2 Chronicles 24:1-14

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.

10 All the officers and all the people rejoiced and brought in their levies and dropped them into the chest until they had finished.

11 It came about whenever the chest was brought in to the king's officer by the Levites, and when ¹¹they saw that there was much money, then the king's scribe and the chief priest's officer would come, empty the chest, take it, and return it to its place. Thus they did daily and collected much money.

12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house of the LORD; and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.

13 So the workmen labored, and the repair work progressed in their hands, and they restored the house of God according to its specifications and strengthened it.

14 When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada; and it was made into utensils for the house of the LORD, utensils for the service and the burnt offering, and pans and utensils of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.

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2 Chronicles 24:1-14 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 11

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
11. 2 Kings 12:10

Footnotes 8

[a]. Lit "was with a heart"
[b]. Lit "to strengthen"
[c]. Lit "from year to year"
[d]. Lit "made"
[e]. Lit "threw"
[f]. Lit "to strengthen"
[g]. Lit "set up"
[h]. Lit "upon its proportion"