2 Chronicles 24:22

2 Chronicles 24:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The Lord look upon it, and require it.
• New International Version (NIV)King Joash did not remember the kindness Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had shown him but killed his son, who said as he lay dying, “May the Lord see this and call you to account.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness that Jehoiada, Zechariah's father, had shown him, but killed his son. And when he was dying, he said, "May the Lord see and avenge!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son; and as he died, he said, “The Lord look on it, and repay!”

Context of 2 Chronicles 24:22

20Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’” 21But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD. Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.” 23In the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus. 24Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.

2 Chronicles 24:22 word by word

וְלֹא־זָכַ֞ר יוֹאָ֣שׁ הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הַחֶ֙סֶד֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֜ה יְהוֹיָדָ֤ע אָבִיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖ג אֶת־בְּנ֑וֹ וּכְמוֹת֣וֹ אָמַ֔ר יֵ֥רֶא יְהוָ֖ה וְיִדְרֹֽשׁ׃ פRead the interlinear

• Thus Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Joashיוֹאָשׁyô'âsh yô'âsh · JoashH3101
• failed toלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• the kindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• Zechariah’s fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
• had extendedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• to himעִם‛im · withH5973
• Instead, Joash killedהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• As he lay dyingמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• May the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• see thisרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• and call you to accountדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 24:22

• Psalms 109:4In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
• Luke 17:15When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
• John 10:32But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
• Proverbs 17:13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
• Genesis 9:5And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
• Jeremiah 11:20O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
• Jeremiah 26:14As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right.
• Luke 11:51from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.
• 2 Timothy 4:14Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
• Revelation 6:9And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.
• Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
• Revelation 19:2For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”
• Psalms 10:14But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
• Jeremiah 51:56For a destroyer is coming against her— against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 24:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The Lord look upon it, and require it - And so he did; for, at the end of that year, the Syrians came against Judah, destroyed all the princes of the people, sent their spoils to Damascus; and Joash, the murderer of the prophet, the son of his benefactor, was himself murdered by his own servants. Here was a most signal display of the Divine retribution. On the subject of the death of this prophet the reader is requested to refer to the note on Matthew…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The Lord look upon it and require it - Compare Genesis 9:5; Genesis 42:22; and contrast the words of Christ Luke 23:34, and of Stephen Acts 7:60. Zechariah‘s prayer was prophetic (see 2 Chronicles 24:23, 2 Chronicles 24:25; Luke 11:51).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-27Verses 15-27 See what a great judgment on any prince or people, the death of godly, zealous, useful men is. See how necessary it is that we act in religion from inward principle. Then the loss of a parent, a minister, or a friend, will not be losing our religion. Often both princes and inferior people have been flattered to their ruin. True grace alone will enable a man to bring forth fruit unto the end. Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada, being filled with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-22Jehoiada carefully protected the Lord’s temple courtyard from bloodshed and preserved David's dynasty. Ironically, Zechariah, his son, was murdered there by King Joash, whom Jehoiada had protected during the coup. Jesus mentioned this murder when criticizing religious leaders (Matthew 23:35; Luke 11:51). “May the LORD see this and call you to account”: This prayer for vengeance was similar to those King David prayed against Saul's injustices (compare…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2217-22. Now came the princes of Judah, and make obeisance to the king--Hitherto, while Joash occupied the throne, his uncle had held the reins of sovereign power, and by his excellent counsels had directed the young king to such measures as were calculated to promote both the civil and religious interests of the country. The fervent piety, practical wisdom, and inflexible firmness of that sage counsellor exerted immense influence over all classes. But now…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 24:22

• Azariah
• Death
• Homicide
• Ingratitude
• Jehoiada
• Joash
• Martyrdom
• Rulers
• Zechariah (Zecharias)

In the dictionaries

• Jehoiada
• Joash
• Jehoash; Joash
• Chronicles, Books of
• Look
• Priest, High
• Treasury, (of Temple)
• Uzziah; (azariah)
• Zechariah (1)

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