Ioas vvilleth the priestes to repaire vvhat needeth in the temple, receiuing al the money offered there. 6. vvhich they not performing, the high priest prouideth that al is amended, 16. the priestes receiuing only the money due to themselues. 17. Hazael king of Syria taking Geth, and threitning Ierusalem is pacified vvith money. 19. Ioas is traitarously slaine by his seruantes, and his sonne Amasias reigneth.
1In the seventh year of Jehu, Joas began to reign: and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Sebia, of Bersabee.L'anno settimo di Jehu cominciò di Gioas a regnare, e regnò quarant'anni in Gerusalemme: sua madre si chiamò Sebia di Bersabee.IN the seuenth yeare of Iehu reigned Ioas: and he reigned fourtie yeares in Ierusalem. The name of his mother was Sebia of Bersabee.Anno septimo Jehu, regnavit Joas: et quadraginta annis regnavit in Jerusalem. Nomen matris ejus Sebia de Bersabee. 2And Joas did that which was right before the Lord all the days that Joiada, the priest, taught him.E Gioas fece quel, che era giusto nel cospetto del Signore per tutto il tempo, che ebbe per maestro Joiada sommo Sacerdote.And Ioas did right before our Lord al the daies, that Ioiada the priest taught him.Fecitque Joas rectum coram Domino cunctis diebus quibus docuit eum Jojada sacerdos. 3But yet he took not away the high places: for the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.Egli però non tolse via i luoghi eccelsi; perocché il popolo immolava tutt'ora, e bruciava incenso ne' luoghi eccelsi.But yet the excelses he tooke not away: for the people immolated & burnt incense in the excelses.Verumtamen excelsa non abstulit: adhuc enim populus immolabat, et adolebat in excelsis incensum. 4And Joas said to the priests: all the money of the sanctified things, which is brought into the temple of the Lord by those that pass, which is offered for the price of a soul, and which of their own accord, and of their own free heart, they bring into the temple of the Lord:Or Gioas disse ai Sacerdoti: Tutto il denaro sacro, che sarà portato nel tempio del Signore dai passeggieri, e quello, che è offerto per riscatto della persona, e quello, che spontaneamente, e per libera elezione è portato nel tempio del Signore,And Ioas sayd to the priestes: Al the money of the sanctified thinges, which is brought into the temple of our Lord by the passengers, which is offered for the price of a soule, and which of their owne accord, and of their owne free hart they bring into the temple of our Lord:Dixitque Joas ad sacerdotes: Omnem pecuniam sanctorum, quæ illata fuerit in templum Domini a prætereuntibus, quæ offertur pro pretio animæ, et quam sponte et arbitrio cordis sui inferunt in templum Domini: 5Let the priests take it according to their order and repair the house, wheresoever they shall see any thing that wanteth repairing.Lo riceveranno i sacerdoti secondo il loro turno, e faranno i risarcimenti della casa secondo che vedranno esservi il bisogno.let the priestes take it according to their order, and maynteine reparations of the house, if they shal see any thing that needeth reparation.accipiant illam sacerdotes juxta ordinem suum, et instaurent sartatecta domus, si quid necessarium viderint instauratione.
