2 Crônicas 24:17

17 E depois da morte de Jeoiada vieram os príncipes de Judá e prostraram-se diante do rei; então o rei lhes deu ouvidos.

2 Crônicas 24:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 24:17

Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah,
&c.] Who had been secretly inclined to idolatry, but durst not discover it during the life of Jehoiada; whose influence at court was too great for them to counterwork, but when dead they came to court:

and made obeisance to the king;
bowed in a very lowly manner, fawned upon him, and flattered him. Some Jewish writers, as Kimchi observes, understand this of religious adoration, that they made a god of him, and worshipped him, pretending, as a foundation for it, his being hid six months in the temple, and preserved; but it designs no more than civil worship and homage:

then the king hearkened unto them;
coursing with him about divine worship, which the business they came about; desiring that they might, not be obliged to come to Jerusalem to worship, but might make use of the high places, and by that means worship what idol they pleased, which he granted to them; the Targum is,

``he received their idols from them.''

2 Crônicas 24:17 In-Context

15 Jeoiada, porém, envelheceu e, cheio de dias, morreu; tinha cento e trinta anos quando morreu.

16 E o sepultaram na cidade de Davi com os reis, porque tinha feito o bem em Israel, e para com Deus e sua casa.

17 E depois da morte de Jeoiada vieram os príncipes de Judá e prostraram-se diante do rei; então o rei lhes deu ouvidos.

18 E eles, abandonando a casa do Senhor, Deus de seus pais, serviram aos aserins e aos ídolos; de sorte que veio grande ira sobre Judá e Jerusalém por causa desta sua culpa.

19 Contudo Deus enviou profetas entre eles para os fazer tornar ao Senhor, os quais protestaram contra eles; mas eles não lhes deram ouvidos.