Hello, and welcome
back to His Words are Life.
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I'm Kelly Mowrer, and today
we're going to continue to read
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the history of Israel in
the book of 2nd Chronicles:
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But before we start, let's pray
together. Dear Lord, thank you
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so much for the stories that you
have preserved all down through
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the ages for us. Help us to
learn the lesson that you have
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for us from these stories
and may our lives be different
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for the hearing of the
word today, more usable by you
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to your glory. We love you and
thank you for loving us. Amen.
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When we were last together, we
were reading of king Jehoshaphat
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who walked in the ways of
the Lord. And when he went to
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his rest, his son, king Jehoram
took over. Were now reading
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king Jehoram's story in
2nd Chronicles, chapter 21,
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picking up with verse 12.
This is the King James Version.
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And there came a writing to him
from Elijah the prophet, saying,
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Thus saith the Lord God of David
thy father, because thou hast
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not walked in the ways
of Jehoshaphat thy father,
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nor in the ways of Asa king
of Judah, but hast walked in the
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way of the kings of
Israel, and has made Judah
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and the inhabitants of Jerusalem
to go a-whoring, like to the
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whoredoms of the house of Ahab,
and also hast slain thy brethren
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of thy father's house,
which were better than thyself:
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Behold, with a great plague
will the Lord smite thy people,
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and thy children, and
thy wives, and all thy goods:
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And thou shalt have great
sickness by disease of thy
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bowels, until thy bowels fall
out by reason of the sickness
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day by day. Moreover the
Lord stirred up against Jehoram
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the spirit of the Philistines,
and of the Arabians,
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that were near the Ethiopians:
And they came up into Judah,
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and brake into it, and carried
away all the substance that was
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found in the king's house, and
his sons also, and his wives;
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so that there was never a
son left him, save Jehoahaz,
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the youngest of his sons. And
after all this the Lord smote
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him in his bowels
with an incurable disease.
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And it came to pass, that in
process of time, after the end
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of two years, his bowels fell
out by reason of his sickness:
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so he died of sore diseases.
And his people made no burning
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for him, like the
burning of his fathers.
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Thirty and two years old was he
when he began to reign, and he
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reigned in Jerusalem 8 years,
and departed without being
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desired. Howbeit they
buried him in the city of David,
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but not in the
sepulchers of the kings.
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Continuing in 2nd
Chronicles, chapter 22;
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and this is the
King James Version.
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And the inhabitants of Jerusalem
made Ahaziah his youngest son
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king in his stead: for the
band of men that came with the
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Arabians to the camp had
slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah
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the son of Jerhoram
king of Judah reigned.
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Forty and two years old was
Ahaziah when he began to reign,
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and he reigned one year in
Jerusalem. His mother's name
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also was Athaliah the daughter
of Omri. He also walked in the
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ways of the house of Ahab:
for his mother was his counselor
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to do wickedly. Wherefore
he did evil in the sight of
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the Lord like the house of Ahab:
for they were his counselors
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after the death of his
father to his destruction.
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He walked also after their
counsel, and went with Jehoram
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the son of Ahab king of
Israel to war against Hazael
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king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead:
and the Syrians smote Joram.
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And he returned to be healed
in Jezreel because of the wounds
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which were given him at Ramah,
when he fought with Hazael,
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kin of Syria. And Azariah
the son of Jehoram king of Judah
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went down to see Jehoram
the son of Ahab at Jezreel,
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because he was sick. And
the destruction of Ahaziah
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was of God by coming to
Joram: for when he was come,
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he went out with Jehoram
against Jehu the son of Nimshi,
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whom the Lord had anointed
to cut off the house of Ahab.
