2 Chronicles 24:23-27

Joash Assassinated

23 At the end of the year ¹the army of the Syrians came up against Joash. They came to Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people and sent all their spoil to the king of Damascus.

24 Though the army of the Syrians had come with few men, ²the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army, ³because Judah^[a] had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. Thus they ⁴executed judgment on Joash.

25 When they had departed from him, leaving him ⁵severely wounded, ⁶his servants conspired against him because of the blood of ⁷the son^[b] of Jehoiada the priest, and killed him on his bed. So he died, and they buried him in the city of David, ⁸but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings.

26 Those who conspired against him were Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonite, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabite.

27 Accounts of his sons and of the many oracles against him and of ⁹the rebuilding^[c] of the house of God are written in the ¹⁰Story of the Book of the Kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 24:23-27 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

Cross References

• 1. [2 Kings 12:17, 18]
• 2. Isaiah 30:17; [Lev. 26:8, 36, 37]
• 3. [See ver. 20 above]
• 4. [2 Chronicles 22:8]
• 5. [Deuteronomy 28:35]
• 6. For ver. 25-27, see 2 Kings 12:20, 21
• 7. [ver. 21, 22]
• 8. [2 Chronicles 21:20; 2 Chronicles 28:27]
• 9. ver. 12
• 10. 2 Chronicles 13:22

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew they
• [b]. Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew sons
• [c]. Hebrew founding