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Text -- 2 Chronicles 24:8-27 (NET)
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24:8 The king ordered a chest to be made and placed outside the gate of the Lord’s temple .
24:9 An edict was sent throughout Judah and Jerusalem requiring the people to bring to the Lord the tax that Moses , God’s servant , imposed on Israel in the wilderness .
24:10 All the officials and all the people gladly brought their silver and threw it into the chest until it was full .
24:11 Whenever the Levites brought the chest to the royal accountant and they saw there was a lot of silver , the royal scribe and the accountant of the high priest emptied the chest and then took it back to its place . They went through this routine every day and collected a large amount of silver .
24:12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to the construction foremen assigned to the Lord’s temple . They hired carpenters and craftsmen to repair the Lord’s temple , as well as those skilled in working with iron and bronze to restore the Lord’s temple .
24:13 They worked hard and made the repairs . They followed the measurements specified for God’s temple and restored it.
24:14 When they were finished , they brought the rest of the silver to the king and Jehoiada . They used it to make items for the Lord’s temple , including items used in the temple service and for burnt sacrifices, pans , and various other gold and silver items. Throughout Jehoiada’s lifetime , burnt sacrifices were offered regularly in the Lord’s temple .
24:15 Jehoiada grew old and died at the age of 130 .
24:16 He was buried in the City of David with the kings , because he had accomplished good in Israel and for God and his temple .
24:17 After Jehoiada died , the officials of Judah visited the king and declared their loyalty to him. The king listened to their advice.
24:18 They abandoned the temple of the Lord God of their ancestors , and worshiped the Asherah poles and idols . Because of this sinful activity , God was angry with Judah and Jerusalem .
24:19 The Lord sent prophets among them to lead them back to him. They warned the people, but they would not pay attention .
24:20 God’s Spirit energized Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest . He stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says : ‘Why are you violating the commands of the Lord ? You will not be prosperous ! Because you have rejected the Lord , he has rejected you!’”
24:21 They plotted against him and by royal decree stoned him to death in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple .
24:22 King Joash disregarded the loyalty his father Jehoiada had shown him and killed Jehoiada’s son . As Zechariah was dying , he said , “May the Lord take notice and seek vengeance!”
24:23 At the beginning of the year the Syrian army attacked Joash and invaded Judah and Jerusalem . They wiped out all the leaders of the people and sent all the plunder they gathered to the king of Damascus .
24:24 Even though the invading Syrian army was relatively weak , the Lord handed over to them Judah’s very large army , for the people of Judah had abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors . The Syrians gave Joash what he deserved .
24:25 When they withdrew , they left Joash badly wounded . His servants plotted against him because of what he had done to the son of Jehoiada the priest . They murdered him on his bed . Thus he died and was buried in the City of David , but not in the tombs of the kings .
24:26 The conspirators were Zabad son of Shimeath (an Ammonite woman) and Jehozabad son of Shimrith (a Moabite woman).
24:27 The list of Joash’s sons , the many prophetic oracles pertaining to him, and the account of his building project on God’s temple are included in the record of the Scroll of the Kings . His son Amaziah replaced him as king .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jehoiada |
TREASURY, (OF TEMPLE) |
PRIEST, HIGH |
Israel |
Revivals |
Joash |
Chest |
CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF |
JERUSALEM, 4 |
JEHOASH; JOASH |
Rulers |
Liberality |
Priest |
Zechariah |
TAX; TAXING |
Temple |
Zabad |
Jehozabad |
Azariah |
Burial |
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NET Notes -> 2Ch 24:8; 2Ch 24:9; 2Ch 24:12; 2Ch 24:13; 2Ch 24:13; 2Ch 24:15; 2Ch 24:16; 2Ch 24:17; 2Ch 24:17; 2Ch 24:18; 2Ch 24:18; 2Ch 24:19; 2Ch 24:19; 2Ch 24:20; 2Ch 24:22; 2Ch 24:22; 2Ch 24:22; 2Ch 24:22; 2Ch 24:23; 2Ch 24:23; 2Ch 24:23; 2Ch 24:24; 2Ch 24:24; 2Ch 24:24; 2Ch 24:24; 2Ch 24:25; 2Ch 24:25; 2Ch 24:25; 2Ch 24:25; 2Ch 24:25; 2Ch 24:27; 2Ch 24:27
NET Notes: 2Ch 24:8 Heb “and the king said [it] and they made a chest and placed it in the gate of the house of the Lord outside.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 24:9 Heb “and they gave voice in Judah and Jerusalem to bring to the Lord the tax of Moses the servant of God upon Israel in the wilderness.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 24:13 Heb “and they caused the house of God to stand according to its measurements and they strengthened it.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 24:15 Heb “and Jehoiada grew old and was full of days and died; [he was] one hundred thirty years old when he died.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 24:16 The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
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NET Notes: 2Ch 24:22 Heb “and seek [ – ].” The direct object of “seek” is omitted in the Hebrew text but implied; “vengeance” is ...
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NET Notes: 2Ch 24:23 Heb “him”; the referent (Joash) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: 2Ch 24:25 The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
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