About this time King Hazael of Aram went to war against Gath and captured it. Then he turned to attack Jerusalem. King Joash collected all the sacred objects that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the previous kings of Judah, had dedicated, along with what he himself had dedicated. He sent them all to Hazael, along with all the gold in the treasuries of the LORD\u2019s Temple and the royal palace. So Hazael called off his attack on Jerusalem.\u00a0 The rest of the events in Joash\u2019s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. <\/p>\n
Joash\u2019s officers plotted against him and assassinated him at Beth-millo on the road to Silla.<\/p>\n
Joash, the boy-king was only seven years old when he became king.\u00a0 He was a righteous king; he followed the godly counsel of Jehoiada the priest.\u00a0 This chapter records a sad failure, however.\u00a0 It surely would not have been necessary for King Joash to “pay off” a pagan king with treasure taken from the Lord’s temple!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
About this time King Hazael of Aram went to war against Gath and captured it. Then he turned to attack Jerusalem. King Joash collected all the sacred objects that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the previous kings of Judah, had dedicated, along with what he himself had dedicated. He sent them all to Hazael, along with … <\/p>\n