2 Chronicles 23:1

23:1 In the seventh year Jehoiada made a bold move. He made a pact ¹  with the officers of the units of hundreds: Azariah son of Jehoram, Ishmael son of Jehochanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zikri.

2 Chronicles 23:14

23:14 Jehoiada the priest sent out the officers of the units of hundreds, who were in charge of the army, and ordered them, “Bring her outside the temple to the guards. ²  Put the sword to anyone who follows her.” The priest gave this order because he had decided she should not be executed in the Lord’s temple. ³ 

2 Chronicles 23:18

23:18 Jehoiada then assigned the duties of the Lord’s temple to the priests, the Levites whom David had assigned to the Lord’s temple. They were responsible for offering burnt sacrifices to the Lord with joy and music, according to ⁴  the law of Moses and the edict of David.

2 Chronicles 24:14

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.

2 Chronicles 24:20

24:20 God’s Spirit energized ⁵  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!’”

2 Chronicles 24:25

24:25 When they withdrew, they left Joash ⁶  badly wounded. His servants plotted against him because of what he had done to ⁷  the son ⁸  of Jehoiada the priest. They murdered him on his bed. Thus ⁹  he died and was buried in the City of David, ¹⁰  but not in the tombs of the kings.

[23:1]  ¹ tn Or “covenant.”

[23:14]  ² tn Heb “ranks.”

[23:14]  ³ tn Heb “for the priest had said, ‘Do not put her to death in the house of the Lord.’”

[23:18]  ³ tn Heb “as it is written in.”

[24:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “clothed.”

[24:25]  ⁵ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joash) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “because of the shed blood of.”

[24:25]  ⁷ tc The MT has the plural בְּנֵי (bÿney, “sons”), but the final yod is dittographic. Note the yod that immediately follows.

[24:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “and he died.”

[24:25]  ⁹ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.