16. People gave money when they offered guilt offerings and sin offerings, but that money was not used for the Lord’S temple. It belonged to the priests.
17. Hazael was the king of Aram. He went to fight against the city of Gath and defeated it. Then he made plans to go fight against Jerusalem.
18. Joash and his ancestors—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah—had all been kings of Judah. They had given many things to the Lord that were kept in his Temple. Joash gathered all these things and all the gold that was stored in the Temple and in his palace. He sent all this treasure to King Hazael of Aram, who then commanded his army to leave Jerusalem.
19. All the great things that Joash did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Judah.
20. Joash’s officers made plans against him. They killed Joash at the house of Millo on the road that goes down to Silla.
21. Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer were Joash’s officers. These men killed Joash. The people buried Joash with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Amaziah became the new king after him.