2 Kings 12:21

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 12:17-21

Jehoash’s unfaithfulness and assassination 12:17-21King Hazael of Aram had defeated Israel during the reigns of Jehu and Jehoahaz (2 Kings 13:3; 2 Kings 13:22). He then pressed south along the Mediterranean coast toward Judah. He captured Gath and then sent soldiers against Jerusalem who killed many Judean leaders. Rather than turning to Yahweh for deliverance, Jehoash bought Hazael off with gold from the renovated temple. Later, Hazael returned to Judah and Jerusalem with a small company of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 12:21

3. Jehoash’s good reign in Judah 11:21-12:21With the beginning of Jehoash’s reign, Judah began to enjoy over 100 years of consecutive leadership by four men whom the writer of Kings judged good. None of these four (Jehoash, Amaziah, Azariah, and Jotham) was as good for Judah as Asa and Jehoshaphat had been, or as Hezekiah or Josiah would be. Nevertheless, together they provided the longest continuous span of God-approved leadership in Judah’s history. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 12:1-21

Joash repairs the Temple2. All his days] According to 2 Chronicles 24:17.; Joash took to evil courses after the death of Jehoiada. 3. The high places, etc.] The worship at the ’high places’ was first abolished by Hezekiah, and then, after its renewal by Manasseh, by Josiah.4. The money.. is set at] RV ’the money of the persons for whom each man is rated.’ The money devoted to the repair of the Temple was that received for (a) the supply of vessels dedicated to the Temple services; (b) the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 12:17-21

(17-21) Conclusion of the epitome of the reign, broken off at 2 Kings 12:4. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 12:21

(21) For Jozachar . . . smote him.—Rather, And Jozachar . . . it was that smote him. The names are different in Chronicles. (See the Note on 2 Chronicles 24:26.) Thenius notices the curious coincidence of the names as given here with the last words of the murdered Zechariah, “Jehovah see, and avenge!” The prophet was avenged by Jozachar (“Jehovah remembers”), the son of shimeath (“hearing”), and Jehozabad (“Jehovah bestows”), the son of Shomer (“watcher”).With his fathers—i.e., in the city of... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 12:1-21

ATHALLAH(B.C. 842-836)JOASH BEN AHAZIAH OF JUDAH(B.C. 836-796)2 Kings 11:1-21; 2 Kings 12:1-21"Par cette fin terrible, et due a ses forfaits, Apprenez, Roi des Juifs, et n’oubliez jamais, Que les rois dans le ciel ont un juge severe, L’innocence un vengeur, et les orphelins un pere!"- RACINE, "Athalie.""Regardless of the sweeping whirlwind’s sway, That, hushed in grim repose, expects its evening prey."- GRAY.BEFORE we follow the destinies of the House of Jehu we must revert to Judah, and watch... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Kings 12:1-21

4. Jehoash, the Temple Repaired, and the Death of Jehoash CHAPTER 12 1. Jehoash’s (Joash) Reign (2 Kings 12:1-3 ; 2 Chronicles 24:2 ) 2. The Failure of the Priests (2 Kings 12:4-8 ; 2 Chronicles 24:4-5 ) 3. The Temple Repaired (2 Kings 12:9-16 ; 2 Chronicles 24:8-14 ) 4. Hazael and Jehoash (2 Kings 12:17-18 ) 5. The Death of Joash (2 Kings 12:19-21 ; 2 Chronicles 24:25-27 ) Great things had the Lord done both in Israel and in Judah. As we have seen there were numerous divine... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 12:1-21

JEHOASH REPAIRS THE TEMPLE (vv.1-16) Jehu bad reigned seven years in Israel before Jehoash took the throne of Judah, so that the two were contemporary for 21 years (ch.10:26). Until the time that Jehoiada died, Jehoash was kept from evil (v.1), though after the death of Jehoiada, Jehoash was influenced by leaders in Judah to leave the house of the Lord and worship wooden images and other idols (2 Chronicles 24:15-18). However, in the earlier years of his reign, Jehoash was rightly... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 12:1-21

A CENTURY OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH JOASH OF JUDAH (2 Kings 11-12) The chief events of this reign are the rescue of the infant king from the murderous grandmother (2 Kings 11:1-3 ); the coup d’etat of the high priest by which he was raised to the throne (2 Kings 11:4-16 ); the reforms of the high priest as regent of the kingdom (2 Kings 11:17-21 ); the repairing of the temple by the king (2 Kings 12:1-16 ); the surrender to the Syrians (2 Kings 12:17-18 ); and the king’s assassination (2 Kings... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Kings 12:19-21

Here is but little account of Jehoash. How very different was the close of his life, to the promising appearance of it when crowned king. The Reader cannot but have remarked how his name is altered in the several parts of his history. His name was Joash originally. But at the coronation, and in the beginning of his reign he is called Jehoash. And in the close again it is, Joash. Perhaps the very honorable distinction prefixed to Joash, of the Je, was intended as a mark of the Lord's favor. And... read more