aCf. 2 Kings 12.1–22. Jehoash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.
Word-by-Word Analysis
בןשבע
424
שנים
400
יאש
311
במלכו
98
וארבעים
329
שנה
355
מלך
90
בירושלם
588
ושם
346
אמו
47
צביה
107
מבאר
243
שבע
372
II Chronicles 24:2
Gematria: 1741
ויעשיואשהישרבעינייהוהכלימייהוידעהכהןס
All the days of the priest Jehoiada, Jehoash did what was pleasing to GOD.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויעש
386
יואש
317
הישר
515
בעיני
142
יהוה
26
כלימי
110
יהוידע
105
הכהןס
140
II Chronicles 24:3
Gematria: 2230
וישאלויהוידענשיםשתיםויולדבניםובנות
Jehoiada took two wives for him, by whom he had sons and daughters.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וישאלו
353
יהוידע
105
נשים
400
שתים
750
ויולד
56
בנים
102
ובנות
464
II Chronicles 24:4
Gematria: 1980
ויהיאחריכןהיהעםלביואשלחדשאתביתיהוה
Afterward, Joash decided to renovate the House of GOD.
He assembled the priests and the Levites and charged them as follows: “Go out to the towns of Judah and collect money from all Israel for the annual repair of the House of your God. Do it quickly.” But the Levites did not act quickly.
The king summoned Jehoiada the chief and said to him, “Why have you not seen to it that the Levites brought the tax imposed by Moses, the servant of GOD, and the congregation of Israel from Judah and Jerusalem to the Tent of the Pact?”
Whenever the chest was brought to the royal officers by the Levites, and they saw that it contained much money, the royal scribe and the agent of the chief priest came and emptied out the chest and carried it back to its place. They did this day by day, and much money was collected.
The king and Jehoiada delivered the money to those who oversaw the tasks connected with the work of the House of GOD. They hired masons and carpenters to renovate the House of GOD, as well as artisans in iron and bronze to repair the House of GOD.
When they had finished, they brought the money that was left over to the king and Jehoiada; it was made into utensils for the House of GOD, service vessels: buckets and ladles, golden and silver vessels. Burnt offerings were offered up regularly in the House of GOD all the days of Jehoiada.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וככלותם
522
הביאו
24
לפני
170
המלך
95
ויהוידע
111
אתשאר
902
הכסף
165
ויעשהו
397
כלים
100
לביתיהוה
468
כלי
60
שרת
900
והעלות
517
וכפות
512
וכלי
66
זהב
14
וכסף
166
ויהיו
37
מעלים
190
עלות
506
בביתיהוה
440
תמיד
454
כל
50
ימי
60
יהוידעפ
185
II Chronicles 24:15
Gematria: 2815
ויזקןיהוידעוישבעימיםוימתבןמאהושלשיםשנהבמותו
Jehoiada reached a ripe old age and died; he was one hundred and thirty years old at his death.
They forsook the House of the ETERNAL God of their ancestors to serve the sacred postsbsacred posts See note at 14.2. and idols; and there was wrath upon Judah and Jerusalem because of this guilt of theirs.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויעזבו
101
אתבית
813
יהוה
26
אלהי
46
אבותיהם
464
ויעבדו
98
אתהאשרים
957
ואתהעצבים
624
ויהיקצף
301
עליהודה
130
וירושלם
592
באשמתם
783
זאת
408
II Chronicles 24:19
Gematria: 1272
וישלחבהםנבאיםלהשיבםאליהוהויעידובםולאהאזינוס
GOD sent prophets among them to bring them back; they admonished them but they would not pay heed.
Then the spirit of God enveloped Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest; he stood above the people and said to them, “Thus God said: Why do you transgress the commandments of GOD when you cannot succeed? Since you have forsaken GOD, you yourselves have been forsaken.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ורוח
220
אלהים
86
לבשה
337
אתזכריה
643
בןיהוידע
157
הכהן
80
ויעמד
130
מעל
140
לעם
140
ויאמר
257
להם
75
כה
25
אמר
241
האלהים
91
למה
75
אתם
441
עברים
322
אתמצות
937
יהוה
26
ולא
37
תצליחו
544
כיעזבתם
549
אתיהוה
427
ויעזב
95
אתכם
461
II Chronicles 24:21
Gematria: 2432
ויקשרועליווירגמהואבןבמצותהמלךבחצרביתיהוה
They conspired against him and pelted him with stones in the court of the House of GOD, by order of the king.
King Joash disregarded the loyalty that his father Jehoiada had shown to him, and killed his son. As he was dying, he said, “May GOD see and requite it.”
At the turn of the year, the army of Aram marched against him; they invaded Judah and Jerusalem, and wiped out all the officers of the people from among the people, and sent all the booty they took to the king of Damascus.
The invading army of Aram had come with but a few men, but GOD delivered a very large army into their hands, because they had forsaken the ETERNAL God of their ancestors. They inflicted punishments on Joash.
When they withdrew, having left him with many wounds, his courtiers plotted against him because of the murdercmurder Lit. “blood.” of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in bed. He died and was buried in the City of David; he was not buried in the tombs of the kings.
As to his sons, and the many pronouncements against him, and his rebuilding of the House of God, they are recorded in the story in the book of the kings. His son Amaziah succeeded him as king.