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    2 Chronicles 24

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    Joash repaired the house of the LORD, listened to the men who abandoned it, and then ordered the son of his old benefactor to be stoned in its courtyard. The chapter has a remarkably short memory—and the stones, rather noisily, remember it for him.

    A chest for the house of the LORDvv. 1–16

    Joash became king at seven and did what was right all the days of Jehoiada. Jehoiada took two wives for him, while Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the LORD. The Levites did not make haste, so the king summoned Jehoiada and ordered a chest to be placed outside the gate. The people brought their contributions until it was full; the chest was emptied daily, and the money became stone, timber, iron, bronze, gold, and silver. The house was restored, and burnt offerings were presented regularly. Jehoiada died at 130 and was buried with the kings, which is a considerable compliment to a priest.

    The kindness forgottenvv. 17–22

    After Jehoiada’s death, the officials of Judah paid homage to Joash, and he listened to them. The house of the LORD was abandoned for the Asherah poles and idols, while prophets came to call the people back and found no audience. Then Zechariah, son of Jehoiada, stood before the people with a warning from the Spirit of God: forsaking the LORD would mean being forsaken. They conspired against him, and by the king’s order stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD. The chapter pauses over the reason: Joash had failed to remember the kindness Jehoiada had shown him. Zechariah’s final request was that the LORD see it and call the king to account.

    A small army and a large reckoningvv. 23–27

    In the spring, the army of Aram came against Joash. It entered Judah and Jerusalem, destroyed the leaders, and sent the plunder to its king in Damascus. The remarkable arithmetic is the chapter’s own: the Arameans came with only a few men, yet a very great army was delivered into their hand. They left Joash severely wounded. His own servants then conspired against him for the blood of Jehoiada’s son and killed him on his bed. He was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. The conspirators were Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess; Amaziah succeeded Joash.

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    1. 2 Chr 24:1Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.

    2. 2 Chr 24:2And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

    3. 2 Chr 24:3Jehoiada took for him two wives, and he had sons and daughters.

    4. 2 Chr 24:4Some time later, Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the LORD.

    5. 2 Chr 24:5So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.

    6. 2 Chr 24:6So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?”

    7. 2 Chr 24:7For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals.

    8. 2 Chr 24:8At the king’s command a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the house of the LORD.

    9. 2 Chr 24:9And a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they were to bring to the LORD the tax imposed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness.

    10. 2 Chr 24:10All the officers and all the people rejoiced and brought their contributions, and they dropped them in the chest until it was full.

    11. 2 Chr 24:11Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance.

    12. 2 Chr 24:12Then the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.

    13. 2 Chr 24:13So the workmen labored, and in their hands the repair work progressed. They restored the house of God according to its specifications, and they reinforced it.

    14. 2 Chr 24:14When they were finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the house of the LORD—utensils for the service and for the burnt offerings, dishes, and other objects of gold and silver. Throughout the days of Jehoiada, burnt offerings were presented regularly in the house of the LORD.

    15. 2 Chr 24:15When Jehoiada was old and full of years, he died at the age of 130.

    16. 2 Chr 24:16And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple.

    17. 2 Chr 24:17After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.

    18. 2 Chr 24:18They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.

    19. 2 Chr 24:19Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them, but they would not listen.

    20. 2 Chr 24:20Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”

    21. 2 Chr 24:21But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.

    22. 2 Chr 24:22Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”

    23. 2 Chr 24:23In the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.

    24. 2 Chr 24:24Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.

    25. 2 Chr 24:25And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

    26. 2 Chr 24:26Those who conspired against Joash were Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

    27. 2 Chr 24:27The accounts of the sons of Joash and the many pronouncements about him, and of the restoration of the house of God, are indeed written in the Treatise of the Book of the Kings. And his son Amaziah reigned in his place.

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    • 20Numbers 14:41But Moses said, “Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD? This will not succeed!
    • 22Genesis 9:5And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
    • 6Exodus 30:12–16“When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered.
    • 16Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
    • 18Joshua 22:20Was not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’”
    • 20Jeremiah 5:25Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty.
    • 22Luke 11:51from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.
    • 22 Chronicles 26:4–5And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
    • 22 Chronicles 25:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
    • 6Numbers 1:50Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.
    • 72 Chronicles 21:17So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.
    • 92 Chronicles 24:6So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?”
    • 162 Chronicles 31:20So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.
    • 182 Chronicles 24:4Some time later, Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the LORD.
    • 18Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
    • 202 Chronicles 15:1–2Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.

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