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2 Crônicas 24

BLIVRE · Chapter 24/36

1De sete anos era Joás quando começou a reinar, e quarenta anos reinou em Jerusalém. O nome de sua mãe foi Zíbia, de Berseba.

2E fez Joás o que era correto aos olhos do SENHOR todos os dias de Joiada o sacerdote.

3E tomou para ele Joiada duas mulheres; e gerou filhos e filhas.

4Depois disto aconteceu que Joás teve vontade de reparar a casa do SENHOR.

5E juntou os sacerdotes e os levitas, e disse-lhes: Saí pelas cidades de Judá, e juntai dinheiro de todo Israel, para que cada ano seja reparada a casa de vosso Deus; e vós ponde diligência no negócio. Mas os levitas não puseram diligência.

6Por isso o rei chamou a Joiada o principal, e disse-lhe: Por que não procuraste que os levitas tragam de Judá e de Jerusalém ao tabernáculo do testemunho, a oferta que impôs Moisés servo do SENHOR, e da congregação de Israel?

7Porque a ímpia Atalia e seus filhos haviam destruído a casa de Deus, e ademais haviam gastado nos ídolos todas as coisas consagradas à casa do SENHOR.

8Mandou, pois, o rei que fizessem uma arca, a qual puseram fora à porta da casa do SENHOR;

9E fizeram apregoar em Judá e em Jerusalém, que trouxessem ao SENHOR a oferta que Moisés servo de Deus havia imposto a Israel no deserto.

10E todos os príncipes e todo o povo se alegraram: e traziam, e lançavam no arca até enchê-la.

11E quando vinha o tempo para levar a arca ao magistrado do rei por mão dos levitas, quando viam que havia muito dinheiro, vinha o escriba do rei, e o que estava posto pelo sumo sacerdote, e levavam a arca, e esvaziavam-na, e traziam-na de volta a seu lugar; e assim o faziam a cada dia, e recolhiam muito dinheiro.

12O qual dava o rei e Joiada aos que faziam a obra do serviço da casa do SENHOR, e tomavam pedreiros e oficiais que reparassem a casa do SENHOR, e ferreiros e artesãos de metal para compor a casa do SENHOR.

13Faziam, pois, os oficiais a obra, e por suas mãos foi a obra restaurada, e restituíram a casa de Deus a sua condição, e a consolidaram.

14E quando houveram acabado, trouxeram o que restava do dinheiro ao rei e a Joiada, e fizeram dele vasos para a casa do SENHOR, vasos para o serviço, utensílios para os sacrifícios, colheres, vasos de ouro e de prata. E sacrificavam holocaustos continuamente na casa do SENHOR todos os dias de Joiada.

15Mas Joiada envelheceu, e morreu farto de dias: de cento e trinta anos era quando morreu.

16E sepultaram-no na cidade de Davi com os reis, porquanto havia feito bem com Israel, e para com Deus, e com sua casa.

17Depois de Joiada ter morrido, vieram os príncipes de Judá, e fizeram reverência ao rei; e o rei os ouviu.

18E abandonaram a casa do SENHOR o Deus de seus pais, e serviram aos bosques e às imagens esculpidas; e a ira veio sobre Judá e Jerusalém por este seu pecado.

19E enviou-lhes profetas, para que os reconduzissem ao SENHOR, os quais lhes protestaram: mas eles não os escutaram.

20E o espírito de Deus investiu a Zacarias, filho de Joiada o sacerdote, o qual estando sobre o povo, lhes disse: Assim disse Deus: Por que quebrantais os mandamentos do SENHOR? Não vos virá bem disso; porque por haver deixado ao SENHOR, ele também vos deixará.

21Mas eles fizeram conspiração contra ele, e cobriram-lhe de pedras por mandado do rei, no pátio da casa do SENHOR.

22Não teve, pois, memória o rei Joás da misericórdia que seu pai Joiada havia feito com ele, antes matou-lhe seu filho; o qual disse ao morrer: o SENHOR o veja, e o exija.

23À volta do ano subiu contra ele o exército da Síria; e vieram a Judá e a Jerusalém, e destruíram no povo a todos os principais dele, e enviaram todos seus despojos ao rei a Damasco.

24Porque ainda que o exército da Síria houvesse vindo com pouca gente, o SENHOR lhes entregou em suas mãos um exército muito numeroso; porquanto haviam deixado ao SENHOR o Deus de seus pais. E com Joás fizeram juízos.

25E indo-se dele os sírios, deixaram-no em muitas enfermidades; e conspiraram contra ele seus servos a causa dos sangues dos filhos de Joiada o sacerdote, e feriram-lhe em sua cama, e morreu: e sepultaram-lhe na cidade de Davi, mas não o sepultaram nos sepulcros dos reis.

26Os que conspiraram contra ele foram Zabade, filho de Simeate amonita, e Jozabade, filho de Sin moabita.

27De seus filhos, e da multiplicação que fez das rendas, e da restauração da casa do SENHOR, eis que está escrito na história do livro dos reis. E reinou em seu lugar Amazias seu filho.

📖 Chapter study

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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