2 Chronicles 24:2

2 Chronicles 24:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
• New International Version (NIV)Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the years of Jehoiada the priest.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Joash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

Context of 2 Chronicles 24:2

1Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest. 3Jehoiada took for him two wives, and he had sons and daughters. 4Some time later, Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 24:2 word by word

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ יוֹאָ֛שׁ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כָּל־יְמֵ֖י יְהוֹיָדָ֥ע הַכֹּהֵֽן׃Read the interlinear

• And Joashיוֹאָשׁyô'âsh yô'âsh · JoashH3101
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• rightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• in the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 24:2

• 2 Chronicles 25:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
• 2 Chronicles 26:4And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
• 2 Kings 12:2And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest.
• Psalms 78:36But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.
• Psalms 106:12Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.
• Mark 4:16Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
• 2 Chronicles 24:17After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
• Isaiah 29:13Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 24:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Jehoiada lived after the accession of Joash at least 23 years 2 Kings 12:6. Thus the idolatries of Joash 2 Chronicles 24:18 were confined to his last 10 or 15 years.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-142Ch 24:1-14. Joash Reigns Well All the Days of Jehoiada. 1-3. Joash ... began to reign--(See on 2Ki 12:1-3).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 24:2

• Jehoiada
• Joash
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Jehoiada
• Joash
• Jehoash; Joash
• Scribe
• Jerusalem
• Priest, High
• Treasury, (of Temple)
• Uzziah; (azariah)

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings