2 Kings 12:7

_THEN KING JEHOASH CALLED FOR JEHOIADA 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._ Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? This mode of collection not proving so productive as was expected, the dilatoriness of the priests was the chief cause of the failure, and a new arrangement was proposed. A chest was placed by the high priest at the entrance into the temple, into which the money given by the people for the repairs of the temple was to be put by the Levites who kept the door. The object of this chest was to make a separation between the money to be raised for the building from the other moneys destined for the general use of the priests, in the hope that the people would be more liberal in their contributions when it was...

1-16 It is a great mercy to young people, especially to all young men of rank, like Jehoash, to have those about them who will instruct them to do what is right in the sight of the Lord; and they do wisely and well for themselves, when willing to be counselled and ruled. The temple was out of repair; Jehoash orders the repair of the temple. The king was zealous. God requires those who have power, to use it for the support of religion, the redress of grievances, and repairing of decays. The king employed the priests to manage, as most likely to be hearty in the work. But nothing was done effectually till the twenty-third year of his reign. Another method was therefore taken. When public distributions are made faithfully, public contributions will be made cheerfully. While they were getting all they could for the repair of the temple, they did not break in upon the stated maintenance of t...

EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 12:1 THE REIGN OF JOASH._ _THE REPAIR OF THE TEMPLE. WAR OF JOASH WITH HAZAEL, AND HIS DEATH BY A CONSPIRACY. 2 KINGS 12:1 The writer of Kings is extremely brief and incomplete in his account of the reign of Joash. He seems to have had a great tenderness for him, and to have determined that he would put on record nothing to his discredit. We have to go to Chronicles ...

THEN KING JEHOASH CALLED FOR JEHOIADA THE PRIEST, AND THE OTHER PRIESTS,.... The common priests, Jehoiada being high priest: AND SAID UNTO THEM, WHY REPAIR YE NOT THE BREACHES OF THE HOUSE? in which they appeared to him very dilatory; the reason might be, the people were not forward to pay in their money, and they might not choose to begin the repairs until they had got it all in, or at least what was sufficient to carry them through them: NOW THEREFORE RECEIVE NO MORE MONEY OF YOUR ACQUAINTANCE; suspecting that what they had received they kept for their own use: BUT DELIVER IT FOR THE BREACHES OF THE HOUSE; into other hands for that use, and so dismissed them at once from collecting the money, and being concerned in the repairs of the temple....

4. JEHOASH, THE TEMPLE REPAIRED, AND THE DEATH OF JEHOASH CHAPTER 12 _ 1. Jehoash's (Joash) Reign (2 Kings 12:1; 2 Chronicles 24:2)_ 2. The Failure of the Priests (2 Kings 12:4; 2 Chronicles 24:4) 3. The Temple Repaired (2 Kings 12:9; 2 Chronicles 24:8) 4. Hazael and Jehoash (2 Kings 12:17) 5. The Dea

2 KINGS 12. REIGN OF JOASH AND HIS REPAIR OF THE TEMPLE. 2 Kings 12:1 is in the usual annalistic style of the Deuteronomist. It is followed by a curious extract from the Temple records (2 Kings 12:4 ff.), similar to those found in 2 Kings 16:10 and 2 Kings 22:3 to 2 Kings 23:24. This relates to the provision of money for the repair of the Temple. Two things deserve attention (2 Kings 12:4). The first is that the sources of the Temple revenue are given as ...

_Why repair ye not the breaches?_ No answer is given to this question either here or in 2 Chronicles. There can be no doubt that with the decay of the house of the Lord, the decrease of the offerings had also taken place. The priests and Levites had perhaps found much difficulty in increasing the sums collected, and in apportioning what they received between their own maintenance and the restoration-fund. There seems to have been no blame attached to them by the king, and the explanation they offered, whatever it may have been, was so far satisfactory that the priests which kept the door of the house were placed in charge of the box that was provided for the offerings. _now therefore receive_[R.V. TAKE] _no_more _money_ The collection which had at first been ordered (2 Chronicles 24:5) was now to cease. There was to be no going round to gather, but public o

B. THE REIGN OF JOASH IN JUDAH 11:21-12:21 Like so many of the Hebrew monarchs, Joash got off to a great start. As long as his protector and adviser Jehoiada was living, the young king pursued the right course. But when the old priest died, Joash fell into the snare of pride and apostasy. After a brief introductory note (2 Kings 11:21 to 2 Kings 12:3), the author discusses at length the major accomplishment of the reign of Joash, the repair of the Temple (2 Kings 12:4-16). He then briefly narrates Joash's humiliating capitulation to Hazael the Aramean (2 Kings 12:17-18), and the ignominious death of this king at the han

JOASH REPAIRS THE TEMPLE 2. All his days] According to 2 Chronicles 24:17.; Joash took to evil courses after the death of Jehoiada....

THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 12 JOASH REPAIRS THE *LORD’S *TEMPLE V1 Joash became the king in the 7th year of Jehu’s rule. (Jehu was the king of *Israel.) Joash ruled in Jerusalem for 40 years. His mother’s name was Zibiah. She was from Beersheba. V2 Joash pleased the *Lord while Jehoiada the priest taught him. V3 However, Joash did not remove the places where people *worshipped on the hills. People continued to offer *sacrifices there and they continued to burn *incense there. Joash ruled for 40 years. Many people think that he ruled during the period 835 to 796 *B.C.. Joash pleased God while Jehoiada taught him. Joash did not know either of his own parents. A nurse brought him up. And it seems that Je