6Now till the three and twentieth year of king Joas the priests did not make the repairs of the temple.Or fino all'anno ventesimo terzo del re Gioas, i sacerdoti non fecero i risarcimenti del tempio.Therfore vntil the three and twenteth yeare of king Ioas, the priestes did not make reparations of the temple.Igitur usque ad vigesimum tertium annum regis Joas, non instauraverunt sacerdotes sartatecta templi. 7And king Joas called Joiada, the high priest, and the priests, saying to them: Why do you not repair the temple? Take you, therefore, money no more according to your order, but restore it for the repairing of the temple.E il re Gioas chiamò a se Joiada Pontefice, e i sacerdoti, e disse loro: Per qual motivo non avete voi fatto i risarcimenti del tempio? Non prendete adunque peli' avvenire il danaro nei vostri turni, ma lasciatelo pei risarcimenti del tempio.And king Ioas called Ioiada the high priest and the priestes, saying to them: Why make you not the reparations of the temple? Take you therfore money no more according to your order, but render it to the reparation of the temple.Vocavitque rex Joas Jojadam pontificem et sacerdotes, dicens eis: Quare sartatecta non instauratis templi ? nolite ergo amplius accipere pecuniam juxta ordinem vestrum, sed ad instaurationem templi reddite eam. 8And the priests were forbidden to take any more money of the people, and to make the repairs of the house.E fu vietato ai sacerdoti di continuare a prendere il danaro dal popolo, e di fare i risarcimenti della casa.And the priestes were prohibited to take money anie more of the people, and to make the reparations of the temple.Prohibitique sunt sacerdotes ultra accipere pecuniam a populo, et instaurare sartatecta domus. 9And Joiada, the high priest, took a chest, and bored a hole in the top, and set it by the altar at the right hand of them that came into the house of the Lord; and the priests that kept the doors, put therein all the money that was brought to the temple of the Lord.E il Pontefice Joiada prese una cassa, e vi fece farà una buca dalla parte di sopra, e la collocò presso all'altare dal lato destro riguardo a quelli, che entravan nella casa del Signore, e i sacerdoti, che custodivan le porte, gettavano in quella cassa tutto il denaro, che era portato al tempio del Signore.And Ioiada the high priest tooke a treasurie, and opened a hole in the toppe, and sette it by the altar at the right hand of them that goe into the house of our Lord, and the priestes that kept the doores, did cast into it al the money, that was brought to the temple of our Lord.Et tulit Jojada pontifex gazophylacium unum, aperuitque foramen desuper, et posuit illud juxta altare ad dexteram ingredientium domum Domini: mittebantque in eo sacerdotes qui custodiebant ostia, omnem pecuniam quæ deferebatur ad templum Domini.
10And when they saw that there was very much money in the chest, the king’s scribe, and the high priest, came up, and poured it out, and counted the money that was found in the house of the Lord.E quando si accorgevano, che troppo di denaro era nella cassa, il segretario del re, e il Pontefice andavano, e lo cavavano, e contavano tutto quel denaro, che trovavasi nella casa del Signore.And when they saw that there was very much money in the treasurie, the kinges scribe, and the high priest went vp, and powred it out, and counted the money, that was found in the house of our Lord:Cumque viderent nimiam pecuniam esse in gazophylacio, ascendebat scriba regis, et pontifex, effundebantque et numerabant pecuniam quæ inveniebatur in domo Domini: 11And they gave it out by number and measure into the hands of them that were over the builders of the house of the Lord: and they laid it out to the carpenters, and the masons, that wrought in the house of the Lord,E numeratolo, e pesatolo, lo rimettevano nelle mani di quelli, che risiedevano agli operai della casa del Signore, e quelli ne pagavano i legnaiuoli, e muratori, che lavoravano nella casa del Signore,and they gaue it according to number and measure into their hand, which did ouersee the masons of the house of our Lord: who bestowed it on carpenters, and on masons, such as wrought in the house of our Lord,et dabant eam juxta numerum atque mensuram in manu eorum qui præerant cæmentariis domus Domini: qui impendebant eam in fabris lignorum et in cæmentariis, iis qui operabantur in domo Domini, 12And made the repairs: and to them that cut stones, and to buy timber, and stones to be hewed, that the repairs of the house of the Lord might be completely finished, and wheresoever there was need of expenses to uphold the house.E facevano i risarcimenti, e quelli, che tagliavan le pietre, e comperavano i legnami, e le pietre da tagliare, affinchè fosse perfettamente risarcita la casa del Signore in qualunque parte occorresse dì spendere per la stabilita della casa.and made reparations: and on them that hewed stones, and that they should bye trees, and stones, that were hewed, so that the reparation of the house of our Lord was accomplished in al thinges, which had neede of cost to vphold the house.et sartatecta faciebant: et in iis qui cædebant saxa, et ut emerent ligna, et lapides, qui excidebantur, ita ut impleretur instauratio domus Domini in universis quæ indigebant expensa ad muniendam domum. 