2 Chronicles 18:25

18:25 Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the city official and Joash the king’s son.

2 Chronicles 24:1

Joash’s Reign

24:1 Joash was seven years old when he began to reign. He reigned for forty years in Jerusalem. ¹  His mother was Zibiah, who was from Beer Sheba.

2 Chronicles 24:22

24:22 King Joash disregarded ²  the loyalty his father Jehoiada had shown him and killed Jehoiada’s ³  son. As Zechariah ⁴  was dying, he said, “May the Lord take notice and seek vengeance!” ⁵ 

2 Chronicles 25:17

25:17 After King Amaziah of Judah consulted with his advisers, ⁶  he sent this message to the king of Israel, Joash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, “Come, face me on the battlefield.” ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 25:21

25:21 So King Joash of Israel attacked. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced each other on the battlefield ⁸  in Beth Shemesh of Judah.

[24:1]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[24:22]  ¹ tn Heb “did not remember.”

[24:22]  ² tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehoiada) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:22]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Zechariah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “and seek [ – ].” The direct object of “seek” is omitted in the Hebrew text but implied; “vengeance” is supplied for clarification.

[25:17]  ¹ tn The words “with his advisers” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[25:17]  ² tn Heb “let us look at each other [in the] face.” The expression refers here not to a visit but to meeting in battle. See v. 21.

[25:21]  ¹ tn Heb “looked at each other [in the] face.” See the note on the expression “Come on, face me on the battlefield” in v. 17.