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And it came to pass, that,
when Jehu was executing judgment
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upon the house of Ahab,
and found the princes of Judah,
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and the sons of the brethren
of Ahaziah, that ministered to
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Ahaziah, he slew them. And he
sought Ahaziah: and they caught
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him, for he was hid in
Samaria and brought him to Jehu:
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and when they had slain
him, they buried him: Because,
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said them, he is the son of
Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord
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with all his heart. So the house
of Ahaziah had no power to keep
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still the kingdom. But when
Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah
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saw that her son was dead, she
arose and destroyed all the seed
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royal of the house of Judah. But
Jehoshabeath, the daughter of
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the king, took Joash the son
of Ahaziah, and stole him from
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among the king's son that were
slain and put him and his nurse
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in a bedchamber. So
Jehoshabeath, the daughter of
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king Jehoram, the wife
of Jehoiada the priest,
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for she was the sister of
Ahaziah, hid him from Athaliah,
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so that she slew him not.
And he was with them hid in the
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house of God 6 years: and
Athaliah reigned over the land.
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We continue the story in
2nd Chronicles, chapter 23.
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This is the King James Version.
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And in the 7th year
Jehoiada strengthened himself,
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and took the captains of
hundreds, Azariah the son of
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Jehoram, and Ishmael
the son of Jehohanan,
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and Azariah the son of Obed,
and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah,
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and Elishaphat the son of
Zichri, into covenant with him.
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And they went about in Judah,
and gathered the Levites out of
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all the cities of Judah,
and the chief of the fathers of
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Israel, and they
came to Jerusalem.
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and all the congregation made
a covenant with the king in the
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house of God. And he said unto
them, Behold, the king's son
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shall reign, as the Lord
hath said of the sons of David.
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This is the thing that ye shall
do; A third part of you entering
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on the sabbath, of the
priests and of the Levites,
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shall be porters of the doors;
and a third part shall be at
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the king's house: a third part
at the gate of the foundation:
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and all the people shall
be in the courts of the house
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of the Lord. And let none
come into the house of the Lord,
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save the priests, and they
that minister of the Levites;
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they shall go in, for they
are holy: but all the people
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shall keep the
watch of the Lord.
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And the Levites shall compass
the king round about, every man
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with his weapons in his hand;
and whosoever else cometh into
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the housed, he shall be put to
death: but be ye with the king
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when he cometh in,
and when he goeth out.
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So the Levites and all Judah
did according to all things
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that Jehoiada the priest had
commanded, and took every man
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and his men that were to come in
on the sabbath, with them that
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were to go out on the
sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest
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dismissed not the courses.
Moreover Jehoiada the priest
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delivered to the captains of
hundreds spears, and bucklers
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and shields, that had been king
David's which were in the house
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of God. And he set all the
people, every man having his
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weapon in his hand, from
the right side of the temple
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to the left side of the
temple, along by the altar
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and the temple, by
the king round about.
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Then they brought out the king's
son, and put upon him the crown,
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and gave him the
testimony, and made him king.
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And Jehoiada and his
sons anointed him, and said,
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God save the king.
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Now when Athaliah heard
the noise of the people running
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and praising the king, she came
to the people into the house of
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the Lord: And she looked,
and behold, the king stood at
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his pillar at the entering in,
and the princes and the trumpets
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by the king: and all the
people of the land rejoiced,
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and sounded with trumpets, also
the singers with instruments of
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music, and such as
taught to sing praise.
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Then Athatliah rent her clothes,
and said, Treason, Treason.
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Then Jehoiada the priest brought
out the captains of hundreds
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that were set over the
host, and said unto them,
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Have her forth of the
ranges: and whoso followeth her,
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let him be slain with the
sword. For the priest said,
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Slay her not in the house of the
Lord. So they laid hands on her;
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and when she was come to
the entering of the horse gate
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by the king's
house, they slew her there.
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And Jehoiada made a covenant
between him, and between all the
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people, and between the king,
that they should be the Lord's
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people. Then all the people went
to the house of Baal, and brake
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it down, and brake his
altars and his images in pieces,
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and slew Mattan the priest
of Baal before the altars.