13But there were not made of the same money for the temple of the Lord, bowls, or fleshhooks, or censers, or trumpets, or any vessel of gold and silver, of the money that was brought into the temple of the Lord:Ma di quel denaro, che era portato al tempio del Signore, non si facevano le idrie, e le forchette, e i turiboli, e le trombe, né alcuno de' vasi d'oro, e d'argento del tempio del Signore:But yet there were not made of the same money the watter pottes of the temple of our Lord, and the fleshhookes, and censars, and trumpets, and euerie vessel of gold and siluer, of the money, that was brought into the temple of our Lord.Verumtamen non fiebant ex eadem pecunia hydriæ templi Domini, et fuscinulæ, et thuribula, et tubæ, et omne vas aureum et argenteum, de pecunia quæ inferebatur in templum Domini.
14For it was given to them that did the work, that the temple of the Lord might be repaired.Perocché egli si dava a quelli, che lavoravano ai risarcimenti del tempio del Signore:For it was geuen them that did the worke, that the temple of our Lord might be repayred:Iis enim qui faciebant opus, dabatur ut instauraretur templum Domini: 15And they reckoned not with the men that received the money to distribute it to the workmen, but they bestowed it faithfully.E non si faceva render conto a quelli, i quali riceveano il denaro per pagare gli artefici, ma lo amministravano sulla loro fede.and there was no account made with those men, that receiued the money to distribute it to the craftes men, but vpon their fidelitie they bestowed it.et non fiebat ratio iis hominibus qui accipiebant pecuniam ut distribuerent eam artificibus, sed in fide tractabant eam. 16But the money for trespass, and the money for sins, they brought not into the temple of the Lord, because it was for the priests.E non si portava nel tempio del Signore il danaro (offerto) per il delitto, o pel peccato, perchè questo era dei sacerdoti.But the money for offence, & the money for sinnes, they brought not into the temple of our Lord, because it was the priestes.Pecuniam vero pro delicto, et pecuniam pro peccatis non inferebant in templum Domini, quia sacerdotum erat. 17Then Hazael, king of Syria, went up, and fought against Geth, and took it, and set his face to go up to Jerusalem.Allora Hazael re di Siria andò all'assedio di Geth, e la prese; e si voltò per andare a Gerusalemme.Then Hazael the king of Syria went vp, and fought agaynst Geth, and tooke it: and directed his face to goe vp to Ierusalem.Tunc ascendit Hazaël rex Syriæ, et pugnabat contra Geth, cepitque eam: et direxit faciem suam ut ascenderet in Jerusalem. 18Wherefore Joas, king of Juda, took all the sanctified things, which Josaphat, and Joram, and Ochozias, his fathers, the kings of Juda, had dedicated to holy uses, and which he himself had offered: and all the silver that could be found in the treasures of the temple of the Lord, and in the king’s palace: and sent it to Hazael, king of Syria, and he went off from Jerusalem.Per la qual cosa Gioas re di Giuda prese tutte le cose sacre offerte da Josaphat, da Joram, e da Ochozia regi di Giuda suoi maggiori, e quelle, che egli avea offerte; e tutto l'argento, che potè trovarsi ne' tesori del tempio del Signore, e nel palazzo reale, e lo mandò ad Hazaele re di Siria, il quale si ritirò da Gerusalemme.For which cause Ioas the king of Iuda tooke al the sanctified thinges, which Iosaphat, and Ioram, and Ochozias his fathers the kinges of Iuda had consecrated, and which him self had offered: and al the siluer, that could be found in the treasures of the temple of our Lord, and in the kinges palace: and sent it to Hazael the king of Syria, and he retyred from Ierusalem.Quam ob rem tulit Joas rex Juda omnia sanctificata quæ consecraverant Josaphat, et Joram, et Ochozias, patres ejus reges Juda, et quæ ipse obtulerat: et universum argentum quod inveniri potuit in thesauris templi Domini et in palatio regis: misitque Hazaëli regi Syriæ, et recessit ab Jerusalem.
