2 Kings 12:18
in 2 Kings 12So King Joash of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his fathers—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the kings of Judah—along with his own consecrated items and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram. So Hazael withdrew from Jerusalem.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and of the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.
KJV
And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and in the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.
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This verse in 2 Kings 12
Commentary
4 notes on this verseTook all the hallowed things - He dearly bought a peace which was of short duration, for the next year Hazael returned, and Jehoash, having no more treasures, was obliged to hazard a battle, which he lost, with the principal part of his nobility, so that Judah was totally ruined, and Jehoash shortly after slain in his bed by his own servants; 2Ch 24:23.
This site's exposition
set his face to go up
on 2 Kings 12:17-18
Hazael's army takes Gath, the one recorded expedition of Damascus reaching so far south, then turns to face Jerusalem itself. Jehoash empties two treasuries to send him back, the hallowed things three generations of his own fathers had dedicated and his own hallowed things besides, all the gold the temple and the king's house together held. Hazael takes the payment and withdraws, the wealth a repaired temple had only lately received now spent to cancel a siege rather than furnish worship.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated,....
If he had not forsaken God, and forfeited his protection, his affairs would not have been brought to this extremity, but he might have forced Hazael to retire. He diminished himself, and made himself very mean, lost the honour of a prince and a soldier, and of an Israelite too, in alienating the dedicated things. He impoverished himself and his kingdom.
The words behind it
33 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקַּ֞ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| יְהוֹאָ֣שׁ | yehoash | Jehoash | H3060 → | 17 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוּדָ֗ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| אֵ֣ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַקֳּדָשִׁ֡ים | hakodashim | the holy things | H6944 → | 469 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הִקְדִּ֣ישׁוּ | hikdishu | they had consecrated | H6942 → | |
| יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט | yehoshafat | Jehoshaphat | H3092 → | 84 times |
| וִיהוֹרָם֩ | vihoram | and Jehoram | H3088 → | 29 times |
| וַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ | vaachazyahu | and Ahaziah | H274 → | 37 times |
| אֲבֹתָ֜יו | ʾavotav | ancestors his | H1 → | 1212 times |
| מַלְכֵ֤י | malkhei | [the] kings of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוּדָה֙ | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| קֳדָשָׁ֔יו | kodashav | own holy things his | H6944 → | 469 times |
| וְאֵ֣ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַזָּהָ֗ב | hazahav | the gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| הַנִּמְצָ֛א | hanimtza' | which was found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| בְּאֹצְר֥וֹת | beotzerot | in [the] treasuries of | H214 → | 79 times |
| בֵּית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וּבֵ֣ית | uveit | and [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח | vaiyishlach | and he sent [them] | H7971 → | 845 times |
| לַֽחֲזָאֵל֙ | lachazael | to Hazael | H2371 → | 23 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֲרָ֔ם | ʾaram | Aram | H758 → | 143 times |
| וַיַּ֖עַל | vaiyaal | and he went up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| מֵעַ֥ל | meal | from on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
וַיִּקַּ֞חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
יְהוֹאָ֣שׁJehoash
yehoashH3060 →17 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
יְהוּדָ֗הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
אֵ֣ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַקֳּדָשִׁ֡יםthe holy things
hakodashimH6944 →469 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
הִקְדִּ֣ישׁוּthey had consecrated
hikdishuH6942 →
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טJehoshaphat
yehoshafatH3092 →84 times
וִיהוֹרָם֩and Jehoram
vihoramH3088 →29 times
וַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּand Ahaziah
vaachazyahuH274 →37 times
אֲבֹתָ֜יוancestors his
ʾavotavH1 →1212 times
מַלְכֵ֤י[the] kings of
malkheiH4428 →2525 times
יְהוּדָה֙Judah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
קֳדָשָׁ֔יוown holy things his
kodashavH6944 →469 times
וְאֵ֣תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַזָּהָ֗בthe gold
hazahavH2091 →389 times
הַנִּמְצָ֛אwhich was found
hanimtza'H4672 →455 times
בְּאֹצְר֥וֹתin [the] treasuries of
beotzerotH214 →79 times
בֵּית־[the] house of
beit-H1004 →2046 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וּבֵ֣יתand [the] house of
uveitH1004 →2046 times
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וַיִּשְׁלַ֗חand he sent [them]
vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times
לַֽחֲזָאֵל֙to Hazael
lachazaelH2371 →23 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
אֲרָ֔םAram
ʾaramH758 →143 times
וַיַּ֖עַלand he went up
vaiyaalH5927 →890 times
מֵעַ֥לfrom on
mealH5921 →5755 times
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Kings 12:4Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 22:4
“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.
- Exodus 35:5
Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;
- Exodus 30:12–16
“When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when…
- 1 Chronicles 29:3–9
Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy…
- Exodus 35:29
So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.
- 2 Kings 22:4
Through
1 Kings 15:18So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 14:26
He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made.
- 1 Kings 11:23–24
And God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah,
- 1 Kings 15:15
And he brought into the house of the LORD the silver and gold and other articles that he and his father had dedicated.
- 1 Kings 14:26
About 2 Kings

Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonDivided kingdomHazaelThe Aramean officer over whose face Elisha wept, foreseeing the cruelty of his coming reign; king of Aram and scourge of Israel.
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
