2 Chronicles 24:23-27

The Death of Joash

23 In the spring, ^[a] the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus. ¹

24 Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.

25 And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son ^[b] of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

26 Those who conspired against Joash were Zabad ^[c] son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad son of Shimrith ^[d] the Moabitess.

27 The accounts of the sons of Joash and the many pronouncements about him, and of the restoration ^[e] of the house of God, are indeed written in the Treatise ^[f] of the Book of the Kings. And his son Amaziah 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 12:17–21)

Footnotes

• [a] Literally At the turn of the year
• [b] LXX and Vulgate; Hebrew of the sons
• [c] Zabad is a variant of Jozabad; see 2 Kings 12:21.
• [d] Shimrith is a variant of Shomer; see 2 Kings 12:21.
• [e] Or founding
• [f] Or Exposition or Study