19And the rest of the acts of Joas, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Juda?Il resto poi delle azioni di Gioas, e tutto quello, ch'ei fece, non è egli scritto nel giornale de' fatti dei re di Giuda?But the rest of the wordes of Ioas, and al that he did, are not these thinges writen in the Booke of the wordes of the daies of the kinges of Iuda?Reliqua autem sermonum Joas, et universa quæ fecit, nonne hæc scripta sunt in libro verborum dierum regum Juda ? 20And his servants arose, and conspired among themselves, and slew Joas, in the house of Mello, in the descent of Sella.Or i suoi servi si sollevarono, e fecer congiura tra loro, e uccisero Gioas nella casa di Mello nella discesa di Sella.And his seruantes arose, and conspired among them selues, and stroke Ioas in the house of Mello in the descent of Sella.Surrexerunt autem servi ejus, et conjuraverunt inter se, percusseruntque Joas in domo Mello in descensu Sella. 21For Josachar the son of Semaath, and Jozabad the son of Somer his servant, struck him, and he died: and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David; and Amasias, his son, reigned in his stead.E quelli, che lo uccisero, furono Josachar figliuolo di Semaath, e Jozabad figliuolo di Somer, suoi servi; e morto ch'ei fu lo seppellirono co' padri suoi nella città di Davidde, e regnò in luogo di lui Amasia suo figliuolo.For Iosachar the sonne of Semaath, and Iozabad the sonne of Somer his seruantes, stroke him, and he died: and they buried him with his fathers in the citie of Dauid, and Amasias his sonne reigned for him.Josachar namque filius Semaath, et Jozabad filius Somer servi ejus, percusserunt eum, et mortuus est: et sepelierunt eum cum patribus suis in civitate David: regnavitque Amasias filius ejus pro eo.
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Places, to the true God, but contrary to his law. The king was deterred from overturning these altars, through human policy; which did not meet with the divine approbation. (Calmet) See 3 Kings 22:24., and Deuteronomy 12:8.
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Year of the World 3147, Year before Christ 857.
Challoner
Sanctified. That is, dedicated to God's service. (Challoner)
Haydock
Literally, "of the holy" sanctorum. (Haydock)
For the use of the sanctuary.
Haydock
Pass, as strangers, (3 Kings 8:41.) desiring sacrifice to be offered, (Grotius) or who pass in the roll of those who have attained their 20th year, and are obliged to pay half a sicle, Exodus 20:13, 14. This was the first fund which had been turned to a different purpose by the priests, (Calmet) under the wicked kings. (Haydock)
Challoner
Soul. that is, the ordinary oblation, which every soul was to offer by the law, Exodus xxx. (Challoner)
Or, this was a second fund arising from the redemption of vows, Leviticus 27:2.
Lord. Voluntary contributions, like that of the widow, (Luke 21:2.) were also recommended; and Joas sent Levites throughout the land, every year, to collect what they could, for the reparation of the temple, 2 Paralipomenon 24:5.
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Order. Hebrew, "acquaintance." Let them receive the contributions on the spot where they reside; or, let those who are on duty in the temple take them. (Calmet)
Haydock
Thing. Hebrew, "breach," badek, a term which the Septuagint retain. (Haydock)
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Temple. It is not known when the king gave his orders; but they were executed with negligence, as they seemed to interfere (Calmet) with the emoluments assigned by the law to the Levites, 2 Paralipomenon 24:5. (Haydock)
Tirinus
The latter Jews were obliged to pay half a sicle towards the repairs of the temple. (Tirinus)
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Year of the World 3148.
