2 Chronicles 24:2

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

2 Chronicles 24:22

24:22 King Joash disregarded ³  the loyalty his father Jehoiada had shown him and killed Jehoiada’s ⁴  son. As Zechariah ⁵  was dying, he said, “May the Lord take notice and seek vengeance!” ⁶ 

[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.”

[24:22]  ³ tn Heb “did not remember.”

[24:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehoiada) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Zechariah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “and seek [ – ].” The direct object of “seek” is omitted in the Hebrew text but implied; “vengeance” is supplied for clarification.