The sons of Athaliah, &c. To wit, Ahaziah and his brethren, before they were carried away captive, (2 Chronicles 21:17,) who did this by her instigation, as this phrase implies; had broken up the house of God Had both broken up the treasures, and defaced the house itself. And the dedicated things did they bestow upon Baalim Gave them, either to adorn the temples of those false gods, or to promote their worship.
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...
SONS OF ATHALIAH. Ahaziah and his brethren before they were slain (2 Chronicles 21:17), which may have been allowed in consequence of their sin. Compare 2 Chronicles 21:10. THAT WICKED WOMAN. The ter...
_the sons of Athaliah_ To be understood figuratively, "the adherents of Athaliah." So "a son of the apothecaries" (Nehemiah 3:8; cp. A.V. with R.V.) is "a member of the apothecaries" guild" and "the s...
FOR THE SONS OF ATHALIAH, &C.— _For Athaliah had enticed her sons to wickedness, and they had broken open the house of the Lord, and all,_ &c. Houbigant....
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...
_FOR THE SONS OF ATHALIAH, THAT WICKED WOMAN, HAD BROKEN UP THE HOUSE OF GOD; AND ALSO ALL THE DEDICATED THINGS OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD DID THEY BESTOW UPON BAALIM._ For the sons of Athaliah, that w...
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 SONS OF ATHALIAH] perhaps her adherents, rather than her children, who had been killed in the lifetime of their father Jehoram: 2 Chronicles 21:17....
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
FOR THE SONS OF ATHALIAH. — There is nothing corresponding to the statements of this verse in the parallel account. Literally, _For Athaliah, the evildoer_ (or, _who did wickedly,_ 2 Chronicles 20:35)...
כִּ֤י עֲתַלְיָ֨הוּ֙ הַ מִּרְשַׁ֔עַת בָּנֶ֥יהָ פָרְצ֖וּ...
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...
For the sons of Athaliah, that (d) wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim. (d) The scriptures call her wi...
_Children. All but Ochozias had been slain by the Arabs. The plural is often put for the singular. S. Jerom (Trad.) explains it of the priests of the idols, whom Athalia cherished as her own offspring...
Precious in the sight of the Lord (we are told) is the death of his saints. Psalms 116:15. And the record which the Holy Ghost hath thought proper to make of the faithful in the sacred volume, is a bl...
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...
FOR THE SONS OF ATHALIAH, THAT WICKED WOMAN,.... Not Ahaziah and his brethren, in the lifetime of Jehoram, but sons of Athaliah by another man, as Kimchi suggests: HAD BROKEN UP THE HOUSE OF GOD; not...
For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim. Ver. 7. _For the sons of Athaliah....
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 Good Rule of Joash During Jehoiada's Life...
For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, the notorious idolater, the worshiper of Baal and Astarte, HAD BROKEN UP THE HOUSE OF GOD, doing considerable damage in parts of the buildings; AND ALSO AL...
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...
1-14 Joash is more zealous about the repair of the temple than Jehoiada himself. It is easier to build temples, than to be temples to God. But the repairing of places for public worship is a good work...
THE SONS OF ATHALIAH, to wit, Ahaziah and his brethren, before they were carried away captive, 2 CHRONICLES 21:17, who did this by her instigation, as this phrase implies. HAD BROKEN UP THE HOUSE OF G...
2 Chronicles 24:7 sons H1121 Athaliah H6271 wicked H4849 broken H6555 (H8804) house H1004 God H430 presented H6
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...
_That Joash was minded to repair the house of the Lord._ THE TEMPLE REPAIRED It is worthy of note that in the mere outline of a reign extending over twenty years, in very exciting times, space should...
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 24:5, 2 CHRONICLES 24:9 REPAIR THE HOUSE OF YOUR GOD. See note on 2 Kings 1
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...
2 Chronicles 21:17; 2 Chronicles 28:22; 2 Kings 12:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:8;...
The sons — Ahaziah, and his brethren before they were carried away captive, 2 Chronicles 21:17, who did this by her instigation, as this phrase implies. Broke up — Both broke up the treasuries, and de...