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Calmet
Forbidden. Hebrew, Septuagint, etc., "And the priests consented to take no," etc. They were also obliged to restore what they had already received. (Calmet)
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By the altar, yet without the enclosure, that any person might freely put in what he thought proper, 2 Paralipomenon 24:8. Priests were still appointed to watch, that no fraud was committed: and they counted the money which the law ordained to be paid. Josephus (Jewish Wars 6:5.) speaks of many coffers; one might be near the altar, and another out of the door. (Menochius)
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Calmet
Priest, or his deputy. (Paralipomenon) (Calmet)
Out. Protestants, "put it up in bags," (Haydock) or tied and afterwards weighed it.
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Paralipomenon
And they. The king and the high priest conjointly. (Paralipomenon)
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Menochius
Bowls. Chaldean, "silver chalices." The precise import of the Hebrew term is not well known. (Menochius)
Menochius
Lord. After the repairs were finished, the remaining money, which was very considerable, was however employed for these purposes, 2 Paralipomenon 24:14. (Calmet) (Menochius)
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Faithfully, and corresponded with the trust reposed in them. (Haydock)
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Sins. These terms seem to be synonymous, though they may be distinguished, Leviticus 4:2., and 5:15. If any one forgot to pay tithes, he was bound to make full reparation to the priests; (Tostat) and the money which was given to them by strangers, to offer sacrifice, was not taken from them. (Calmet)
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Year of the World 3165, Year before Christ 839.
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Then. After the death of Joiada, the king gave way to the greatest excesses of idolatry, and even murdered the son of his greatest benefactor. Hereupon the justice of God fell heavy upon him; Geth was taken, Jerusalem only saved by giving up all the sacred treasures, etc.: yea, the very next year, Hazael returned, routed the forces of Juda, and wounded the king, who on his return to the palace was murdered by conspirators, (Calmet) to revenge the death of Zacharias, 2 Paralipomenon 24:25. (Josephus, [Antiquities?] 9:8.)
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Joram, etc. These are accused of plundering the temple, 2 Paralipomenon 24:7. But they might make some presents, through ostentation. How many rob the poor, while they erect magnificent altars to the God of the poor! (Calmet)
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Sella. A flight of steps leading to the temple. (Haydock)
Paralipomenon
The palace was at the bottom of it, and had been built by Solomon. Here Joas was slain in his bed. (Paralipomenon)
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Calmet
Josachar, or Zabad, the son of Semmaath, an Ammonitess, and Jozabad, the son of Semarith, a Moabitess. (Paralipomenon) Both their mothers were of foreign extraction. (Calmet)
People have frequently two names.
Menochius
Somer is the father of Jozabad. (Menochius)
Calmet
David. Achaz was treated in like manner. The fear of this infamy might tend to keep the kings in awe. After death, the kings of Egypt might be accused, and deprived of sepulture, if their crimes deserved it: as many of them were. (Diodorus 1:p. 46.) (Calmet)
Haydock
Thus Joas was covered with eternal infamy, after he had begun so well. Finis coronat opus. (Haydock)
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Sanctified.... That is, dedicated to God’s service.—Ibid. The price of a soul.... That is, the ordinary oblation, which every soul was to offer by the law. Ex. 30.
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The city of David.... He was buried in the same city with his fathers, but not in the sepulchres of the kings. 2 Par. 14.
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That is, the ordinarie ob lation for ech particular person. Exod. 30.
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a chest or almes boxe.
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Dedicated to helie vse.
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He was buried in the citie but not in the sepulcher of the kinges. 2 Paral. 24. for his impietie in the latter part of his life.
