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 for forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zibiah from Beersheba. Joash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest. 3Jehoiada took two wives for him, and he fathered sons and daughters. 4Now it came about after this that Joash decided to restore the house of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 24:2 word by word

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

• Joashיְהוֹאָשׁyehô'âsh · JehoashH3060
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• what was rightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• in the sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• 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 sight of the Lord, only not wholeheartedly.
• 2 Chronicles 26:4He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, in accordance with everything that his father Amaziah had done.
• 2 Kings 12:2Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all his days that Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
• Psalms 78:36But they flattered Him with their mouth And lied to Him with their tongue.
• Psalms 106:12Then they believed His words; They sang His praise.
• Mark 4:16And in a similar way these are the ones sown with seed on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;
• 2 Chronicles 24:17But after the death of Jehoiada the officials of Judah came and bowed down to the king, and the king listened to them.
• Isaiah 29:13Then the Lord said, “Because this people approaches Me with their words And honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of the commandment of men that is taught;

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