2 Chronicles 24:15

2 Chronicles 24:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.
• New International Version (NIV)Now Jehoiada was old and full of years, and he died at the age of a hundred and thirty.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Jehoiada grew old and full of days, and died. He was 130 years old at his death.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; he was one hundred and thirty years old when he died.

Context of 2 Chronicles 24:15

13The workmen did their work, and through them the repairs progressed. They restored God’s temple to its specifications and reinforced it. 14When they finished, they presented the rest of the silver to the king and Jehoiada, who made articles for the Lord’s temple with it — articles for ministry and for making burnt offerings, and ladles and articles of gold and silver. They regularly offered burnt offerings in the Lord’s temple throughout Jehoiada’s life. Jehoiada died when he was old and full of days; he was 130 years old at his death. 16He was buried in the city of David with the kings because he had done what was good in Israel with respect to God and his temple. 17However, after Jehoiada died, the rulers of Judah came and paid homage to the king. Then the king listened to them,

2 Chronicles 24:15 word by word

וַיִּזְקַ֧ן יְהוֹיָדָ֛ע וַיִּשְׂבַּ֥ע יָמִ֖ים וַיָּמֹ֑ת בֶּן־מֵאָ֧ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה בְּמוֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
• waxed oldזָקֵןzâqên · be oldH2204
• and was fullשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
• of daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• when he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• when he diedמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 24:15

• Genesis 15:15But you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.
• Genesis 25:8He took his last breath and died at a good old age, old and contented, and he was gathered to his people.
• 1 Chronicles 23:1When David was old and full of days, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
• Job 5:26You will approach the grave in full vigor, as a stack of sheaves is gathered in its season.
• Psalms 91:16I will satisfy him with a long life and show him my salvation.
• Genesis 47:9Jacob said to Pharaoh, “My pilgrimage has lasted 130 years. My years have been few and hard, and they have not reached the years of my ancestors during their pilgrimages.”
• Psalms 90:10Our lives last seventy years or, if we are strong, eighty years. Even the best of them are struggle and sorrow; indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 24:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15An hundred and thirty years old - Most critics suppose the number in the text to be corrupt, and suggest 103 or 83 in its stead.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. 15-16Living to 130 years shows that Jehoiada received a great blessing from the Lord. His royal burial as a priest-king also shows the people's great respect for him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. Jehoiada waxed old ... and died--His life, protracted to unusual longevity and spent in the service of his country, deserved some tribute of public gratitude, and this was rendered in the posthumous honors that were bestowed on him. Among the Hebrews, intramural interment was prohibited in every city but Jerusalem, and there the exception was made only to the royal family and persons of eminent merit, on whom the distinction was conferred of being…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 24:15

• Jehoiada
• Longevity

In the dictionaries

• Jehoiada
• Chronicles, Books of
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jerusalem
• Priest, High
• Treasury, (of Temple)

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