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2 Chronicles 24 Summary
Joash Repairs the Temple, Then Turns Away
King Joash, beginning his reign at age seven, does right in the LORD's sight while Jehoiada the priest guides him. Together they repair the temple of the LORD, gathering donations from Israel and Judah. The temple restoration is completed and furnishings are made from the remaining funds. After Jehoiada dies at one hundred thirty years old, Judah's princes persuade Joash to abandon the LORD and serve idols. God sends prophets to call them back, but they refuse. When the prophet Zechariah (Jehoiada's son) rebukes them, Joash commands the people to stone him to death in the temple court.
Key themes
Key verses
2 Chronicles 24:2
“And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.”
2 Chronicles 24:4-5
“And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD.”
2 Chronicles 24:17-18
“Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.”
2 Chronicles 24:21-22
“And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD.”
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