2 Chronicles 24:17
in 2 Chronicles 24After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
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ASV
Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.
KJV
Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 24
Commentary
8 notes on this verseSome such thing we read of in the book of Chronicles. For Joash the king of Judah at the age of seven was summoned by Jehoiada the priest to the kingdom and by the witness of Scripture is commended for all his actions as long as the aforesaid priest lived. But hear what Scripture relates of him after Jehoiada's death and how he was puffed up with pride and given over to a most disgraceful state.
This site's exposition
the officials of Judah came
on 2 Chronicles 24:17-19
After Jehoiada dies, “the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them”. Second Kings 12 does not carry this scene, and Chronicles alone records the fall. Judah abandons the temple for Asherah poles and idols, bringing wrath on Judah and Jerusalem.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Made obeisance - In that posture presenting their requests to him, that they might not be confined to troublesome journeys to Jerusalem, but might have the liberty, which their fore-fathers enjoyed, os worshipping God in the high-places. This liberty once obtained, they knew they could worship idols without disturbance: which was the thing at which they aimed.
Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah,.... Who had been secretly inclined to idolatry, but durst not discover it during the life of Jehoiada; whose influence at court was too great for them to counterwork, but when dead they came to court: and made obeisance to the king; bowed in a very lowly manner, fawned upon him, and flattered him.
They made obeisance to the king, flattered him into an opinion of his absolute power, promised to stand by him in making his royal will and pleasure pass for a law, any divine precept or institution to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding. And he hearkened to them: their discourse pleased him, and was more agreeable than Jehoiada's dictates used to be.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The nobles had taken part in the revolution which placed Joash on the throne 2Ch 23:2, 2Ch 23:13, 2Ch 23:20, but probably on political rather than on religious grounds. They might dislike the rule of a woman and a foreigner without participating in the zeal of Jehoiada for purity of religion. They now petitioned for a toleration of idolatry, not for a return to the condition of things which prevailed under Athaliah. No doubt they carried a considerable party with them; but the temple-worship continued, as appears from the history of Zechariah 2Ch 24:
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
With strong professions of allegiance they humbly requested that they might not be subjected to the continued necessity of frequent and expensive journeys to Jerusalem, but allowed the privilege their fathers had enjoyed of worshipping God in high places at home.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The princes of Judah - made obeisance to the king - I believe the Targum has given the true sense of this verse: “After the death of Jehoiada, the great men of Judah came and adored King Joash, and seduced him; and then the king received from them their idols.”
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
And [the officers of Judah] bowed to the king, at which point the king listened to them.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַֽחֲרֵ֥י | veacharei | and after | H310 → | 715 times |
| מוֹת֙ | mot | [the] death of | H4194 → | 156 times |
| יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע | yehoyada' | Jehoiada | H3077 → | 51 times |
| בָּ֚אוּ | bau | they came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| שָׂרֵ֣י | sarei | [the] leaders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| יְהוּדָ֔ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ | vaiyishtachavu | and they bowed down | H7812 → | 172 times |
| לַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | lamelekh | to the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אָ֛ז | ʾaz | then | H227 → | 141 times |
| שָׁמַ֥ע | shama' | he listened | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ | ʾaleihem | to them | H413 → | 5510 times |
וְאַֽחֲרֵ֥יand after
veachareiH310 →715 times
מוֹת֙[the] death of
motH4194 →156 times
יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עJehoiada
yehoyada'H3077 →51 times
בָּ֚אוּthey came
bauH935 →2568 times
שָׂרֵ֣י[the] leaders of
sareiH8269 →421 times
יְהוּדָ֔הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּand they bowed down
vaiyishtachavuH7812 →172 times
לַמֶּ֑לֶךְto the king
lamelekhH4428 →2525 times
אָ֛זthen
ʾazH227 →141 times
שָׁמַ֥עhe listened
shama'H8085 →1159 times
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃to them
ʾaleihemH413 →5510 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Daniel 11:32With flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought.…
- Psalms 9:10
Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
- Zechariah 10:12
I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
- John 17:3
Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
- Micah 5:7–9
Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
Through
Proverbs 20:19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
it leads to
- Proverbs 11:13
A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
- Proverbs 13:3
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
- Proverbs 18:8
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
- Proverbs 11:13
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Cassian, INSTITUTES 12.21; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.