2 Chronicles 24:19

2 Chronicles 24:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the Lord; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.
• New International Version (NIV)Although the Lord sent prophets to the people to bring them back to him, and though they testified against them, they would not listen.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Yet he sent prophets among them to bring them back to the Lord. These testified against them, but they would not pay attention.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet He sent prophets to them, to bring them back to the Lord; and they testified against them, but they would not listen.

Context of 2 Chronicles 24:19

17But after the death of Jehoiada the officials of Judah came and bowed down to the king, and the king listened to them. 18They abandoned the house of the Lord, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols; so wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guilt. Yet He sent prophets to them to bring them back to the Lord; though they testified against them, they would not listen. 20Then the Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people and said to them, “Thus God has said, ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the Lord and do not prosper? Because you have forsaken the Lord, He has also forsaken you.’” 21So they conspired against him and at the command of the king they stoned him to death in the court of the house of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 24:19 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח בָּהֶם֙ נְבִאִ֔ים לַהֲשִׁיבָ֖ם אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה וַיָּעִ֥ידוּ בָ֖ם וְלֹ֥א הֶאֱזִֽינוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

• He sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• to them to bringשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• them backשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• though they testifiedעוּד‛ûd · to testifyH5749
• against them, they would not listenאָזַן'âzan · to listenH238

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 24:19

• 2 Chronicles 36:15The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent word to them again and again by His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place;
• 2 Kings 17:13Yet the Lord warned Israel and Judah through all His prophets and every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways and keep My commandments, My statutes according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you through My servants the prophets.”
• Nehemiah 9:26“But they became disobedient and rebelled against You, And cast Your law behind their backs And killed Your prophets who had admonished them So that they might return to You, And they committed great blasphemies.
• Jeremiah 7:25Since the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets, daily rising early and sending them.
• Jeremiah 25:4And the Lord has sent to you all His servants the prophets again and again, but you have not listened nor inclined your ear to hear,
• Jeremiah 44:4Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets, again and again, saying, “Oh, do not do this abominable thing which I hate.”
• Luke 11:47Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them.
• Luke 16:31But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
• Luke 20:9And He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to vine-growers, and went on a journey for a long time.
• Psalms 95:7For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you would hear His voice,
• Isaiah 28:23Give ear and hear my voice, Listen and hear my words.
• Isaiah 42:23Who among you will give ear to this? Who will give heed and listen hereafter?
• Isaiah 51:4“Pay attention to Me, O My people, And give ear to Me, O My nation; For a law will go forth from Me, And I will set My justice for a light of the peoples.
• Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear and come to Me. Listen, that you may live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, According to the faithful mercies shown to David.
• Matthew 13:9He who has ears, let him hear.”

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 24:19

• 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
• 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 24:19

• God Continued...
• Impenitence
• Joash
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jehoiada
• 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