1
Joash was 7 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for 40 years in Jerusalem. His mother was Zibiah from Beersheba.
2
Joash did what the LORD considered right, as long as the priest Jehoiada lived.
3
Jehoiada got Joash two wives, and Joash had sons and daughters.
4
After this, Joash wanted to renovate the LORD's temple.
5
He gathered the priests and the Levites and said to them, "Go to the cities of Judah, and collect money throughout Israel to repair the temple of your God every year. Do it immediately!" But the Levites didn't do it immediately.