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And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.

But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.

And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.

So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.

And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.

Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king"s office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king"s scribe and the high priest"s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.

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.

And at the king"s commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.

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.

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?

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.

And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD.

And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.

And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

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.

These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.

The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.

Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.

Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.

The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.

The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah.

Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.

And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath.

Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.

And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.

These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.

The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.