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 forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beer-sheba. Throughout the time of the priest Jehoiada, Joash did what was right in the Lord’s sight. 3Jehoiada acquired two wives for him, and he was the father of sons and daughters. 4Afterward, Joash took it to heart to renovate the Lord’s temple.

2 Chronicles 24:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Joashיוֹאָשׁyô'âsh yô'âsh · JoashH3101
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• rightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• in the sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• all the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 24:2

• 2 Chronicles 25:2He did what was right in the Lord’s sight but not wholeheartedly.
• 2 Chronicles 26:4He did what was right in the Lord’s sight just as his father Amaziah had done.
• 2 Kings 12:2Throughout the time the priest Jehoiada instructed him, Joash did what was right in the Lord’s sight.
• Psalms 78:36But they deceived him with their mouths, they lied to him with their tongues,
• Psalms 106:12Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.
• Mark 4:16And others are like seed sown on rocky ground. When they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.
• 2 Chronicles 24:17However, after Jehoiada died, the rulers of Judah came and paid homage to the king. Then the king listened to them,
• Isaiah 29:13The Lord said: These people approach me with their speeches to honor me with lip-service, yet their hearts are far from me, and human rules direct their worship of me.

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