1 Joash was 7 years old. He was king in Jerusalem for 40 years. His mom was Zibiah from Beersheba. 7️⃣4️⃣0️⃣️ 2 Joash did good while Jehoiada the priest helped him. 3 Jehoiada got two wives for Joash. Joash had sons and girls. 4 Later, Joash wanted to fix God’s house. ️ 5 He called the priests and helpers. He said, “Go to all the towns. Get money to fix God’s house. Do it fast.” But they were slow. ️⛪ 6 The king said to Jehoiada, “Why did you not ask for the money gift that Moses said? It is for God’s tent.” ️⛺ 7 Queen Athaliah’s sons broke God’s house. They took God’s special things. They used them for fake gods. ⛪➡️ 8 The king made a big box. They put it by the gate of God’s house. ⛪ 9 They told all the people, “Bring the money gift Moses said.” ️ 10 The leaders and the people were happy. They put money in the box again and again. 11 When the box was full, the king’s man and the priest’s man came. They poured out the money. They put the box back. They did this every day. There was a lot of money. ⬆️ 12 The king and Jehoiada paid the builders. They got stone workers, wood workers, and metal workers to fix God’s house. ⛏️⚒️⛪ 13 The workers worked well. God’s house got strong and good again. ✨ 14 They finished the work. Extra money was left. They made bowls and tools of gold and silver for God’s house. They gave gifts with fire to God every day while Jehoiada lived. ➡️ 15 Jehoiada was very old. He died at 130. ⚰️ 16 They buried him in the City of David with the kings, because he did good for Israel and for God’s house. ️ 17 After Jehoiada died, the leaders came to the king. They bowed. The king listened to them. ♂️ 18 They left God’s house. They prayed to poles and fake gods. God was not happy. Trouble came to Judah and Jerusalem. ⛪➡️⚡ 19 God sent His men to say, “Come back to God.” But the people would not listen. ➡️❌ 20 God’s Holy Spirit came on Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada. He stood up and said, “God says, Why do you break God’s rules? You will not do well. You left God, so God left you.” ️♂️ 21 They planned to hurt him. The king said yes. They threw stones at him in the yard of God’s house, and he died. ❌⛪ 22 King Joash did not thank Jehoiada for his help. He killed Jehoiada’s son. As he died, Zechariah said, “May God see this and make it right.” 23 At the end of the year, the army from Aram came. They fought Judah and Jerusalem. They killed the leaders. They took things and sent them home. ⚔️️➡️ 24 The Aram army was small. But God let them win over a big army, because the people left God. Joash was punished. ⚖️⚔️ 25 Joash was very hurt. His own helpers made a plan. They killed him on his bed, because of what he did to Jehoiada’s son. He died. They buried him in the City of David, but not with the kings. ️️⚰️ 26 The men who killed him were Zabad and Jehozabad. Their moms were from Ammon and Moab. 27 The rest of Joash’s story and the fix of God’s house are in the book of the kings. His son Amaziah became king.