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Teodoreto di Cirro † 458 d.C. The Ecclesiastical History of Theodoret 3.18
… “Sophist,” said he, “the Creator of all things, whom you in derision call carpenter’s son, is making a coffin.”
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3. Verumtamen excelsa non abstulit, — timore populi in illa propensi, ne ille seditionem moveret. Vide quæ de excelsis dixi superius, III Reg. iii, 2.
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4. Omnem pecuniam sanctorum, — id est sanctificatorum, sive consecratorum; q. d. omnem pecuniam Deo oblatam et consecratam accipiant sacerdotes, etc. A prætereuntibus. — Hebraice, a transeunte, scilicet in numerum et censum, id est ab omni qui numeratur, solvitque censum. Ad hunc enim tenebantur soli illi qui attigerant vel excesserant annum vigesimum, Exodi xxx, 14. Quæ offertur pro pretio animæ, — id est pro censu suo. Jusserat enim Deus, ut quisque Hebræus in censu pro capite suo solveret dimidium siclum, id est duos Julios sive duos regales. Hoc «pretium» vocatur «animæ,» id est vitæ sive hominis viventis, tum quia Hebræi qui toti erant Deo dicati, hoc pretio quasi vitam ab eo redimebant; tum quia solvendo hoc pretium, a Deo tacite postulabant et impetrabant, ut Deus eis vitam prorogaret, eamque faceret longam, sanam et prosperam, uti dixi Exodi xxx, 12.
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5. Et instaurent sartatecta domus. — Dei, scilicet templi, ut scilicet restaurent quæ longitudine temporis vetustate consumpta, corrosa et ruinosa sunt, quæque Athalia demolita est et abstulit. Nam ut dicitur II Paral. xxiv, 7: «Athalia impiissima, et filii ejus destruxerunt domum Dei, et de universis quæ sanctificata fuerant in templo Dei ornaverunt fanum Baalim.»
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7. Quare sartatecta non instauratis templi? — Dupliciter peccabant sacerdotes: primo, quod negligentes essent in exigenda pecunia pro censu debita templo ex lege Exodi xxx, 12; secundo, quod eam non in sartatecta templi, sed in alios ac subinde in privatos et proprios usus expenderent. Quare jure cum eis expostulavit rex Joas, eisque hoc colligendæ et servandæ pecuniæ pro templi fabrica officium abstulit, eosque pecuniam in gazophylacium inferre præcepit, vers. 9.
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8. Prohibitique sunt sacerdotes, — non inviti sed volentes et consentientes. Unde pro «prohibiti sunt» Hebraice est יאתו ieatu, id est consenserunt, voluerunt, annuerunt. Chaldaice, contenti fuerunt, quia, ut ait Josephus, sciebant multos e populo esse difficiles ad solvendum censum, ac neminem libenter argentum erogare.
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13. Verumtamen non fiebant ex eadem pecunia hydriæ templi Domini, et fuscinulæ, et thuribula, etc., — quamdiu scilicet durabat restauratio templi: hæc enim utpote magis necessaria præire debebat; qua peracta reliquum pecuniæ expensum est in hydrias, aliaque vasa templi, ut patet II Paral. xxiv. Ita Abulensis, Cajetanus et alii.
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15. Et non fiebat ratio, etc. (q. d. non exigebatur ratio et computus a receptoribus pecuniæ, quia sciebant omnes quod) in fide tractabant eam, — quod scilicet omnia expenderent in fabricam templi, et nihil in proprios usus decerperent. Ita Chaldæus, Vatablus et alii.