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Also Jehoiada appointed
the offices of the house of the
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Lord by the hand of the priests
the Levites, whom David had
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distributed in the house of
the Lord, to offer the burnt
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offerings of the Lord, as it
is written in the law of Moses,
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with rejoicing and with singing,
as it was ordained by David.
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And he set the porters at the
gates of the house of the Lord,
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that none which was unclean
in any thing should enter in.
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And he took the captains
of hundreds, and the nobles,
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and the governors of the people,
and all the people of the land,
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and brought down the king
from the house of the Lord:
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and they came through the
high gate into the king's house,
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and set the king upon
the throne of the kingdom.
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And all the people of the land
rejoiced: and the city was quiet
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after that they had
slain Athaliah with the sword.
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Continuing this story
of the reign of king Joash,
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in 2nd Chronicles, chapter 24,
this is the King James Version.
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Joash was seven years old when
he began to reign and he reigned
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forty years in Jerusalem. His
mother's name also was Zibiah
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of Beersheba. And Joash
did that which was right
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in the sight of the Lord all
the days of Jehoiada the priest.
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And Jehoiada took for him
two wives; and he begat sons
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and daughters. And it came
to pass after this, that Joash
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was minded to repair the house
of the Lord. And he gathered
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together the priests and
the Levites, and said to them,
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Go out unto the cities of Judah,
and gather of all Israel money
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to repair the house of
your God from year to year,
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and see that ye hasten the
matter. Howbeit the Levites
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hastened it not. And the king
called for Jehoiada the chief,
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and said unto him, Why hast
thou not required of the Levites
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to bring in out of Judah and
out of Jerusalem the collection,
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according to the commandment of
Moses the servant of the Lord,
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and of the congregation
of Israel, for the tabernacle
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of witness? For the sons of
Athatliah, that wicked woman,
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had broken up the house of
God and also all the dedicated
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things of the house of the Lord
did they bestow upon Baalim.
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And at the king's commandment
they made a chest, and set it
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without at the gate of the house
of the Lord. And they made a
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proclamation through Judah and
Jerusalem, to bring in to the
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Lord the collection that Moses
the servant of God laid upon
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Israel in the wilderness.
And all the princes and all the
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people rejoiced, and brought
in, and cast into the chest,
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until they had made an
end. Now it came to pass,
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that at what time the chest was
brought unto the king's office
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by the hand of the Levites,
and when they saw that there was
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much money, the king's scribe
and the high priest's officer
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came and emptied the chest, and
took it, and carried it to his
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place again. Thus they did
day by day, and gathered money
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in abundance. And the king and
Jehoiada gave it to such as did
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the work of the service
of the house of the Lord,
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and hired masons and carpenters
to repair the house of the Lord,
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and also such as wrought
iron and brass to mend the house
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of the Lord. So the workmen
wrought, and the work was
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perfected by them, and they set
the house of God in his state,
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and strengthened it. And
when they had finished it,
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they brought the rest of
the money before the king
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and Jehoiada, whereof were made
vessels for the house of the
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Lord, even vessels to minister,
and to offer withal, and spoons,
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and vessels of gold and silver.
And they offered burnt offerings
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in the house of the
Lord continually all the days
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of Jehoiada. But Jehoiada
waxed old and was full of days
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when he died; an hundred and
thirty years old was he when he
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died. And they buried him in the
city of David among the kings,
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because he had done good
in Israel, both toward God,
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and toward his house. Now after
the death of Jehoiada came the
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princes of Judah, and
made obeisance to the king.
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Then the king hearkened unto
them. And they left the house
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of the Lord God of their fathers
and served groves and idols:
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and wrath came upon Judah
and Jerusalem for this their
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trespass. Yet he sent prophets
to them, to bring them again
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unto the Lord; and
they testified ageist them:
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but they would not give ear.
Thank you for joining with me
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today to read the word of God
and may it be said of us that
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we serve the Lord with
our whole heart and never turn
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from His ways. Goodbye.
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