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2 Crônicas 24

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1Tinha Joás sete annos d'edade quando começou a reinar, e quarenta annos reinou em Jerusalem: e era o nome de sua mãe Zibia, de Berseba.

2E fez Joás o que era recto aos olhos do Senhor, todos os dias do sacerdote Joiada.

3E tomou-lhe Joiada duas mulheres, e gerou filhos e filhas.

4E succedeu depois d'isto que veiu ao coração de Joás de renovar a casa do Senhor.

5Ajuntou pois os sacerdotes e os levitas, e disse-lhes: Sahi pelas cidades de Judah, e ajuntae o dinheiro de todo o Israel para reparar a casa do vosso Deus de anno em anno; e vós apressae este negocio. Porém os levitas não se apressaram.

6E o rei chamou a Joiada, o chefe, e disse-lhe: Porque não fizeste inquirição entre os levitas: para que trouxessem de Judah e de Jerusalem a offerta de Moysés, servo do Senhor, e da congregação d'Israel, á tenda do testemunho?

7Porque, sendo Athalia impia, seus filhos arruinaram a casa de Deus, e até todas as coisas sagradas da casa do Senhor empregaram em Baalin.

8E deu o rei ordem e fizeram uma arca, e a pozeram fóra, á porta da casa do Senhor.

9E publicou-se em Judah e em Jerusalem que trouxessem ao Senhor a offerta de Moysés, o servo do Senhor, imposta a Israel no deserto.

10Então todos os principes, e todo o povo se alegraram, e a trouxeram e a lançaram na arca, até que a acabaram de lançar.

11E succedeu que, ao tempo que traziam a arca pelas mãos dos levitas, segundo o mandado do rei, e vendo que já havia muito dinheiro, vinha o escrivão do rei, e o deputado do summo sacerdote, e esvaziavam a arca, e a tomavam, e a tornavam ao seu logar: assim faziam de dia em dia, e ajuntaram dinheiro em abundancia,

12O qual o rei e Joiada davam aos que tinham cargo da obra do serviço da casa do Senhor; e alugaram pedreiros e carpinteiros, para renovarem a casa do Senhor; como tambem ferreiros e serralheiros, para repararem a casa do Senhor.

13E os que tinham cargo da obra faziam que a reparação da obra fosse crescendo pela sua mão: e restauraram a casa de Deus no seu estado, e a fortaleceram.

14E, depois de acabarem, trouxeram o resto do dinheiro para diante do rei e de Joiada, e d'elle fez vasos para a casa do Senhor, vasos para ministrar, e offerecer, e perfumadores e vasos d'oiro e de prata. E continuamente sacrificaram holocaustos na casa do Senhor, todos os dias de Joiada.

15E envelheceu Joiada, e morreu farto de dias: era da edade de cento e trinta annos quando morreu.

16E o sepultaram na cidade de David com os reis; porque tinha feito bem em Israel, e para com Deus e a sua casa.

17Porém depois da morte de Joiada vieram os principes de Judah e prostraram-se perante o rei: e o rei os ouviu.

18E deixaram a casa do Senhor, Deus de seus paes, e serviram as imagens do bosque e os idolos: então veiu grande ira sobre Judah e Jerusalem por causa d'esta sua culpa.

19Porém enviou prophetas entre elles, para os fazer tornar ao Senhor, os quaes protestaram contra elles; mas elles não deram ouvidos.

20E o Espirito de Deus revestiu a Zacharias, filho do sacerdote Joiada, o qual se poz em pé acima do povo, e lhes disse: Assim diz Deus: Porque transgredis os mandamentos do Senhor? portanto não prosperareis; porque deixastes ao Senhor, tambem elle vos deixará.

21E elles conspiraram contra elle, e o apedrejaram com pedras, pelo mandado do rei, no pateo da casa do Senhor.

22Assim o rei Joás não se lembrou da beneficencia que seu pae Joiada lhe fizera, porém matou-lhe o filho, o qual, morrendo, disse: O Senhor o verá, e o requererá.

23E succedeu, no decurso de um anno, que o exercito da Syria subiu contra elle, e vieram a Judah e a Jerusalem, e destruiram d'entre o povo a todos os principes do povo; e todo o seu despojo enviaram ao rei de Damasco.

24Porque, ainda que o exercito dos syros viera com poucos homens, comtudo o Senhor deu na sua mão um exercito de grande multidão, porquanto deixaram ao Senhor, Deus de seus paes. Assim executaram os juizos contra Joás.

25E, retirando-se d'elle (porque em grandes enfermidades o deixaram) seus servos conspiraram contra elle por causa do sangue do filho do sacerdote Joiada, e o mataram na sua cama, e morreu: e o sepultaram na cidade de David, porém não o sepultaram nos sepulchros dos reis.

26Estes pois foram os que conspiraram contra elle: Zabad, filho de Simeath, a ammonita, e Jozabat, filho de Simreth, a moabita.

27E, quanto a seus filhos, e á grandeza do cargo que se lhe impôz, e ao estabelecimento da casa de Deus, eis que está escripto na historia do livro dos reis: e Amasias, seu filho, reinou em seu logar.

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Summary

Joash reigns well while the priest Jehoiada, his mentor, is alive, organizing the repair of the temple with contributions from the people. But after Jehoiada's death, Joash turns away from God, even having Jehoiada's own son put to death for denouncing this apostasy. As a result, Judah is attacked by Syria, and Joash is assassinated by his own servants.

