse 07.]] So King Jehoash summoned Jehoiada the priest along with the other priests, and said to them, “Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple? Now, take no more silver from your treasurers unless you intend to use it to repair the damage.”Â
[[#Verse 08.]] The priests agreed not to collect silver from the people and relieved themselves of personal responsibility for the temple repairs.
[[#Verse 09.]] Jehoiada the priest took a chest and drilled a hole in its lid. He placed it on the right side of the altar near the entrance of the Lord’s temple. The priests who guarded the entrance would put into it all the silver brought to the Lord’s temple.Â
[[#Verse 10.]] When they saw the chest was full of silver, the royal secretary and the high priest counted the silver that had been brought to the Lord’s temple and bagged it up.Â
[[#Verse 11.]] They would then hand over the silver that had been weighed to the construction foremen assigned to the Lord’s temple. They hired carpenters and builders to work on the Lord’s temple,Â
[[#Verse 12.]] as well as masons and stonecutters. They bought wood and chiseled stone to repair the damage to the Lord’s temple and also paid for all the other expenses.Â
[[#Verse 13.]] The silver brought to the Lord’s temple was not used for silver bowls, trimming shears, basins, trumpets, or any kind of gold or silver implements.Â
[[#Verse 14.]] It was handed over to the foremen who used it to repair the Lord’s temple.Â
[[#Verse 15.]] They did not audit the treasurers who disbursed the funds to the foremen, for they were honest.Â
[[#Verse 16.]] (The silver collected in conjunction with reparation offerings and sin offerings was not brought to the Lord’s temple; it belonged to the priests.)
[[#Verse 17.]] At that time King Hazael of Syria attacked Gath and captured it. Hazael then decided to attack Jerusalem.Â
[[#Verse 18.]] King Jehoash of Judah collected all the sacred items that his ancestors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had consecrated, as well as his own sacred items and all the gold that could be found in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He sent it all to King Hazael of Syria, who then withdrew from Jerusalem.
[[#Verse 19.]] The rest of the events of Joash’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.Â
[[#Verse 20.]] His servants conspired against him and murdered Joash at Beth Millo, on the road that goes down to Silla.
[[#Verse 21.]] His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer murdered him. He was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Amaziah replaced him as king.
## đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Joash reigned forty years in Jerusalem (12:1).
2. His mother Zibiah came from Beersheba (12:1), on Judah's southern edge.
3. Second Chronicles 24 records that Joash turned away from the Lord after Jehoiada died.
4. By Joash's twenty-third year, the priests still had not repaired the temple (12:6).
5. Jehoiada placed a chest with a hole in its lid beside the altar to collect money (12:9).
6. The royal secretary and the high priest counted the money together (12:10), a simple system of accountability.
7. The money went to the workers before any new temple utensils were made (12:13-14).
8. Hazael captured the Philistine city of Gath (12:17). Excavations at Tell es-Safi have uncovered a large siege trench and destruction layer that many link to Hazael.
9. Joash was assassinated by his own servants (12:20-21). Second Chronicles 24:25 says it was because he had killed Zechariah son of Jehoiada.
10. Jesus referred to the murder of Zechariah between the altar and the sanctuary (Luke 11:51).
## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the true temple of God. Joash worked to repair the house of the Lord (12:4-12), but Jesus spoke of His own body as the temple that would be raised in three days (John 2:19-21).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. Joash did what was right as long as Jehoiada instructed him (12:2). What happens to our faith when it depends only on someone else's guidance?
2. The repair money was handled so honestly that no accounting was required (12:15). Why is integrity with money so important for God's people?
3. Joash paid off Hazael with the temple treasures instead of seeking the Lord (12:17-18). Where are you tempted to solve problems your own way instead of trusting God?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verse 2: Joash does what is right while Jehoiada instructs him.
- đź“– verse 9: Jehoiada makes a chest with a hole in its lid to collect money for the temple.
- đź“– verse 15: The workers are so honest that no accounting is required.
## đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đź”— [[John 02#Verse 19.|John 2:19-21]] - Jesus speaks of the temple of His body.
- đź”— [[2 Chronicles 24#Verse 20.|2 Chronicles 24:20-22]] - Joash kills Zechariah son of Jehoiada.
- đź”— [[Mark 12#Verse 41.|Mark 12:41-44]] - Jesus watches people give at the temple treasury.
- đź”— [[2 Corinthians 08#Verse 20.|2 Corinthians 8:20-21]] - Paul handles the offering honorably.
- đź”— [[Luke 11#Verse 51.|Luke 11:51]] - From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
đź“ť SOAP: [[2 Kings 12 - SOAP|Be Trustworthy]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes