2 Chronicles 24

New American Standard Bible 1995

Young Joash Influenced by Jehoiada

1 1JoashH3060 was sevenH7651 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when he becameH4427 kingH4427, and he reignedH4427 fortyH705 yearsH8141 in JerusalemH3389; and his mother’sH517 nameH8034 was ZibiahH6645 from BeershebaH884. 2 2JoashH3060 didH6213 what was rightH3477 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068 allH3605 the daysH3117 of JehoiadaH3077 the priestH3548. 3JehoiadaH3077 tookH5375 twoH8147 wivesH802 for him, and he becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.

Faithless Priests

4Now it cameH1961 about afterH310 thisH3651 that JoashH3060 3decidedH1961 H5973 H3820 4to restoreH2318 the houseH1004 of the LordH3068. 5He gatheredH6908 the priestsH3548 and LevitesH3881 and saidH559 to them, “GoH3318 out to the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 and collectH6908 moneyH3701 from allH3605 5IsraelH3478 to 6repairH2388 the houseH1004 of your GodH430 7annuallyH1767 H8141, and you shall doH4116 the matterH1697 quicklyH4116.” But the LevitesH3881 did not actH4116 quicklyH4116. 6So the kingH4428 summonedH7121 JehoiadaH3077 the chiefH7218 priest and saidH559 to him, “WhyH4069 have you not requiredH1875 the LevitesH3881 to bringH935 in from JudahH3063 and from JerusalemH3389 8the levyH4864 fixed by MosesH4872 the servantH5650 of the LordH3068 on the congregationH6951 of IsraelH3478 9for the tentH168 of the testimonyH5715?” 7For 10the sonsH1121 of the wickedH4849 AthaliahH6271 had brokenH6555 into the houseH1004 of GodH430 and evenH1571 11usedH6213 the holyH6944 thingsH6944 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 for the BaalsH1168.

Temple Repaired

8So the kingH4428 commandedH559, and 12they madeH6213 a chestH727 and setH5414 it outsideH2351 by the gateH8179 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068. 9 13They madeH5414 a proclamationH6963 in JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389 to bringH935 to the LordH3068 14the levyH4864 fixed by MosesH4872 the servantH5650 of GodH430 on IsraelH3478 in the wildernessH4057. 10AllH3605 the officersH8269 and allH3605 the peopleH5971 rejoicedH8055 and broughtH935 in their levies and 15droppedH7993 them into the chestH727 untilH5704 they had finishedH3615. 11It cameH1961 about wheneverH6256 the chestH727 was broughtH935 in to the king’sH4428 officerH6496 by the LevitesH3881, and when 16they sawH7200 that there was muchH7227 moneyH3701, then the king’sH4428 scribeH5613 and the chiefH7218 priest’sH3548 officerH6496 would comeH935, emptyH6168 the chestH727, takeH5375 it, and returnH7725 it to its placeH4725. ThusH3541 they didH6213 dailyH3117 and collectedH622 muchH7230 moneyH3701. 12The kingH4428 and JehoiadaH3077 gaveH5414 it to those who didH6213 the workH4399 of the serviceH5656 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068; and they hiredH7936 masonsH2672 and carpentersH2796 to restoreH2318 the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, and alsoH1571 workersH2796 in ironH1270 and bronzeH5178 to 17repairH2388 the houseH1004 of the LordH3068. 13So the workmenH4399 H6213 laboredH6213, and the repairH724 workH4399 progressedH5927 in their handsH3027, and they 18restoredH5975 the houseH1004 of GodH430 19accordingH5921 to its specificationsH4971 and strengthenedH553 it. 14When they had finishedH3615, they broughtH935 the restH7605 of the moneyH3701 beforeH6440 the kingH4428 and JehoiadaH3077; and it was madeH6213 into utensilsH3627 for the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, utensilsH3627 for the serviceH8335 and the burntH5930 offeringH5930, and pansH3709 and utensilsH3627 of goldH2091 and silverH3701. And they offeredH5927 burntH5930 offeringsH5930 in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 continuallyH8548 allH3605 the daysH3117 of JehoiadaH3077.

15Now when JehoiadaH3077 20reachedH2204 a ripeH7646 H3117 oldH2204 ageH3117 he diedH4191; he was one hundredH3967 and thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 oldH1121 at his deathH4194. 16They buriedH6912 him 21in the cityH5892 of DavidH1732 amongH5973 the kingsH4428, becauseH3588 he had doneH6213 wellH2899 in 22IsraelH3478 and 23to GodH430 and His houseH1004.

17But afterH310 the deathH4194 of JehoiadaH3077 the officialsH8269 of JudahH3063 cameH935 and bowedH7812 downH7812 to the kingH4428, and the kingH4428 listenedH8085 to them. 18They abandonedH5800 24the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, the GodH430 of their fathersH1, and 25servedH5647 the 26AsherimH842 and the idolsH6091; so 27wrathH7110 cameH1961 upon JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389 for thisH2088 their guiltH819. 19Yet 28He sentH7971 prophetsH5030 to them to bringH7725 them backH7725 to the LordH3068; though they testifiedH5749 against them, they would not listenH238.

