2 Kings 12:18 meaning and explanation
So 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.
2 Kings 12:18, Berean Standard Bible
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Hazael, king of Aram, had already taken Gath and now turned toward Jerusalem. Joash, the king of Judah, had no answer militarily, so he stripped the temple and palace treasuries, including sacred objects dedicated by his predecessors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram and Ahaziah, and sent everything to Hazael as tribute.
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