Charles Spurgeon Commentary 2 Chronicles 24
Charles Spurgeon Commentary
2 Chronicles 24
Charles Spurgeon Commentary
2 Chronicles 24
"Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Zibiah, of Beer-sheba." — 2 Chronicles 24:1 (ASV)
Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem.
He might have reigned much longer had he not erred and turned aside from the right way, and so brought judgment upon himself.
"Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Zibiah, of Beer-sheba. And Joash did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest." — 2 Chronicles 24:1-2 (ASV)
His mother's name also was Zibiah of Beersheba. And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
As long as his uncle lived, that truly devout statesman as well as priest of the Lord, Joash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord.
"And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters. And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to restore the house of Jehovah." — 2 Chronicles 24:3-4 (ASV)
And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters. And it came to pass after this,
Probably, some twenty-three years after.
"And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to restore the house of Jehovah." — 2 Chronicles 24:4 (ASV)
That Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD.
Jehoiada had with him broken in pieces the images of Baal, and battered down the temples of the idols; and now the young king is "minded to repair the house of Jehovah."
"And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year; and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not." — 2 Chronicles 24:5 (ASV)
It is a great pity when those who live in the house of God do not have enough interest in it to see to its repair. The fact was, the offerings presented at the temple, like the tithes in modern times, were intended not only for the ministers, but for the maintenance of the building, too. But these priests and Levites would not allow anything to be deducted from their own income even for the repair of the house in which they served. So Joash ordained that special collections should be made for the purpose.
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