2 Chronicles 24:25

2 Chronicles 24:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.
• New International Version (NIV)When the Arameans withdrew, they left Joash severely wounded. His officials conspired against him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when they had withdrawn from him (for they left him severely wounded), his own servants conspired against him because of the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and killed him on his bed. So he died. And they buried him in the City of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The Arameans withdrew, leaving Joash severely wounded. But his own officials plotted to kill him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest. They assassinated him as he lay in bed. Then he was buried in the City of David, but not in the royal cemetery.

Context of 2 Chronicles 24:25

23At 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. 24Though the army of the Syrians had come with few men, the Lord delivered into their hand a very great army, because Judah had forsaken the Lord, the God of their fathers. Thus they executed judgment on Joash. When they had departed from him, leaving him severely wounded, his servants conspired against him because of the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and killed him on his bed. So he died, and they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings. 26Those who conspired against him were Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonite, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabite. 27Accounts of his sons and of the many oracles against him and of the rebuilding of the house of God are written in the Story of the Book of the Kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 24:25 word by word

וּבְלֶכְתָּ֣ם מִמֶּ֗נּוּ כִּֽי־עָזְב֣וּ אֹתוֹ֮ בְּמַחֲלוּיִ֣ם רַבִּים֒ הִתְקַשְּׁר֨וּ עָלָ֜יו עֲבָדָ֗יו בִּדְמֵי֙ בְּנֵי֙ יְהוֹיָדָ֣ע הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וַיַּֽהַרְגֻ֥הוּ עַל־מִטָּת֖וֹ וַיָּמֹ֑ת וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙ בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֔יד וְלֹ֥א קְבָרֻ֖הוּ בְּקִבְר֥וֹת הַמְּלָכִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when they were departedיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• from him, (for they leftעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• him in greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• diseasesמַחֲלוּיmachlûy · sufferingH4251
• his own servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• conspiredקָשַׁרqâshar · to conspireH7194
• against him for the bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• and slewהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• him on his bedמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296
• and he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• and they buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• him in the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• him not in the sepulchresקֶ֫בֶרqeber qibrâh · graveH6913
• of the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 24:25

• 2 Chronicles 21:16And the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the anger of the Philistines and of the Arabians who are near the Ethiopians.
• 2 Chronicles 22:6and he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that he had received at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was wounded.
• 2 Kings 12:20His servants arose and made a conspiracy and struck down Joash in the house of Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla.
• 2 Kings 14:19And they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent after him to Lachish and put him to death there.
• 2 Chronicles 24:21But they conspired against him, and by command of the king they stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the Lord.
• Psalms 10:14But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless.
• Revelation 16:6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!"
• 2 Chronicles 24:16And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house.
• 2 Chronicles 21:20He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. And he departed with no one's regret. They buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
• 2 Chronicles 28:27And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem, for they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. And Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 24:25

• 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. 25-26Jehoiada received a royal burial (2 Chronicles 24:15–16), but Joash was buried without honor.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. they left him in great diseases--The close of his life was embittered by a painful malady, which long confined him to bed. his own servants conspired against him--These two conspirators (whose fathers were Jews, but their mothers aliens) were probably courtiers, who, having constant access to the bedchamber, could the more easily execute their design. for the blood of the sons--read "the son" of Jehoiada. Public opinion seems to have ascribed the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 24:25

• Burial
• Joash
• Rulers
• Zechariah (Zecharias)

In the dictionaries

• David
• Jehoiada
• City of David
• Burial
• Zabad
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jerusalem
• Priest, High

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