2 Chronicles 24:4
2 And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
3 And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.
And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD.
5 And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.
6 And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Some time later, Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the LORD.
- KJV
- And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD.
- WEB
- After this, Joash intended to restore the LORD’s house.
- ASV
- And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to restore the house of Jehovah.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to renew the house of Jehovah.
- BLB
- And it came to pass after this [that] it was with the heart of Joash to renew the house of YHWH.
- ÅB
- Siden fikk Joas i sinne å sette Herrens hus i stand.
- OTB
- Etter disse hendelsene besluttet Joasj å gjenopprette Herrens tempel.
- B1930
- Siden fikk Joas i sinne å sette Herrens hus i stand.