2 Chronicles 24 Footnotes
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24:1 Joash reigned from 835–796 BC.
24:7 Who are the “sons of that wicked Athaliah” mentioned here? Since all the brothers of Ahaziah had been murdered, are these natural sons of her body? More likely, the word son is used in the sense of “supporter,” a gang of thugs used by Athaliah to bully others, as in this case.
24:15 Long life is a sign of God’s blessing, and so many understand the number “130” to be symbolic of that blessing rather than Jehoiada’s actual age at death. It is unusual enough that the Chronicler recorded his age at death. There seems to be no reason not to understand his age literally, except that it was much longer than a normal lifespan.
24:21 Jesus may have referred to this incident (Mt 23:35; Lk 11:51).