(19) And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.

(20) And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword {beside} the king's house.

(21) Seven years old {was} Jehoash when he began to reign.

2 Kings 12

(1) In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name {was} Zibiah of Beersheba.

(2) And Jehoash did {that which was} right in the sight of the Lord all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

(3) But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

(20) And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the Lord: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.

(21) And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.

2 Chronicles 24

(1) 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.

(2) And Joash did {that which was} right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

5. And when Jehoiada had set these things in order, he, with the captains of hundreds, and the rulers, and all the people, took Jehoash out of the temple into the king's palace, and when he had set him upon the king's throne, the people shouted for joy, and betook themselves to feasting, and kept a festival for many days: but the city was quiet upon the death of Athaliah.

Now Jehoash was seven years old when he took the kingdom: his mother's name was Zibiah, of the city Beersheba.

And all the time that Jehoiada lived, Jehoash was careful that the laws should be kept, and very zealous in the worship of God; and when he was of age, he married two wives, who were given to him by the highest priest, by whom were born to him both sons and daughters.

And thus much shall suffice to have related concerning king Jehoash, how he escaped the treachery of Athaliah, and how he received the kingdom.

(4) And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the Lord, {even} the money of every one that passeth {the account}, the money that every man is set at, {and} all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the Lord,

(5) Let the priests take {it} to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.

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

(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.

(8) And the priests consented to receive no {more} money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.

(9) But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the Lord: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money {that was} brought into the house of the Lord.

(4) And it came to pass after this, {that} Joash was minded to repair the house of the Lord.

(5) And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened {it} not.

(6) And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, {according to the commandment} of Moses the servant of the Lord, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?

(7) For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the Lord did they bestow upon Baalim.

(8) And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the Lord.

(9) And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the Lord the collection {that} Moses the servant of God {laid} upon Israel in the wilderness.

(10) And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made amend.

2. Now Jehoash, king of Jerusalem, had an inclination to repair the temple of God; so he called Jehoiada, and bade him send the Levites and priests through all the country, to require half a shekel of silver for every head, towards the rebuilding and repairing of the temple, which was brought to decay by Jehoram, and Athaliah and her sons.

But the high priest did not do this as concluding that no one would willingly pay that money; but in the twenty-third year of Jehoash's reign, when the king sent for him and the Levites, and complained that they had not obeyed what he enjoined them, and still commanded them to take care of the rebuilding the temple, he used this stratagem for collecting the money, with which the multitude was pleased.

He made a wooden chest, and closed it up fast on all sides, but opened one hole in it; he then set it in the temple beside the altar, and desired every one to cast into it, through the hole, what he pleased, for the repair of the temple.

This contrivance was acceptable to the people; and they strove one with another, and brought in jointly large quantities of silver and gold; and when the scribe and the priest that were over the treasuries had emptied the chest, and counted the money in the king's presence, they then set it in its former place, and thus did they every day.

But when the multitude appeared to have cast in as much as was wanted, the high priest Jehoiada, and king Joash, sent to hire masons and carpenters, and to buy large pieces of timber, and of the most curious sort; and when they had repaired the temple, they made use of the remaining gold and silver, which was not a little, for bowls, and basins, and cups, and other vessels, and they went on to make the altar every day fat with sacrifices of great value.

And these things were taken suitable care of as long as Jehoiada lived.