3. Jehoiada took for him two wives—As Jehoiada was now too old to contract such new alliances, the generality of interpreters apply this statement to the young king. read more
H. Joash ch. 24Joash’s life, as the writer narrated it, proves again the principles that Chronicles stresses. God was faithful to His promise to provide rulers over His people from David’s descendants. Each king’s success depended on his submission to God’s authority as expressed in the Law of Moses and the announcements of the prophets. The writer evaluated each king’s success and measured it by his attitude toward prescribed worship that centered at the temple."His rule . . . serves as a... read more
Reign of Joash (concluded)An account of the repair of the Temple, the idolatry of Joash after the death of Jehoiada, the murder of Jehoiada’s son, and the king’s violent death.The early part of this chapter reproduces 2 Kings 11:21 to 2 Kings 12:16, with unimportant variations, but 2 Chronicles 24:15-22 are entirely supplementary, and give a different account of the closing years of the reign of Joash from that contained in 2 K.6. According to .. Moses] This refers to the half-shekel required... read more
XXIV.REIGN OF JOASH. (Comp. 2 Kings 12:0)PROPHETIC MINISTRY OF ZECHARIAH BEN JEHOIADA.The Ascendancy of the High Priest Jehoiada. Repair of the Temple (2 Chronicles 24:1-14).(1) Joash was seven years old.—This verse coincides with 2 Kings 12:1-2, merely omitting the note that his accession took place “in the seventh year of Jehu.” There he is called Jehoash, of which Joash is a contraction. (Comp. Jehoram-Joram.) The meaning may be “Iahu is fire (comp. Isaiah 33:14); but more probably it is... read more
(2) And Joash did.—So 2 Kings 13:3.All the days of Jehoiada the priest.—Kings: “all his days, while (or because) Jehoiada the priest instructed him.” The expression “all his days” is of course relative to the clause which follows it; and the chronicler has accurately given the meaning. read more
(3) And Jehoiada took for him two wives.—A statement not found in the parallel narrative, and doubtless taken by the compiler from another source. Instead of this, we read in 2 Kings 12:4 : “Only the high places were not taken away; the people were still wont to sacrifice and burn incense on the high places.” read more
JOASH AND AMAZIAH2 Chronicles 24:1-27; 2 Chronicles 25:1-28FOR Chronicles, as for the book of Kings, the main interest of the reign of Joash is the repairing of the Temple; but the later narrative introduces modifications which give a somewhat different complexion to the story. Both authorities tell us that Joash did that. which was right in the eyes of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada, but the book of Kings immediately adds that "the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed... read more
CHAPTER 24 The Temple Repaired, Apostasy and its Results 1. Joash’s reign (2 Chronicles 24:1-3 ) 2. The failure of the priests (2 Chronicles 24:4-7 ) 3. The temple repaired (2 Chronicles 24:8-14 ) 4. Death of Jehoiada (2 Chronicles 24:15-16 ) 5. The apostasy (2 Chronicles 24:17-22 ) 6. The Syrian invasion (2 Chronicles 24:23-24 ) 7. The death of Joash (2 Chronicles 24:25-27 ) Joash was seven years old when he began his reign and reigned forty years. As long as Jehoiada the priest... read more
24:2 And Joash did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD all the days of {a} Jehoiada the priest.(a) Who was a faithful counsellor and governed him by the word of God. read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 24:1
1-3. Joash . . . began to reign—(See on :-). read more