2 Chronicles 24:22 BSB

2 Chronicles 24:22

Thus 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.”

BSB

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ASV

Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, Jehovah look upon it, and require it.

KJV

Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The Lord look upon it, and require it.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Cassian

INSTITUTES 12.21 (435)

Some 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.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Require it - Make inquisition for innocent blood. But the words may be rendered, The Lord will look upon it, and require it, will require satisfaction from you for it.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The Lord look upon it, and require it - And so he did; for, at the end of that year, the Syrians came against Judah, destroyed all the princes of the people, sent their spoils to Damascus; and Joash, the murderer of the prophet, the son of his benefactor, was himself murdered by his own servants. Here was a most signal display of the Divine retribution. On the subject of the death of this prophet the reader is requested to refer to the note on Mat 23:34, Mat 23:35.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְלֹא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
זָכַ֞ר	za.Khar	he remembered	H2142 →
יוֹאָ֣שׁ	yo.'Ash	Joash	H3101 →
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
הַחֶ֙סֶד֙	ha.Che.sed	the loyalty	H2617 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
עָשָׂ֜ה	'a.Sah	he had done	H6213 →
יְהוֹיָדָ֤ע	ye.ho.ya.Da'	Jehoiada	H3077 →
אָבִיו֙	'a.Viv	father his	H1 →
עִמּ֔וֹ	i.Mo	with him	H5973 →
וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖ג	vai.ya.ha.Rog	and he killed	H2026 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בְּנ֑וֹ	be.No	son his	H1121 →
וּכְמוֹת֣וֹ	u.khe.mo.To	and when dying he	H4191 →
אָמַ֔ר	'a.Mar	he said	H559 →
יֵ֥רֶא	Ye.re'	may he see	H7200 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וְיִדְרֹֽשׁ׃ פ	ve.yid.Rosh	and may he require	H1875 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 11:51
from 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.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 24:20–22
  Then 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…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Hebrews 11:4
  By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he…
- Matthew 23:35
  And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and…
- Zechariah 1:1
  In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying:
- 1 John 3:12
  Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
Through
Revelation 19:2
For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:43
  Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries…
- Revelation 6:10
  And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”
Through
Genesis 9:5
And 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:
leads to
- Exodus 21:28–29
  If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

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06About 2 Chronicles

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About 2 Chronicles