King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.
Complete Jewish Bible:
After they had left him - and they left him seriously wounded - his own servants conspired against him because he had shed the blood of the sons of Y'hoyada the cohen; and they killed him in his own bed. After he died, they buried him in the City of David, but they didn't bury him in the tombs of the kings.
Berean Standard Bible:
And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
American Standard Version:
And when they were departed from him (for they left him very sick), his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died; and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
And when they were departed{H3212} from him,(for they left{H5800} him in great{H7227} diseases{H4251},) his own servants{H5650} conspired{H7194} against him for the blood{H1818} of the sons{H1121} of Jehoiada{H3077} the priest{H3548}, and slew{H2026} him on his bed{H4296}, and he died{H4191}: and they buried{H6912} him in the city{H5892} of David{H1732}, but they buried{H6912} him not in the sepulchres{H6913} of the kings{H4428}.
Cross-References (KJV):
2 Chronicles 24:21
- 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.
2 Chronicles 24:22
- 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].
2 Chronicles 28:27
- And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, [even] in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 14:19
- Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.
2 Kings 14:20
- And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.
2 Chronicles 21:16
- Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that [were] near the Ethiopians:
2 Chronicles 21:18
- And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.
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Commentary for 2 Chronicles 24:25
2 Chronicles 24:25 recounts the grim demise of King Joash of Judah, who had reigned for forty years. The verse is set within the historical context of the divided monarchy period, after the reign of Solomon, when the kingdom of Israel was split into the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. Joash, also known as Jehoash, ascended to the throne of Judah as a child and initially reigned under the guidance of Jehoiada the priest, who helped restore the worship of Yahweh and the proper functioning of the Temple in Jerusalem.
However, after Jehoiada's death, Joash turned away from the Lord and began to support idolatry. This shift in loyalty led to a series of misfortunes, including an invasion by the Arameans, which is alluded to in the phrase "great diseases," possibly referring to the physical ailments that afflicted Joash or the broader national distress caused by the Aramean incursion.
The verse specifically mentions that Joash's own servants conspired against him, motivated by a desire for retribution for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest. This refers to an earlier event, recorded in 2 Chronicles 22:10-12, where Joash's mother, Athaliah, had attempted to destroy the royal line of David, and in doing so, had ordered the execution of Joash's brothers, the sons of Jehoiada. Although Joash had been spared and later avenged these murders by ordering the death of Athaliah, the debt of blood was not considered fully settled, leading to the conspiracy against him.
The servants assassinated Joash on his bed, marking an inglorious end to his reign. Notably, despite his royal status, Joash was not buried in the royal tombs, signifying a dishonorable end and reflecting the deep disfavor into which he had fallen with both the people and the Lord. This act of exclusion from the sepulchres of the kings was a final indignity, emphasizing the severity of his fall from grace.
In summary, 2 Chronicles 24:25 encapsulates the tragic end of a king who began his reign under divine favor but ended it in betrayal, disease, and assassination. It highlights themes of retributive justice, the consequences of apostasy, and the importance of loyalty to Yahweh in the historical and theological narrative of the Chronicler.
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H3212
There are 938 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יָלַךְ
Transliteration: yâlak
Pronunciation: yaw-lak'
Description: a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak. - Strong's Number: H5800
There are 206 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָזַב
Transliteration: ʻâzab
Pronunciation: aw-zab'
Description: a primitive root; to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.; commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely. - Strong's Number: H7227
There are 439 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רַב
Transliteration: rab
Pronunciation: rab
Description: by contracted from רָבַב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent). - Strong's Number: H4251
There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מַחְלֻי
Transliteration: machluy
Pronunciation: makh-loo'-ee
Description: from חָלָה; a disease; disease. - Strong's Number: H5650
There are 714 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עֶבֶד
Transliteration: ʻebed
Pronunciation: eh'-bed
Description: from עָבַד; a servant; [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant. - Strong's Number: H7194
There are 44 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קָשַׁר
Transliteration: qâshar
Pronunciation: kaw-shar'
Description: a primitive root; to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league); bind (up), (make a) conspire(-acy, -ator), join together, knit, stronger, work (treason). - Strong's Number: H1818
There are 295 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דָּם
Transliteration: dâm
Pronunciation: dawm
Description: from דָּמַם (compare אָדַם); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood); blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent. - Strong's Number: H1121
There are 3654 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בֵּן
Transliteration: bên
Pronunciation: bane
Description: from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. - Strong's Number: H3077
There are 48 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יְהוֹיָדָע
Transliteration: Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ
Pronunciation: yeh-ho-yaw-daw'
Description: from יְהֹוָה and יָדַע; Jehovah-known; Jehojada, the name of three Israelites; Jehoiada. Compare יוֹיָדָע. - Strong's Number: H3548
There are 653 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כֹּהֵן
Transliteration: kôhên
Pronunciation: ko-hane'
Description: active participle of כָּהַן; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman); chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer. - Strong's Number: H2026
There are 158 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: הָרַג
Transliteration: hârag
Pronunciation: haw-rag'
Description: a primitive root; to smite with deadly intent; destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely. - Strong's Number: H4296
There are 29 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מִטָּה
Transliteration: miṭṭâh
Pronunciation: mit-taw'
Description: from נָטָה; a bed (as extended) forsleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier; bed(-chamber), bier. - Strong's Number: H4191
There are 694 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מוּת
Transliteration: mûwth
Pronunciation: mooth
Description: a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise. - Strong's Number: H6912
There are 122 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קָבַר
Transliteration: qâbar
Pronunciation: kaw-bar'
Description: a primitive root; to inter; [idiom] in any wise, bury(-ier). - Strong's Number: H5892
There are 937 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עִיר
Transliteration: ʻîyr
Pronunciation: eer
Description: or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from עוּר; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town. - Strong's Number: H1732
There are 911 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דָּוִד
Transliteration: Dâvid
Pronunciation: daw-veed'
Description: rarely (fully); דָּוִיד; from the same as דּוֹד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David. - Strong's Number: H6913
There are 62 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קֶבֶר
Transliteration: qeber
Pronunciation: keh'-ber
Description: or (feminine) קִבְרָה; from קָבַר; a sepulchre; burying place, grave, sepulchre. - Strong's Number: H4428
There are 1922 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מֶלֶךְ
Transliteration: melek
Pronunciation: meh'-lek
Description: from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.