2 Kings 12:1-12

St Barnabas Daily Devotions · Nov 4, 2026

2 Kings 12:1-12 - Daily Devotion - 5 November 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park

1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. 2 And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest.

3 Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.

4 Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the…