2 Chronicles 24:1
JOASH. Compare 2 Kings 12:1; 2 Kings 12:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
JOASH. Compare 2 Kings 12:1; 2 Kings 12:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR HIM: i.e. Joash. Was this because the line was almost extinct, or from lack of faith?... [ Continue Reading ]
IT CAME TO PASS. Compare 2 Kings 12:4; 2 Kings 12:5. TO REPAIR. See 2 Chronicles 24:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
OF ALL ISRAEL. See note on 1 Kings 12:17. MONEY. silver. GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE KING CALLED. In the twenty-third year (2 Kings 12:6). COLLECTION. the tribute of the half-shekel redemption money (Exo 50:13-16). See App-51. MOSES THE SERVANT OF THE LORD. See note on Deuteronomy 34:5. CONGREGATION. assembly. TABERNACLE. Hebrew. _'ohel._ App-40.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 term found only here. DEDICATED. holy. See note on Exodus 3:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
MOSES THE SERVANT OF GOD. See note on 1 Chronicles 6:49.... [ Continue Reading ]
SUCH AS DID THE WORK. Hebrew text reads sing, "him who did". The Authorized Version, following some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulg, reads plural... [ Continue Reading ]
BY THEM: i.e. by their hand: i.e. by their direction.... [ Continue Reading ]
AN HUNDRED AND THIRTY YEARS. Unprecedented since Joshua (2Ch 24:29). Born in Solomon's reign, he lived through six others.... [ Continue Reading ]
AMONG THE KINGS. An honour refused to Joash. Compare 2 Chronicles 24:25.... [ Continue Reading ]
MADE OBEISANCE. With the view of obtaining the king's consent to their renewal of idolatry.... [ Continue Reading ]
GROVES. Hebrew. _'Asherah._ See App-42. IDOLS. grievous images. WRATH CAME. From Jehovah. Compare verses: 2 Chronicles 24:23.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEY TESTIFIED AGAINST THEM. The Vulgate reads _quos protestantes_. who in protesting against them. Thus, the first instance of the word "Protestant" is found in the Vulgate, and not in the history of the Reformation. _Pr_. = for, and _testans =_ witnessing, is positive, not negative. It denotes. wi... [ Continue Reading ]
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 note on 1 Chronicles 25:11. It is quite needless to assume that there is any error, when so simple.... [ Continue Reading ]
STONED HIM. One of nine persons stoned. See note on Leviticus 24:14. AT THE COMMANDMENT OF THE KING. One of eleven rulers offended with God's servants. See note on Exodus 10:28.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE: i.e. Zechariah. AND REQUIRE IT. The very words twice used by the Lord Jesus in Luke 11:50; Luke 11:51. Compare Matthew 23:35.... [ Continue Reading ]
HOST. force. DESTROYED ALL THE PRINCES. Who had led the People astray. This is how the "wrath came "(2 Chronicles 24:18).... [ Continue Reading ]
SONS. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Genus), App-6, for Jehoiada's one son: thus emphasizing the son who was slain (2 Chronicles 24:20). The Septuagint and Vulgate read it "son" (without the Figure of speech) NOT IN THE SEPULCHRES. As Ahaz (2 Chronicles 28:27).... [ Continue Reading ]
ZABAD... JEHOZABAD. Slaves, but the executioners of God's judgment. Zabad had another name (Jozachar), used in 2 Kings 12:21. SHIMRITH. In 2 Kings 12:21 he has another name, "Shomer", if not his father's name.... [ Continue Reading ]
BURDENS LAID UPON HIM. By the king of Syria (2 Kings 12:18). repairing (verses: 2 Chronicles 24:4). BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6. STORY. the commentary. See note on 2 Chronicles 13:22, the only other place in which the word is found. HIS SON. Not so in Israel. There they set up who... [ Continue Reading ]