Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
2 Chronicles 24:20
Stood above the people - Zechariah, the high priest, took up an elevated position, perhaps on the steps of the inner court, which was elevated above the outer court, where the people would be.
Stood above the people - Zechariah, the high priest, took up an elevated position, perhaps on the steps of the inner court, which was elevated above the outer court, where the people would be.
Verse 2 Chronicles 24:20. _AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD CAME UPON ZECHARIAH_] "When he saw the transgression of the king and of the people, burning incense to an idol in the house of the sanctuary of the Lo...
CHAPTER 24 THE TEMPLE REPAIRED, APOSTASY AND ITS RESULTS _ 1. Joash's reign (2 Chronicles 24:1)_ 2. The failure of the priests (2 Chronicles 24:4) 3. The temple repaired (2 Chro
Joash as king; his restoration of the Temple. There are some significant points of difference between this account and that of 2 K. According to the latter, the house of God having fallen into disrepa...
SPIRIT. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9. CAME UPON. clothed. ZECHARIAH THE SON OF JEHOIADA. In Zechariah 1:1 and Matthew 23:35. _second_ name is given, "son of Barachias". On the use of two or more names see...
_came upon_ Heb. "clothed itself with"; cp. Judges 6:34; 1 Chronicles 12:18. _stood above the people_ Cp. Jeremiah 36:10 (Baruch reads Jeremiah's words from the window of an upper chamber to the peopl...
9. THE REIGN OF JOASH (2 Chronicles 23:16-21) TEXT 2 Chronicles 23:16. And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be Jehovah's people. 17. And al...
_AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD CAME UPON ZECHARIAH THE SON OF JEHOIADA THE PRIEST, WHICH STOOD ABOVE THE PEOPLE, AND SAID UNTO THEM, THUS SAITH GOD, WHY TRANSGRESS YE THE COMMANDMENTS OF THE LORD, THAT YE CAN...
REIGN OF JOASH (CONCLUDED) An account of the repair of the Temple, the idolatry of Joash after the death of Jehoiada, the murder of Jehoiada's son, and the king's violent death. The early part of this...
THE SON OF JEHOIADA] called in Matthew 23:35; 'the son of Barachias' by confusion with Zachariah the prophet. WHICH STOOD ABOVE THE PEOPLE] probably on a platform....
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 24 WHILE JEHOIADA WAS ALIVE – 2 CHRONICLES 24:1-16 V1
AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD CAME UPON. — Literally, _clothed, invested._ (See Note on 1 Chronicles 12:18.) ZECHARIAH THE SON OF JEHOIADA THE PRIEST. — “The priest,” _i.e.,_ the high priest, is an epithet o...
וְ ר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֗ים לָֽבְשָׁה֙ אֶת ־זְכַרְיָה֙...
JOASH AND AMAZIAH 2 Chronicles 24:1; 2 Chronicles 25:1 FOR Chronicles, as for the book of Kings, the main interest of the reign of Joash is the repairing of the Temple; but the later narrative introd...
The reform under Joash was really due to the influence of Jehoiada the priest. This is clearly indicated in the statement of the chronicler that "Joash did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord...
And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood (l) above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye...
CHAPTER XXIV. _ Priest, refers to Zacharias. Sept. "Azarias." H. --- It is not certain whether this was the person whom Jesus Christ speaks, (Matthew xxiii. 35.; C.) as S. Jerom believes; (Matthew xx...
How lovely in the midst of such degenerate times appears this conduct of Zechariah. The imagination can hardly furnish a more amiable view than to behold faithful servants of the Lord daring to be zea...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21 THROUGH 26. Finally, the king perishes, according to Elijah's prediction. Disaster upon disaster falls upon Judah in consequence of this connection with th...
AND THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD CAME UPON ZECHARIAH THE SON OF JEHOIADA THE PRIEST,.... The spirit of prophecy, as the Targum; he was moved and influenced by it to speak what is after related: WHICH STOOD...
And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cann...
_The Spirit of God came upon Zechariah, who stood above the people_ He was moved by the Holy Spirit to address the people publicly, and to reprove them for their idolatries, and their departure from t...
1 Ioash reigneth well, all the dayes of Iehoiada. 4 Hee giueth order for the repaire of the Temple. 15 Iehoiada, his death and honourable buriall. 17 Ioash falling to idolatrie, slaieth Zechariah t...
THE DEFECTION OF JOASH AND ITS PUNISHMENT...
And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada, that is, the grandson, for his father's name was Barachias, THE PRIEST, WHICH STOOD ABOVE THE PEOPLE, for the inner court, where he stoo...
JOASH BEGINS WELL (vv.1-14) Being only seven years old at his coronation, Joash reigned 40 years, thus was only 47 when his own servants killed him (v.25). In his younger years he did what was right...
CAME UPON: _ Heb._ clothed...
15-27 See what a great judgment on any prince or people, the death of godly, zealous, useful men is. See how necessary it is that we act in religion from inward principle. Then the loss of a parent,...
ABOVE THE PEOPLE; in a higher place, that his voice and message might be the better heard....
2 Chronicles 24:20 Spirit H7307 God H430 came H3847 (H8804) Zechariah H2148 son H1121 Jehoiada H3077 priest...
2 Chronicles 24 I. Josiah was an early seeker. At the age of eight he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and at sixteen he began to seek the God of his father David with more earnestne...
This chapter gives us the story of the reign of Joash. He was the only one of the royal seed who was preserved alive when Athaliah sought to destroy all the family of Ahaziah. He was hidden away for s...
CONTENTS: Reign of Joash. Temple repaired. Zechariah stoned. Judah defeated by Syrians. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Joash, Jehoiada, Zechariah, Zabad, Jehozabad, Amaziah. CONCLUSION: It is easier t...
2 Chronicles 24:6. _The collection_ required by Moses for the erection of the tabernacle, of the half shekel. Dr. Lightfoot contends that it was but the half of the half shekel, the eighth part of an...
_Yet He sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the Lord._ JUDAH’S APOSTASY I. Prophetic denunciation of apostasy resented. II. Zechariah’s death was parallel with that of St. Stephen. 1....
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 24:1 Loosely adapted from 2 Kings 11:21, supplemented with the Chronicler’s own material (see...
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 24:15 Jehoiada’s burial AMONG THE KINGS is unique for a high priest. THE KING LISTENED TO THEM. Without Jehoiada’s influence, Joash follows evil advice....
CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter parallel with 2 Kings 12; gives same order of events with fresh matter and in different style. Joash’s interest in religion under guidance of Jehoiada (2 Chronicles 24:1)...
EXPOSITION This chapter contains the entire career of Joash, and is answered to by the twelfth chapter of Kings. It tells of Joash's fidelity to God, and his worship and temple, while Jehoiada's life...
In verse 2 Chronicles 24:15 of chapter 24, find Jehoiada, the priest that exercised such a good influence, died in a ripe old age of a hundred and thirty years. And they buried him in the city of Davi...
1 Chronicles 12:18; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Samuel 13:13; 1 Samuel 13:14;...
Who stood — The people were assembled in the court of the temple, which they had not quite forsook, when Zechariah stood up in some of the desks that were in the court of the priests, and plainly told...