2 Chronicles 24:27
in 2 Chronicles 24The accounts of the sons of Joash, as well as the many pronouncements about him and about 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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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the rebuilding of the house of God, behold, they are written in the commentary of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
KJV
Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 24
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The greatness of the burdens laid upon him - Or, “And the multitude of burdens uttered against him.” “Burdens” (2Ki 9:25 note) are prophetical denunciations of coming evil. The repairing - See the marginal rendering. Joash’s repairs extended to the very base of the temple building. The story of the book of the kings - See the introduction to Chronicles, the second note.
This site's exposition
the greatness of the burdens
The closing formula names a source, the story of the book of the kings, one of several documents Chronicles cites without preserving, and hands the throne to Amaziah his son without incident. The dynasty promised for David's sake survives a king's murder for the second time in the book, and the succession itself is the only comment the text offers on it. Where the chapter opened with a boy king shaped by a faithful priest, it closes with that priest's own son murdered by the king he crowned, and the temple repaired in the opening verses stands finished under a reign that did not outlast the year.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
), for the wrath of God is a heavy burden, too heavy for any man to bear. Or it may be meant of the threatenings denounced against him by the prophets, for those are called burdens.
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Now concerning his sons,....
We shall here only observe, 1. That it is a happy thing for young people, when they are setting out in the world, to be under the direction of those that are wise and good and faithful to them, as Joash was under the influence of Jehoiada, during whose time he did that which was right.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The greatness of the burdens laid upon him - Meaning, probably, the heavy tribute laid upon him by the Syrians; though some think the vast sums amassed for the repairs of the temple are here intended. Written in the story - מדרש midrash, the commentary, of the book of Kings. We have met with this before; but these works are all lost, except the extracts found in Kings, Chronicles, and Ezra. These abridgments were the cause of the neglect, and finally of the destruction, of the originals. This has been often the case in works of great consequence. Trogus Pompeius wrote a general history of the world, which he brought down to the reign of Augustus, in forty-four volumes. Justin abridged them into one volume, and the original is lost.
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבָנָ֞יו | uvanav | and sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִ֧רֶ֞ב | yerev | it will be numerous of | H7235 → | 227 times |
| הַמַּשָּׂ֣א | hamasa' | the oracle | H4853 → | 66 times |
| עָלָ֗יו | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| וִיסוֹד֙ | visod | and [the] founding of | H3245 → | 43 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| הִנָּ֣ם | hinam | there they | H2005 → | 316 times |
| כְּתוּבִ֔ים | ketuvim | [are] written | H3789 → | 224 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מִדְרַ֖שׁ | midrash | [the] record of | H4097 → | |
| סֵ֣פֶר | sefer | [the] scroll of | H5612 → | 186 times |
| הַמְּלָכִ֑ים | hamelakhim | the kings | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ | vaiyimlokh | and he became king | H4427 → | 348 times |
| אֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ | ʾamatzyahu | Amaziah | H558 → | 40 times |
| בְנ֖וֹ | veno | son his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ | tachtav | in place of him | H8478 → | 505 times |
וּבָנָ֞יוand sons his
uvanavH1121 →4930 times
יִ֧רֶ֞בit will be numerous of
yerevH7235 →227 times
הַמַּשָּׂ֣אthe oracle
hamasa'H4853 →66 times
עָלָ֗יוon him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
וִיסוֹד֙and [the] founding of
visodH3245 →43 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
הִנָּ֣םthere they
hinamH2005 →316 times
כְּתוּבִ֔ים[are] written
ketuvimH3789 →224 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
מִדְרַ֖שׁ[the] record of
midrashH4097 →
סֵ֣פֶר[the] scroll of
seferH5612 →186 times
הַמְּלָכִ֑יםthe kings
hamelakhimH4428 →2525 times
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְand he became king
vaiyimlokhH4427 →348 times
אֲמַצְיָ֥הוּAmaziah
ʾamatzyahuH558 →40 times
בְנ֖וֹson his
venoH1121 →4930 times
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פin place of him
tachtavH8478 →505 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
2 Chronicles 9:29As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 12:15
Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 29:29
Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,
- 1 Kings 11:29
During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them…
- 1 Kings 11:41–43
As for the rest of the acts of Solomon—all that he did, as well as his wisdom—are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon?
- 2 Chronicles 13:22
Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, along with his ways and his words, are written in the Treatise of the Prophet Iddo.
- 2 Chronicles 12:15
Through
2 Chronicles 13:22Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, along with his ways and his words, are written in the Treatise of the Prophet Iddo.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 9:29
As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the…
- 2 Chronicles 9:29
Through
2 Chronicles 25:1Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 14:1–6
In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah.
- 2 Kings 14:1–6
Through
2 Chronicles 16:11Now the rest of the acts of Asa, from beginning to end, are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 26:22
As for the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from beginning to end, they are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.
- 2 Chronicles 26:22
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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); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