Explanation

Joash's trajectory dramatically illustrates how spiritual faithfulness can depend excessively on outside influence rather than genuine personal conviction: while Jehoiada was alive to guide him, Joash did what was right, but as soon as that influence was gone, he quickly became corrupt. The most shocking act of the chapter is Joash having Zechariah, son of the very Jehoiada who had saved him as an infant and crowned him king, stoned to death simply for daring to denounce his idolatry — an act of ingratitude and cruelty that Jesus later cites in the New Testament as the supreme example of the rejection of God's messengers throughout Israel's history. Joash's violent death at the hands of his own servants, driven by vengeance for the blood of Zechariah, shows the tragic, cyclical consequences of violence and apostasy.

Fun facts

  • Jesus directly mentions 'the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias' (Matthew 23:35) as an example of the historical pattern of rejecting and persecuting God's faithful messengers, a direct reference to this episode in 2 Chronicles.
  • Zechariah's last words before dying, 'The Lord look upon it, and require it,' echo as a plea for divine justice that is fulfilled just a few verses later with the assassination of Joash.

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. 2 Crônicas 24:1Joash was only seven years old when he began to reign, and he governed forty years in Jerusalem; his mother’s name was Zibiah, of Beersheba.
  2. 2 Crônicas 24:2The Chronicler praises Joash, but with an important qualification already built in: he did what was right as long as the priest Jehoiada was alive — a condition that will carry weight later on.
  3. 2 Crônicas 24:3Jehoiada chooses two wives for Joash, who has sons and daughters with them — the priest cares for the young king almost like a guardian.
  4. 2 Crônicas 24:4Once grown, Joash decides it is time to restore the temple, which had fallen into disrepair since the days of Athaliah.
  5. 2 Crônicas 24:5Joash orders the priests and Levites to go through the cities of Judah collecting money every year for the repair of the temple, but the Levites are slow to act.
  6. 2 Crônicas 24:6Faced with the delay, the king summons Jehoiada and asks why he had not required the Levites to collect the tax that Moses had already established for the upkeep of the tabernacle.
  7. 2 Crônicas 24:7The text explains the reason for the urgency: the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken up the temple and had even used its sacred objects for the worship of the Baals.
  8. 2 Crônicas 24:8Joash has a chest for donations set up at the gate of the temple to collect money for the building’s repair, a very concrete, straightforward collection system, almost like a public collection box.
  9. 2 Crônicas 24:9An official proclamation is announced throughout Judah and Jerusalem, calling on the people to bring the contribution that Moses had already established in the wilderness.
  10. 2 Crônicas 24:10The officials and the people rejoice at the request and bring the money, putting it all into the collection chest until it is full.
  11. 2 Crônicas 24:11Whenever the chest was full, a scribe of the king and an officer of the high priest would empty its contents and put it back in place — a process repeated daily until an enormous sum had been gathered.
  12. 2 Crônicas 24:12The king and Jehoiada hand this money over to those in charge of the work, who hire masons, carpenters, ironworkers, and metalworkers for the complete repair of the temple.
  13. 2 Crônicas 24:13The workers press on steadily with the project, restoring the temple to its original condition and even strengthening it further.
  14. 2 Crônicas 24:14With the money left over, they make gold and silver vessels for the temple service, and regular sacrifices resume as long as Jehoiada is still alive.
  15. 2 Crônicas 24:15Jehoiada grows old and dies satisfied, having lived a hundred thirty years — an exceptionally long life even by biblical standards.
  16. 2 Crônicas 24:16Because of the good he did for Israel and for the temple itself, Jehoiada is buried in the City of David among the kings, a rare honor for someone who was not royalty.
  17. 2 Crônicas 24:17As soon as Jehoiada dies, the officials of Judah come to Joash and persuade him to listen to them — opening the way for the change of course that follows.
  18. 2 Crônicas 24:18Without Jehoiada’s influence, the people abandon the temple and go back to serving sacred poles and idols, drawing God’s wrath down on Judah and Jerusalem.
  19. 2 Crônicas 24:19God sends prophets to try to bring the people back, but they simply will not listen to the warnings.
  20. 2 Crônicas 24:20The Spirit of God comes upon Zechariah, son of Jehoiada himself, who confronts the people publicly: because they have forsaken the Lord, He will also forsake them.
  21. 2 Crônicas 24:21After the priest Jehoiada dies, King Joash himself — raised and protected by Jehoiada as a child — has Zechariah, Jehoiada’s son, stoned to death simply for denouncing the idolatry the king had returned to. It is one of the most shocking betrayals in the book, still remembered centuries later as an example of innocent blood shed.
  22. 2 Crônicas 24:22Joash completely forgets the loyalty Jehoiada showed him, and even has his son put to death — who, as he lay dying, declares, “The Lord look upon it, and require it.”
  23. 2 Crônicas 24:23A year later, the army of Syria invades Judah and Jerusalem, kills the leaders of the people, and sends all the plunder to the king of Damascus.
  24. 2 Crônicas 24:24Even coming with only a small force, the Syrian army wins because God hands Judah over to them — a direct punishment for forsaking the Lord, carrying out judgment against Joash.
  25. 2 Crônicas 24:25Shortly after this murder, Joash’s own servants conspire and kill him in his bed, as if the text wanted to close this story with a direct consequence for what he had done to Jehoiada’s son.
  26. 2 Crônicas 24:26The conspirators who kill Joash are named: Zabad, son of an Ammonite woman, and Jehozabad, son of a Moabite woman.
  27. 2 Crônicas 24:27The rest of Joash’s story, including his sons and the restoration of the temple, is recorded in the book of the kings; his son Amaziah takes the throne next.

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