2 Kings 12:18
Therefore did Jehoash, king of Judah, take all the hallowed things which Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had hallowed, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasuries of the house of Yahweh and the house of the king,—and sent to Hazael king of Syria, so he went up from against Jerusalem.
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1 Kings 14:26and took away the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the house of the king, yea, the whole, took he away,—and took away all the bucklers of gold, which, Solomon, had made.
2 Kings 8:12Then said Hazael, Why, is my lord, weeping? And he said—Because I know what thou wilt do to the sons of Israel, by way of harm—Their fortresses, thou wilt set on fire, and, their choice young men, with the sword, thou wilt slay, and, their children, thou wilt dash in pieces, and, their women with child, thou wilt rip up.
2 Kings 16:8And Ahaz took the silver and the gold that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasuries of the house of the king,—and sent them to the king of Assyria, as a bribe.
2 Chronicles 16:2So Asa brought forth silver and gold, out of the treasuries of the house of Yahweh, and the house of the king,—and sent unto Ben-hadad, king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying:
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 12:18-21
Death of Joash, King of Judah. ( b. c. 840.) 17 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. 18 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. 19… Read the whole commentary →