It was now the 23rd year of the rule of King Joash. And the priests still hadn’t repaired the temple.

无奈到了约阿施王二十三年，祭司仍未修理殿的破坏之处。

然而，到了约阿施王第二十三年，祭司仍未修理殿的破坏之处。

然而，到了约阿施王第二十三年，祭司仍未修理殿的破坏之处。

可是，直到约阿施执政第二十三年，祭司仍未动工。

可是到了约阿施王在位二十三年的时候，祭司还未修好圣殿毁坏的地方。

無奈到了約阿施王二十三年，祭司仍未修理殿的破壞之處。

然而，到了約阿施王第二十三年，祭司仍未修理殿的破壞之處。

然而，到了約阿施王第二十三年，祭司仍未修理殿的破壞之處。

可是，直到約阿施執政第二十三年，祭司仍未動工。

可是到了約阿施王在位二十三年的時候，祭司還未修好聖殿毀壞的地方。

無奈到了約阿施王二十三年、祭司仍未修理聖殿破壞的地方。

至約阿施王二十三年、殿宇之破壞、祭司尚未修葺、

越至約轄王二十三年、殿之所損、眾祭司猶未葺理。

至約阿施王二十三年、祭司尚未修葺殿宇破壞之處、

But by the twenty-third year of King Joash the priests still had not repaired the temple.

But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had made no repairs on the house.

But by the twenty third year of Joash’s reign, the priests still had not repaired the Temple.

But by the twenty-third year of the reign of King Joash, the priests had not repaired the damage to the temple.

But it came about that in the twenty third year of King Jehoash, the priests had not repaired any damage to the house.

Now it was so, by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, that the priests had not repaired the damages of the temple.

But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.

But by the twenty-third year of the reign of King Joash, the priests had not repaired the damage to the temple.

But it was[ so, that] in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.

By the twenty-third year of King Jehoash’s reign the priests had still not repaired the damage to the temple.

But it was so, that in the twenty- third year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damage to the house.

Israel’s prophets are blind. They don’t know the Lord. All of them are like watchdogs that can’t even bark. They just lie around and dream. They love to sleep.They are like dogs that love to eat. They never get enough. They are like shepherds who don’t have any understanding. All of them do as they please. They only look for what they can get for themselves.“ Come!” they shout.“ Let’s get some wine! Let’s drink all the beer we can! Tomorrow we’ll do the same thing. And that will be even better than today.”

“ You might as well shut the temple doors! Then you would not light useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord.“ I will not accept any of the offerings you bring.

Be shepherds of God’s flock, the believers under your care. Watch over them, though not because you have to. Instead, do it because you want to. That’s what God wants you to do. Don’t do it because you want to get money in dishonest ways. Do it because you really want to serve.

But there weren’t enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings. So their relatives, the Levites, helped them. They worked until the task was finished. By that time other priests had been set apart to the Lord. The Levites had been more careful than the priests when they set themselves apart.

All the others are looking out for their own interests. They are not looking out for the interests of Jesus Christ.

Why don’t you treat my sacrifices and offerings with respect? I require them to be brought to the house where I live. Why do you honor your sons more than me? Why do you fatten yourselves on the best parts of every offering that is made by my people Israel?’“ The Lord is the God of Israel. He announced,‘ I promised that members of your family line would serve me as priests forever.’ But now the Lord announces,‘ I will not let that happen! I will honor those who honor me. But I will turn away from those who look down on me.