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Jehoiada was unwilling to trust the success of the revolution wholly
and entirely to the royal body-guard. Accordingly, the captains
collected from the cities of Judah a strong body of Levites and the...
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4. REFORMATION UNDER JOASH
CHAPTER 23 Joash King and Athaliah's Execution
_ 1. Joash made king (2 Chronicles 23:1)_
2. Athaliah slain (2 Chronicles 23:12)
3. Jehoiada and the revival ...
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2 CHRONICLES 23, 24. THE REIGN OF JOASH (see notes on 2 Kings 11:4 to
2 Kings 12:21. While the Chronicler bases his narrative, in the main,
on the parallel passage in 2 K., he makes changes by means o...
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ISRAEL. Note this word here, and see note on 1 Kings 12:17....
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_gathered the Levites_ This statement is not found in Kings, nor is it
there stated as here (2 Chronicles 23:6) that only Levites were
allowed inside the Temple to guard the king.
_the chief of the f...
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AND THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS OF ISRAEL— _Judah_ is here called by
the general name of _Israel._...
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8. THE TIMES OF ATHALIAH (2 Chronicles 22:10 to 2 Chronicles 23:15)
TEXT
2 Chronicles 22:10. Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that
her son was dead, she arose and destroyed
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_AND THEY WENT ABOUT IN JUDAH, AND GATHERED THE LEVITES OUT OF ALL THE
CITIES OF JUDAH, AND THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS OF ISRAEL, AND THEY CAME
TO JERUSALEM._
Chief of the fathers of Israel. This name...
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REIGN OF JOASH
This chapter repeats 2 Kings 11:4, but brings into prominence the
ecclesiastical officials in place of the soldiers of the royal guard....
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2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE
The *Kingdom called Judah
2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 23
ATHALIAH AND JOASH – 2 CHRONICLES 23:1-21
V1 In the
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AND THEY WENT ABOUT IN JUDAH. — 2 Chronicles 17:9; 1 Samuel 7:16.
THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS. — _The heads of the clans,_ or _chiefs of
houses._
This and the next verse are added by the chronicler. In...
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וַ יָּסֹ֨בּוּ֙ בִּֽ יהוּדָ֔ה וַ
יִּקְבְּצ֤וּ...
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JEHORAM, AHAZIAH, AND ATHALIAH: THE CONSEQUENCES OF A FOREIGN MARRIAGE
2 Chronicles 21:1; 2 Chronicles 22:1; 2 Chronicles 23:1
THE accession of Jehoram is one of the instances in which
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The story of Jehoida is one of devotion and courage. Doubtless he had
known of the hiding place of Joash and his nurse. After six years of
terrible experience, he took means to bring about the death o...
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_Israel, of which Juda formed a part. M. --- At the time when the
author lived, Israel was destroyed, so that there was no danger of a
mistake. --- Jerusalem, on a sabbath-day, and most likely on one...
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We need not dwell particularly upon the relation here given of this
event, because we have already considered it in the history which is
delivered in nearly the same words, 2 Kings 11:1. I would only...
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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...
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2 Chronicles 23:1....
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And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the
cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came
to Jerusalem.
Ver. 2. _And they went about in Judah._] But...
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_And gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah_ Because he
knew them to be well affected to the cause of God and the king, to
which they were bound by the two strongest ties, conscience and...
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1 Iehoiada hauing set things in order, maketh Ioash king.
12 Athaliah is slaine.
16 Iehoiada restoreth the worship of God.
1 AND [NOTE: 2 Kings 11:4, etc.] in the seuenth yeere Iehoiada
strengthened...
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JOASH MADE KING...
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And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the
cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came
to Jerusalem. So the centurions of the guard were reinforce...
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JOASH CROWNED KING IN JUDAH
(vv.1-11)
Athaliah's tyranny was borne with for six years, when finally Jehoiada
the priest took the lead in gaining the support of the military
leaders in Judah, to pla...
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GATHERED THE LEVITES OUT OF ALL THE CITIES OF JUDAH; partly because
they could do this without any suspicion, upon pretence of some solemn
feast; which time, it is probable, was chosen for this purpos...
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2 Chronicles 23:2 throughout H5437 (H8799) Judah H3063 gathered H6908
(H8799) Levites H3881 cities H5892 Judah...
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CONTENTS: Joash becomes king of Judah. Execution of Athaliah. Revival
through Jehoiada.
CHARACTERS: God, Jehoiada, Athaliah, Joash.
CONCLUSION: Some who are themselves most guilty are commonly most...
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2 Chronicles 23:21. _The people of the land rejoiced._ This
revolution, in the hands of so venerable a man as Jehoiada, was
effected with the same ease as sailors change at the helm. The people
had co...
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2 CHRONICLES 23:1 Joash. Joash’s rule marks the restoration of the
throne from the usurper, Queen Athaliah, to the rightful Davidic king.
It also marks Judah’s return to its covenant commitment to the...
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CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter parallel with 2 Kings 11:4, evidently
from same source, although presenting certain points of difference. In
Ki. narrative related from civil point of view, in Chronicles...
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EXPOSITION
This chapter records first those careful preparations of Jehoiada
which eventuated in the safe proclaiming of Joash king (2 Chronicles
23:1); then the tragic demonstration and tragic end of...
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1 Chronicles 15:12; 1 Chronicles 24:6; 2 Chronicles 11:13; Ephesians
5:15;...