1 A son of seven years [is] Joash in his reigning, and forty years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Zibiah of Beer-Sheba.
2 And Joash doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
3 And Jehoiada taketh for him two wives, and he begetteth sons and daughters.
4 And it cometh to pass after this, it hath been with the heart of Joash to renew the house of Jehovah,
5 and he gathereth the priests and the Levites, and saith to them, `Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to strengthen the house of your God sufficiently year by year, and ye, ye do haste to the matter;' and theLevites have not hasted.
6 And the king calleth for Jehoiada the head, and saith to him, `Wherefore hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tribute of Moses, servant of Jehovah, and of the assembly of Israel, for the tent of the testimony?