Christian Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 24:23
23At the turn of the year, an Aramean army attacked Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people among them and sent all the plunder to the king of Damascus.
2 Chronicles 24:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus.
- New International Version (NIV)At the turn of the year, the army of Aram marched against Joash; it invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the people. They sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.
- English Standard Version (ESV)At the end of the year the army of the Syrians came up against Joash. They came to Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people and sent all their spoil to the king of Damascus.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So it happened in the spring of the year that the army of Syria came up against him; and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the leaders of the people from among the people, and sent all their spoil to the king of Damascus.
Context of 2 Chronicles 24:23
21But they conspired against him and stoned him at the king’s command in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple. 22King Joash didn’t remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him, but killed his son. While he was dying, he said, “May the Lord see and demand an account.” At the turn of the year, an Aramean army attacked Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people among them and sent all the plunder to the king of Damascus. 24Although the Aramean army came with only a few men, the Lord handed over a vast army to them because the people of Judah had abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors. So they executed judgment on Joash. 25When the Arameans saw that Joash had many wounds, they left him. His servants conspired against him, and killed him on his bed, because he had shed the blood of the sons of the priest Jehoiada. So he died, and they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings.
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וַיְהִ֣י׀ לִתְקוּפַ֣ת הַשָּׁנָ֗ה עָלָ֣ה עָלָיו֮ חֵ֣יל אֲרָם֒ וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ אֶל־יְהוּדָה֙ וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיַּשְׁחִ֛יתוּ אֶת־כָּל־שָׂרֵ֥י הָעָ֖ם מֵעָ֑ם וְכָל־שְׁלָלָ֥ם שִׁלְּח֖וּ לְמֶ֥לֶךְ דַּרְמָֽשֶׂק׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And it came to pass at the endתְּקוּפָהteqûphâh teqûphâh · circuitH8622
- of the yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- the hostחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
- of Syriaאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
- came upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- against him: and they cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- and destroyedשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
- all the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- and sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- all the spoilשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998
- of them unto the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Damascusדַּמֶּ֫שֶׂקdammeώeq dûmeώeq darmeώeq · DamascusH1834
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 24:23
- 1 Kings 20:22The prophet approached the king of Israel and said to him, “Go and strengthen yourself, then consider carefully what you should do, for in the spring the king of Aram will attack you.”
- Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance and retribution belong to me. In time their foot will slip, for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
- 2 Kings 12:17At that time King Hazael of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he planned to attack Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 24:17However, after Jehoiada died, the rulers of Judah came and paid homage to the king. Then the king listened to them,
- Psalms 2:10So now, kings, be wise; receive instruction, you judges of the earth.
- Psalms 58:10The righteous one will rejoice when he sees the retribution; he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Psalms 82:6I said, “You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 24:23
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23On the unusual character of this expedition, see the marginal reference note.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. 23-26God could use war to judge Israel, just like any other nation. In a "holy war," a small force often defeated a much larger army.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. at the end of the year the host of Syria came up--This invasion took place under the personal conduct of Hazael, whom Joash, to save the miseries of a siege, prevailed on to withdraw his forces by a large present of gold (2Ki 12:18). Most probably, also, he promised the payment of an annual tribute, on the neglect or refusal of which the Syrians returned the following year, and with a mere handful of men inflicted a total and humiliating defeat on the…Read the comment
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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
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