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16. Pecuniam vero pro delicto, et pecuniam pro peccatis, non inferebant in templum Domini, quia sacerdotum erat. — Vatablus, pecunia quæ supererat empta victima pro delicto vel peccatis, non inferebatur in ædem Domini, quod sacerdotum esset. Qui enim longe a templo habitabant, non victimam, sed pecuniam mittebant ad unum e sacerdotibus, qui victimam emebat, et quod reliquum erat pecuniæ empta victima, id cedebat in utilitatem sacerdotum. Ita Vatablus. Abulensis vero sic explicat, quasi hic agatur de delicto et peccato contra sacerdotem admisso, ut si quis abstulisset id quod de victimis ad sacerdotem pertineret; tunc enim præter illatum damnum, et victimam pro illo peccato, quintam etiam partem insuper in pecunia debuit offerre sacerdoti. Audi legem Levit. v, 15: «Anima si prævaricans cæremonias, per errorem, in his quæ Domino sunt sanctificata peccaverit, offeret pro delicto suo arietem immaculatum de gregibus, qui emi potest duobus siclis, juxta pondus sanctuarii: ipsumque quod intulit damnum restituet, et quintam partem ponet supra, tradens sacerdoti.» Idem de delicto sancitur Num. v, 6. Quid intersit inter «delictum» et «peccatum» dixi Levit. vii, 1.
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17. Tunc ascendit Hazael rex Syriæ, etc., et direxit faciem suam, ut ascenderet in Jerusalem. — Quia Deus per Hazael castigare volebat Joas regem, qui post mortem Joiadæ depravatus a consiliariis Athaliæ, deflexit ad idola, ideoque occidit Zachariam filium Joiadæ, eo quod eum de idololatria argueret. Atque ob hanc cædem sacrilegam Joas ipse cæsus est a famulis suis, et regia sepultura caruit; quæ omnia fuse narrantur II Paral. xxiv. Porro ad hanc idololatrarum castigationem peragendam, jusserat Deus Eliæ, ut Hazael ungeret in regem Syriæ, III Reg. cap. xix, vers. 16.
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18. Quam ob rem tulit Joas rex Juda omnia sanctificata, quæ consecraverant Josaphat, etc. Et universum aurum, quod inveniri potuit in thesauris templi Domini, et in palatio regis: misitque Hazaeli regi Syriæ, et recessit ab Jerusalem. — Ab hoc exemplo colligi ait Cajetanus, quod pecunia et thesauri Ecclesiarum licite impenduntur pro redimenda vexatione populi, qualis erat hic obsidio Jerusalem; simul tamen cum toto thesauro regio. Iniquum enim esset incohare lytrum ab expilatione Ecclesiarum: sed ubi publicus regiusque thesaurus non sufficit, Ecclesiarum opes subvenire et supplere debent. Hæc Cajetanus. Audi S. Ambrosium, lib. II Offic. cap. xxviii, tres casus recensentem, in quibus licet vasa sacra in laicos usus convertere: «Sane si quis in sua derivat emolumenta, crimen est; sin vero pauperibus erogat, captivum redimit, misericordia est. Nemo enim potest dicere, cur pauper vivit? nemo potest queri, quia captivi redempti sunt; nemo potest accusare, quia templum Dei ædificatum est; nemo potest indignari, quia humandis fidelium reliquiis spatia laxata sunt; nemo potest dolere, quia in sepulturis Christianorum requies defunctorum est. In his tribus generibus vasa Ecclesiæ etiam initiata confringere, conflare, vendere licet.» Quæ S. Ambrosii verba transcripta sunt in jus Canonicum, exstantque XII, Quæst. II, cap. aurum, § nemo potest.
