2 Chronicles 24:1-9

Young Joash Influenced by Jehoiada

1 ¹Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zibiah from Beersheba.

2 ²Joash did what was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

3 Jehoiada took two wives for him, and he became the father of sons and daughters.

Faithless Priests

4 Now it came about after this that Joash decided * * ³to restore the house of the LORD.

5 He gathered the priests and Levites and said to them, "Go out to the cities of Judah and collect money from all ⁴Israel to repair the house of your God annually *, and you shall do the matter quickly." But the Levites did not act quickly.

6 So the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest and said to him, "Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and from Jerusalem ⁵the levy fixed by Moses the servant of the LORD on the congregation of Israel ⁶for the tent of the testimony?"

7 For ⁷the sons of the wicked Athaliah had broken into the house of God and even used the holy things of the house of the LORD for the Baals.

Temple Repaired

8 So the king commanded, and ⁸they made a chest and set it outside by the gate of the house of the LORD.

9 ⁹They made a proclamation in Judah and Jerusalem to bring to the LORD ¹⁰the levy fixed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness.

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2 Chronicles 24:1-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 24

This chapter begins with the reign of Joash king of Judah, son of Ahaziah, 2Ch 24:1-3, relates his concern and care to repair the temple, 2Ch 24:4-14, the death of Jehoiada the priest, during whose life he reigned well, but after his death sadly apostatized, 2Ch 24:15-19, for which, being reproved by Zechariah, he was so wroth with him as to order him to be stoned, 2Ch 24:20-22, wherefore for these evils enemies were raised up against him; he was smitten with diseases, and his servants conspired against him and slew him, and would not bury him among the kings, 2Ch 24:23-27.

This, and the following verse, are the same with 2Ki 11:21, 12:1,2 \\See Gill on "2Ki 11:21"\\. \\See Gill on "2Ki 12:1"\\. \\See Gill on "2Ki 12:2"\\. 19637-950120-2110-2Ch24.2

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 10

1. 2 Kings 11:21; 2 Kings 12:1-15
2. 2 Chronicles 26:4, 5
3. 2 Chronicles 24:7
4. 2 Chronicles 21:2
5. Exodus 30:12-16
6. Numbers 1:50
7. 2 Chronicles 21:17
8. 2 Kings 12:9
9. 2 Chronicles 36:22
10. 2 Chronicles 24:6

Footnotes 4

[a]. Lit "was with a heart"
[b]. Lit "to strengthen"
[c]. Lit "from year to year"
[d]. Lit "made"