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Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary

2 Chronicles 24:18

And they left the house of the Lord God The king and princes, who a while ago so zealously repaired the temple, now forsook the temple! So inconstant a thing is man! So little confidence is to be put in him! It is probable that these great men at first only worshipped in the groves and on the high places themselves; yet they had their emissaries, who persuaded the people to join with them. So that the house of God was soon deserted by them, and they proceeded to worship idols. And wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem They were soon punished by the hand of Hazael, king of Syria.

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See also 2 Chronicles 24:18 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    GROVES. Hebrew. _'Asherah._ See App-42. IDOLS. grievous images. WRATH CAME. From Jehovah. Compare verses: 2 Chronicles 24:23....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _they left the house of the Lord_ Cp. 2 Chronicles 29:6, "[they] have turned away their faces from the _habitation of the_Lord." These phrases are a kind of euphemism meaning "to commit apostasy." _se...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THEY LEFT THE HOUSE OF THE LORD GOD OF THEIR FATHERS, AND SERVED GROVES AND IDOLS: AND WRATH CAME_ _ UPON JUDAH AND JERUSALEM FOR THIS THEIR TRESPASS._ Wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem. The p...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    24:18 idols; (a-18) Or 'images,' as 2 Samuel 5:21 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND THEY LEFT THE HOUSE OF THE LORD. — _They,_ viz., the apostate princes and their following, ceased to attend the legal worship of the Temple. AND SERVED GROVES AND IDOLS. — Rather, _the Ashçrim_ a...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יַּֽעַזְב֗וּ אֶת ־בֵּ֤ית יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Idols. Heb. "sorrows." Sept. "the Astartes and idols." C._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    It is remarkable that the parallel history of Joash in the book of the Kings doth not take so much notice of his apostacy. But what an awful thing it is, when men listen to false counselors, and are s...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THEY LEFT THE HOUSE OF THE LORD GOD OF THEIR FATHERS,.... Came no more to the temple at Jerusalem, forsook the worship and service of it: AND SERVED GROVES AND IDOLS; worshipped idols in groves,...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass. Ver. 18. _And wrath came upon Judah._] Let our...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers and served groves, Asherim, the wooden pillars erected in honor of Astarte, AND IDOLS; AND WRATH CAME UPON JUDAH AND JERUSALEM FOR THIS THEIR T...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE DEFECTION OF JOASH AND ITS PUNISHMENT...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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,...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    By Hazael of Syria; of which see 2 KINGS 12:17,18...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Chronicles 24:18 left H5800 (H8799) house H1004 LORD H3068 God H430 fathers H1 served H5647 (H8799) image

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    GROVES (_ See Scofield) - (Deuteronomy 16:21). _ (_ See Scofield) - (Judges 3:7). _...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 24:1 Loosely adapted from 2 Kings 11:21, supplemented with the Chronicler’s own material (see...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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)...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 11:4; 1 Kings 11:5; 1 Kings 14:23; 1 Kings 14:9; 2 Chro

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Left, &c. — The king and princes that awhile ago so zealously repaired the temple, now forsook the temple! So inconstant a thing is man! So little confidence is to be put in him!...

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