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IOAS (EBR. JŌ'ĀF E JĒHŌ'ĀF; GRECO: 'IŌZŌZ)
… Si interessò personalmente della riparazione del Tempio, manomesso da Athalia (II Reg. 12, 1-17; II Par. 24, 1-14). Verso la fine del regno, morto Ioiada, si lasciò influenzare dal partito sincretista; e fece uccidere l'ispirato Zaccaria, figlio o nipote di Ioiada, nell'atrio …
RE, I E II (III E IV) LIBRO DEI
… visita della Regina di Saba (ibid. 10, 1-29); altre di origine sacerdotale, che narrano la costruzione del Tempio (ibid. 6, 1-7, 50), la rivolta contro Athalia, organizzata dal sommo sacerdote Ioiada (II Reg. 11, 1-20), i restauri del Tempio sotto Ioas (ibid. 12, 1-16), la riforma religiosa di Giosia (ibid. 22, 3-23, 27) ecc.; altre, infine, d'origine profetica, donde l'invettiva di un profeta contro Ieroboam e l'altare costruito da lui in Bethel …
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… conferma l'unità del luogo di culto e prescrive a Israele l'assoluta centralizzazione del luogo di culto per il tempo in cui si troverà in Palestina (vv. 8-12). Così è stato interpretato il testo dagli autori sacri posteriori: cf. I Reg. 15, 14; 22, 24; II Reg. 12, 4; 14, 4; 15, 4-34. Prescrizioni particolari concedono (Deut. 12, 13-19), per il tempo anteriore alla completa occupazione della Palestina, l'uccisione privata degli animali, non avente …
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II. IL D. NELLA BIBBIA. - Il d. viene lodato e anche comandato nel Vecchio Testamento (Tob. 12, 8; II Reg. 12, 16; Iud. 8, 6; Ioel. 2, 12; Esth. 14, 2; II Mach. 12, 12).
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Sotto Iehu d'Israele, Hazael attaccò il regno d'Israele su tutte le frontiere (II Reg. 10, 32 sg.), ed attaccò il regno di Giuda sotto Ioas, il quale, per propiziarselo, gli mandò tutti i tesori da lui e dagli avi accumulati nel Tempio e nella reggia (II Reg. 12, 17 sg.). …
Nell'842 l'empia Athalia usurpa il trono e ne stermina la razza davidica (II Reg. 11, 4); Ioas, che le sfugge, si abbandona all'idolatria, mentre Hazael, re di Siria, invade la città e non si ritira finché non abbia ricevuto le abbondanti ricchezze del tesoro del Tempio e della reggia (II Reg. 12, 17-18).
ritorio d'Israele e spingersi al sud fino ad attaccare il regno di Giuda e minacciare la stessa capitale Gerusalemme, e si ritirò soltanto dietro l'invio di ricchi doni da parte del re di Giuda Ioas (II Reg. 12, 17 sg.). …
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GETH (EBR. GATH, ACCAD. GIMTU, « PRESSOIO »)
Il Regno di Giuda la rivendicava a sé (I Sam. 7, 14; I Par. 8, 13; II Par. 11, 8; 26, 6). David la conquistò (II Sam. 8, 1; I Par. 18, 1) ed ebbe un corpo scelto di seicento guerrieri gethiti (II Sam. 15, 18). Hazael, re di Siria, occupò G. (II Reg. 12, 18), per i Filistei; Ozia ne abbatté le mura (II Par. 16, 6; cf. II Reg. 18, 8). G. allora dipendeva da Asdod o Azoto (v.). Am. 6, 2 la dà come esempio di città decaduta, né compare …
HAZAEL (EBR. ḤĀZĀ'EL E ḤĀZĀ'EL, « DIO VEDE »; ACCADICO, ḤAZA'ILU; SETTANTA, A'ĀYĀ)
… (II Reg. 10, 32 sg.; Am. 1, 3 sg.); domina su Israele: lascia a Ioachaz una guarnigione di 10.000 fanti, 50 cavalieri e 10 carri (II Reg. 13, 3-22). A sud, espugna Geth (798), attacca Gerusalemme e si ritrae per l'ingente somma pagata da Ioas (II Reg. 12, 18 sg.).
IOAS (EBR. JŌ'ĀF E JĒHŌ'ĀF; GRECO: 'IŌZŌZ)
… Subito dopo fu ucciso nel suo letto da due cortigiani che vendicarono il sangue di Zaccaria (II Reg. 12, 18-22; II Par. 24, 23-26).
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