Joash was seven years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 40 years. His mother’s name was Zibiah. She was from Beersheba.

约阿施登基的时候年七岁，在耶路撒冷作王四十年。他母亲名叫西比亚，是别是巴人。

约阿施登基的时候年方七岁，在耶路撒冷作王四十年。他母亲名叫西比亚，是别是巴人。

约阿施登基的时候年方七岁，在耶路撒冷作王四十年。他母亲名叫西比亚，是别是巴人。

约阿施七岁登基，在耶路撒冷执政四十年。他母亲叫西比亚，是别示巴人。

约阿施登基的时候是七岁，在耶路撒冷作王共四十年。他的母亲名叫西比亚，是别是巴人。

約阿施登基的時候年七歲，在耶路撒冷作王四十年。他母親名叫西比亞，是別是巴人。

約阿施登基的時候年方七歲，在耶路撒冷作王四十年。他母親名叫西比亞，是別是巴人。

約阿施登基的時候年方七歲，在耶路撒冷作王四十年。他母親名叫西比亞，是別是巴人。

約阿施七歲登基，在耶路撒冷執政四十年。他母親叫西比亞，是別示巴人。

約阿施登基的時候是七歲，在耶路撒冷作王共四十年。他的母親名叫西比亞，是別是巴人。

約阿施登極的時候才七歲；他在耶路撒冷作王有四十年。他母親名叫西比亞，是別是巴人。

約阿施即位時、年七歲、在耶路撒冷為王、歷四十年、其母名西比亞、別是巴人也、

約轄年僅七齡即位、都耶路撒冷、歷四十年、母乃別是巴婦名西庇亞、

約阿施即位時、年七歲、都耶路撒冷、在位四十年、其母別是巴人、名洗比亞、

Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.

Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.

Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother was Zibiah from Beersheba.

Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beer-sheba.

Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zibiah from Beersheba.

Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.

Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Zibiah, of Beer- sheba.

Joash was seven years old when he became king and reigned 40 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beer-sheba.

Joash[ was] seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also[ was] Zibiah of Beersheba.

Joash was seven years old when he began to reign. He reigned for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother was Zibiah, who was from Beer Sheba.

Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah, of Beersheba.

Joash was seven years old when he became king.Joash became king of Judah. It was in the seventh year of Jehu’s rule. Joash ruled in Jerusalem for 40 years. His mother’s name was Zibiah. She was from Beersheba.Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. Joash lived that way as long as Jehoiada the priest was teaching him.But the high places weren’t removed. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.Joash spoke to the priests. He said,“ Collect all the money the people bring as sacred offerings to the Lord’ s temple. That includes the money collected when the men who are able to serve in the army are counted. It includes the money received from people who make a special promise to the Lord. It also includes the money people bring to the temple just because they want to.Let each priest receive the money from one of the people in charge of the temple’s treasures. Then use all of that money to repair the temple where it needs it.”It was now the 23rd year of the rule of King Joash. And the priests still hadn’t repaired the temple.So the king sent for Jehoiada the priest and the other priests. He asked them,“ Why aren’t you repairing the temple where it needs it? Don’t take any more money from the people in charge of the treasures. Instead, hand it over so the temple can be repaired.”The priests agreed that they wouldn’t collect any more money from the people. They also agreed that they wouldn’t repair the temple themselves.Jehoiada the priest got a chest. He drilled a hole in its lid. He placed the chest beside the altar for burnt offerings. The chest was on the right side as people enter the Lord’ s temple. Some priests guarded the entrance. They put into the chest all the money the people brought to the temple.From time to time there was a large amount of money in the chest. When that happened, the royal secretary and the high priest came. They counted the money the people had brought to the temple. Then they put it into bags.After they added it all up, they used it to repair the temple. They gave it to the men who had been put in charge of the work. Those men used it to pay the workers. They paid the builders and those who worked with wood.They paid those who cut stones and those who laid them. They bought lumber and blocks of stone. So they used the money to repair the Lord’ s temple. They also paid all the other costs to make the temple like new again.The money the people brought to the Lord’ s temple wasn’t used to make silver bowls. It wasn’t used for wick cutters, sprinkling bowls or trumpets. And it wasn’t used for any other things made out of gold or silver.Instead, it was paid to the workers. They used it to repair the temple.The royal secretary and the high priest didn’t require a report from those who were in charge of the work. That’s because they were completely honest. They always paid the workers.

Jehoram was the son of Jehoshaphat. Ahaziah was the son of Jehoram. Joash was the son of Ahaziah.