2 Chronicles 24:2

24:2 Joash did what the Lord approved ¹  throughout the lifetime ²  of Jehoiada the priest.

2 Chronicles 24:17-22

24:17 After Jehoiada died, the officials of Judah visited the king and declared their loyalty to him. ³  The king listened to their advice. ⁴  24:18 They abandoned the temple of the Lord God of their ancestors, ⁵  and worshiped ⁶  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. ⁷  They warned ⁸  the people, but they would not pay attention. 24:20 God’s Spirit energized ⁹  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 ¹⁰  the loyalty his father Jehoiada had shown him and killed Jehoiada’s ¹¹  son. As Zechariah ¹²  was dying, he said, “May the Lord take notice and seek vengeance!” ¹³ 

[24:2]  ¹ tn Heb “and Joash did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”

[24:2]  ² tn Heb “all the days of.”

[24:17]  ³ tn Heb “came and bowed down to the king.”

[24:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “to them.”

[24:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 24).

[24:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “served.”

[24:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he sent among them prophets to bring them back to the Lord.”

[24:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “testified among.”

[24:20]  ⁹ tn Heb “clothed.”

[24:22]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “did not remember.”

[24:22]  ¹¹ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehoiada) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:22]  ¹² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Zechariah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:22]  ¹³ tn Heb “and seek [ – ].” The direct object of “seek” is omitted in the Hebrew text but implied; “vengeance” is supplied for clarification.