Joash Murders Son of Jehoiada

20 29Then the SpiritH7307 of GodH430 30cameH3847 on ZechariahH2148 the sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077 the priestH3548; and he stoodH5975 aboveH4480 H5921 the peopleH5971 and saidH559 to them, “ThusH3541 GodH430 has saidH559, ‘31WhyH4100 do you transgressH5674 the commandmentsH4687 of the LordH3068 and do not prosperH6743? 32BecauseH3588 you have forsakenH5800 the LordH3068, He has also forsakenH5800 you.’” 21So 33they conspiredH7194 againstH5921 him and at the commandH4687 of the kingH4428 they stonedH7275 him 34to deathH68 in the courtH2691 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068. 22Thus JoashH3060 the kingH4428 did not rememberH2142 the kindnessH2617 whichH834 his fatherH1 JehoiadaH3077 had shownH6213 him, but he murderedH2026 his sonH1121. And as he diedH4194 he saidH559, “May 35the LordH3068 seeH7200 and 36avengeH1875!”

Aram Invades and Defeats Judah

23Now it happenedH1961 at the turnH8622 of the yearH8141 that 37the armyH2428 of the ArameansH758 cameH5927 up againstH5921 him; and they cameH935 to JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389, destroyedH7843 allH3605 the officialsH8269 of the peopleH5971 from among the peopleH5971, and sentH7971 allH3605 their spoilH7998 to the kingH4428 of DamascusH1834. 24IndeedH3588 the armyH2428 of the ArameansH758 cameH935 with a smallH4705 number of menH376; yet 38the LordH3068 deliveredH5414 a veryH3966 greatH7230 armyH2428 into their handsH3027, 39becauseH3588 they had forsakenH5800 the LordH3068, the GodH430 of their fathersH1. Thus they executedH6213 judgmentH8201 on JoashH3060.

25 40When they had departedH1980 from him (for they leftH5800 him veryH7227 sickH4251), his own servantsH5650 conspiredH7194 againstH5921 him because of the bloodH1818 of the 41sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077 the priestH3548, and murderedH2026 him on his bedH4296. So he diedH4191, and they buriedH6912 him in the cityH5892 of DavidH1732, but they did not buryH6912 him in the tombsH6913 of the kingsH4428. 26Now theseH428 are those who conspiredH7194 againstH5921 him: ZabadH2066 the sonH1121 of ShimeathH8100 the AmmonitessH5985, and JehozabadH3075 the sonH1121 of ShimrithH8116 the MoabitessH4125. 27As to his sonsH1121 and the manyH7230 42oraclesH4853 againstH5921 him and 43the 44rebuildingH3245 of the houseH1004 of GodH430, beholdH2009, they are writtenH3789 in the 45 46treatiseH4097 of the BookH5612 of the KingsH4428. Then AmaziahH558 his sonH1121 becameH4427 kingH4427 in his placeH8478.

Notes

1. 2 Chronicles 24:1 2 Kin 11:21; 12:1-15 ↩
2. 2 Chronicles 24:2 2 Chr 26:4, 5 ↩
3. 2 Chronicles 24:4 Lit was with a heart ↩
4. 2 Chronicles 24:4 2 Chr 24:7 ↩
5. 2 Chronicles 24:5 2 Chr 21:2 ↩
6. 2 Chronicles 24:5 Lit to strengthen ↩
7. 2 Chronicles 24:5 Lit from year to year ↩
8. 2 Chronicles 24:6 Ex 30:12-16 ↩
9. 2 Chronicles 24:6 Num 1:50 ↩
10. 2 Chronicles 24:7 2 Chr 21:17 ↩
11. 2 Chronicles 24:7 Lit made ↩
12. 2 Chronicles 24:8 2 Kin 12:9 ↩
13. 2 Chronicles 24:9 2 Chr 36:22 ↩
14. 2 Chronicles 24:9 2 Chr 24:6 ↩
15. 2 Chronicles 24:10 Lit threw ↩
16. 2 Chronicles 24:11 2 Kin 12:10 ↩
17. 2 Chronicles 24:12 Lit to strengthen ↩
18. 2 Chronicles 24:13 Lit set up ↩
19. 2 Chronicles 24:13 Lit upon its proportion ↩
20. 2 Chronicles 24:15 Lit became old and satisfied with days ↩
21. 2 Chronicles 24:16 2 Chr 21:20 ↩
22. 2 Chronicles 24:16 2 Chr 21:2 ↩
23. 2 Chronicles 24:16 Lit with ↩
24. 2 Chronicles 24:18 2 Chr 24:4 ↩
25. 2 Chronicles 24:18 Ex 34:12-14 ↩
26. 2 Chronicles 24:18 I.e. wooden symbols of a female deity ↩
27. 2 Chronicles 24:18 Josh 22:20 ↩
28. 2 Chronicles 24:19 Jer 7:25 ↩
29. 2 Chronicles 24:20 2 Chr 20:14 ↩
30. 2 Chronicles 24:20 Lit clothed ↩
31. 2 Chronicles 24:20 Num 14:41 ↩
32. 2 Chronicles 24:20 2 Chr 15:2 ↩
33. 2 Chronicles 24:21 Neh 9:26; Matt 23:34, 35 ↩
34. 2 Chronicles 24:21 Lit with stones ↩
35. 2 Chronicles 24:22 Gen 9:5 ↩
36. 2 Chronicles 24:22 Lit seek, or require ↩
37. 2 Chronicles 24:23 2 Kin 12:17 ↩
38. 2 Chronicles 24:24 2 Chr 16:7, 8 ↩
39. 2 Chronicles 24:24 2 Chr 24:20 ↩
40. 2 Chronicles 24:25 2 Kin 12:20, 21 ↩
41. 2 Chronicles 24:25 So some ancient versions; Heb sons ↩
42. 2 Chronicles 24:27 Or burdens upon ↩
43. 2 Chronicles 24:27 2 Chr 24:12 ↩
44. 2 Chronicles 24:27 Lit founding ↩
45. 2 Chronicles 24:27 Heb midrash ↩
46. 2 Chronicles 24:27 2 Chr 13:22 ↩