2 Chronicles 24:4

2 Chronicles 24:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Some time later Joash decided to restore the temple of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After this Joash decided to restore the house of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it happened after this that Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the Lord.

Context of 2 Chronicles 24:4

2Joash 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. At one point Joash decided to repair and restore the Temple of the Lord. 5He summoned the priests and Levites and gave them these instructions: “Go to all the towns of Judah and collect the required annual offerings, so that we can repair the Temple of your God. Do not delay!” But the Levites did not act immediately. 6So the king called for Jehoiada the high priest and asked him, “Why haven’t you demanded that the Levites go out and collect the Temple taxes from the towns of Judah and from Jerusalem? Moses, the servant of the Lord, levied this tax on the community of Israel in order to maintain the Tabernacle of the Covenant.”

2 Chronicles 24:4 word by word

וַיְהִ֖י אַחֲרֵיכֵ֑ן הָיָה֙ עִם־לֵ֣ב יוֹאָ֔שׁ לְחַדֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• Joashיוֹאָשׁyô'âsh yô'âsh · JoashH3101
• was mindedלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• to repairחָדַשׁchâdash · to renewH2318
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 24:4

• 2 Chronicles 24:5He summoned the priests and Levites and gave them these instructions: “Go to all the towns of Judah and collect the required annual offerings, so that we can repair the Temple of your God. Do not delay!” But the Levites did not act immediately.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 24:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4To repair the house of the Lord - During the reigns of Joram and Athaliah, the temple of God had been pillaged to enrich that of Baal, and the whole structure permitted to fall into decay; see 2 Chronicles 24:7.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-8We do not know when Joash first tried to refurbish the temple. After failing to raise funds the first time, Joash called Jehoiada again in the twenty-third year of his reign (2 Kings 12:6). The priests might not have acted because they disagreed about who should fund and oversee the restoration. The king criticized Jehoiada for not acting and suggested a plan to make the offering more voluntary.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-144-14. Joash was minded to repair the house of the Lord--(See on 2Ki 12:4-16). 2Ch 24:15, 16. Jehoiada Being Dead.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 24:4

• Jehoiada
• Joash
• Liberality

In the dictionaries

• Joash
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jehoiada
• Jerusalem
• Jesus Christ
• Priest, High
• Tax; Taxing
• 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