24:23 At the beginning 1 of the year the Syrian army attacked 2 Joash 3 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, 4 for the people of Judah 5 had abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors. The Syrians 6 gave Joash what he deserved. 7
1 tn Heb “turning.”
2 tn Heb “went up against.”
3 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joash) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “though with a small amount of men the army of Aram came, the
5 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the people of Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Syrians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Heb “executed judgments [on] Joash.”