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 in Jerusalem forty years. His mother was Zibiah from Beersheba. Joash did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight throughout the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest. 3Jehoiada chose two wives for Joash, and he had sons and daughters. 4At one point Joash decided to repair and restore the Temple of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 24:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Joashיוֹאָשׁyô'âsh yô'âsh · JoashH3101
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• rightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• in the sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• all the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 24:2

• 2 Chronicles 25:2Amaziah did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, but not wholeheartedly.
• 2 Chronicles 26:4He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done.
• 2 Kings 12:2All his life Joash did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight because Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
• Psalms 78:36But all they gave him was lip service; they lied to him with their tongues.
• Psalms 106:12Then his people believed his promises. Then they sang his praise.
• Mark 4:16The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy.
• 2 Chronicles 24:17But after Jehoiada’s death, the leaders of Judah came and bowed before King Joash and persuaded him to listen to their advice.
• Isaiah 29:13And so the Lord says, “These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. And their worship of me is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote.

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