And. This chapter is complementary to 2 Kings 11:4-20 . See App-56 . seventh. The number of spiritual perfection. App-10 . strengthened himself. Chronicles mentions the military (2 Chronicles 23:1 ), but enlarges on the Levites (verses: 2 Chronicles 23:2 , &c.) Kings recognizes the Levites (2 Kings 11:4-12 ), but enlarges on the military. See the book comments for 1 Chronicles (note on the Title), and App-56 . read more
THE SIX-YEAR REIGN OF ATHALIAH ENDS IN HER EXECUTIONVII. JOASH (837-800 B.C.)JEHOIADA'S PLAN TO CROWN JOASH AND EXECUTE ATHALIAH"And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him. And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the... read more
1. in the seventh year Jehoiada . . . took the captains of hundreds, c.—(See on :- :-). The five officers mentioned here had been probably of the royal guard, and were known to be strongly disaffected to the government of Athaliah. read more
G. Athaliah ch. 23The Chronicler did not have much interest in Athaliah because she was not of the Davidic line; she was the daughter of Ahab. His concern in this chapter was with the events that brought the next Davidic king to the throne: Joash.Instead of protecting the temple, as had all the good kings of Judah so far, Joash enjoyed protection in the temple. The temple was a visual symbol of the continuity of the Davidic dynasty. Even though there was no visible king during Athaliah’s... read more
Reign of JoashThis chapter repeats 2 Kings 11:4-20, but brings into prominence the ecclesiastical officials in place of the soldiers of the royal guard.4. This is the thing, etc.] The arrangements differ from those desoribed in 2 Kings 11 (see note there). Here there are three divisions which are posted (a) at the doors of the Temple, (b) at the palace, (c) at the gate of the foundation (which in 2 Ki is called the ’gate Sur’ and connected with the palace). Here too only priests or Levites are... read more
XXIII.THE FALL OF ATHALIAH, AND SUCCESSION OF JOASH. (Comp. 2 Kings 11:4-20.)(1) Jehoiada strengthened himself.—Showed himself strong or courageous, behaved boldly (1 Samuel 4:9). The chronicler has substituted a favourite expression (hithchazzaq) for the term used in Kings, “Jehoiada sent.”The captains of hundreds.—Their names, added here, are not given in 2 Kings 11:4. On the other hand, Kings reads, “the captains of the hundreds of the Carians (or body-guard) and the Runners (or couriers,... read more
JEHORAM, AHAZIAH, AND ATHALIAH: THE CONSEQUENCES OF A FOREIGN MARRIAGE2 Chronicles 21:1-20; 2 Chronicles 22:1-12; 2 Chronicles 23:1-21THE accession of Jehoram is one of the instances in which a wicked son succeeded to a conspicuously pious father, but in this case there is no difficulty in explaining the phenomenon: the depraved character and evil deeds of Jehoram, Ahaziah, and Athaliah are at once accounted for when we remember that they were respectively the son-in-law, grandson, and daughter... read more
4. Reformation Under Joash CHAPTER 23 Joash King and Athaliah’s Execution 1. Joash made king (2 Chronicles 23:1-11 ) 2. Athaliah slain (2 Chronicles 23:12-15 ) 3. Jehoiada and the revival (2 Chronicles 23:16-21 ) The annotations to this interesting page in the history of Judah have already been made in connection with 2 Kings 11:0 . We therefore pass over the preservation of the young child Joash and his hiding away in the LORD’s house, on this account. However we call attention to the... read more
23:1 And {a} in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.(a) Of the reign of Athaliah or after the death of Ahaziah. read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 23:1-21
Jezebel’s Baalism in Judah (21:1-23:21)The Baalism of Ahab and Jezebel remained strong in the northern kingdom during the successive reigns of their sons Ahaziah and Joram (2 Kings 1:1-8:15). It spread to Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram, who was married to Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel (21:1-20; see notes on 2 Kings 8:16-24).Judah’s next king, Ahaziah, at the direction of his mother Athaliah and her northern relatives, cooperated with the idolatrous northern... read more