2 Chronicles 24:25

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.

2 Chronicles 24:2

24:2 Joash did what the Lord approved throughout the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest.

2 Chronicles 14:1

14:1 (13:23) Abijah passed away and was buried in the City of David. 10  His son Asa replaced him as king. During his reign 11  the land had rest for ten years.


tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joash) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “because of the shed blood of.”

tc The MT has the plural בְּנֵי (bÿney, “sons”), but the final yod is dittographic. Note the yod that immediately follows.

tn Heb “and he died.”

sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

tn Heb “and Joash did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”

tn Heb “all the days of.”

sn Beginning with 14:1, the verse numbers through 14:15 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 14:1 ET = 13:23 HT, 14:2 ET = 14:1 HT, 14:3 ET = 14:2 HT, etc., through 14:15 ET = 14:14 HT. Beginning with 15:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.

tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

10 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

11 tn Heb “in his days.”