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Zechariah’s last words as he died were, “May the LORD see what they are doing and avenge my death!” <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness that Jehoiada, Zechariah’s father, had shown him, but killed his son. And when he was dying, he said, “May the LORD see and avenge!” <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.” <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/24.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/24.htm">New King James Version</a> Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son; and as he died, he said, “The LORD look on it, and repay!” <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had shown him, but he murdered his son. And as Zechariah died he said, “May the LORD see and avenge!” <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness which his father Jehoiada had shown him, but he murdered his son. And as he died he said, &#8220May the LORD see and avenge!&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness which his father Jehoiada had shown him, but he murdered his son. And as he died he said, “May the LORD see and avenge!” <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Thus Joash the king did not remember the lovingkindness which his father Jehoiada had shown him, but he killed his son. And as he died he said, “May Yahweh see and avenge!” <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada, Zechariah’s father, had shown him, but he murdered his son. And when Zechariah was dying, he said, “May the LORD see this and require an accounting!” <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> King Joash didn’t remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him, but killed his son. While he was dying, he said, “May the LORD see and demand an account.” <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> King Joash didn&#8217t remember the kindness that Zechariah&#8217s father Jehoiada had extended to him, but killed his son. While he was dying, he said, &#8220May the LORD see and demand an account.&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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, Jehovah look upon it, and require it. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> King Joash did not remember how kind Zechariah's father, Jehoiada, had been to him. Instead, he killed Jehoiada's son. As Zechariah died, he said, "May the LORD see [this] and get revenge!" <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> The king forgot about the loyal service that Zechariah's father Jehoiada had given him, and he had Zechariah killed. As Zechariah was dying, he called out, "May the LORD see what you are doing and punish you!" <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> This is how King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah's father Jehoiada had shown him: he killed his son. As he lay dying, Zechariah cried out, "May the LORD watch this and avenge." <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah?s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada?s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, ?May the LORD see this and call you to account.? <a href="/net/2_chronicles/24.htm">NET Bible</a> King Joash disregarded the loyalty his father Jehoiada had shown him and killed Jehoiada's son. As Zechariah was dying, he said, "May the LORD take notice and seek vengeance!" <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. When he died, he said, "May the LORD look at it, and repay it." <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/24.htm">World English Bible</a> Thus Joash the king didn’t remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. When he died, he said, “May Yahweh look at it, and repay it.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Joash the king has not remembered the kindness that his father Jehoiada did with him, and slays his son, and in his death he said, “YHWH sees and requires.” <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Joash the king hath not remembered the kindness that Jehoiada his father did with him, and slayeth his son, and in his death he said, 'Jehovah doth see, and require.' <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father did with him, and he will kill his son. And in his death he said, Jehovah will see and seek out.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And king Joas did not remember the kindness that Joiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. And when he died, he said: The Lord see, and require it. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And king Joash did not remember the mercy with which Jehoiada, his father, had treated him; instead he put to death his son. And as he was dying, he said: “May the Lord see and take account.” <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/24.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus King Joash was unmindful of the devotion shown him by Jehoiada, Zechariah’s father, and killed the son. As he was dying, he said, “May the LORD see and avenge.” <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> King Joash did not remember the kindness that Jehoiada, Zechariah’s father, had shown him, but killed his son. As he was dying, he said, “May the LORD see and avenge!”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiadah his father had done to him, but he slew his sons after him. And when his sons were about to be slain, they said, May the LORD see and avenge it. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Yoash the King was not affected by the kindness that his father Yawida the Priest had done for him, and he killed his sons after him; and his sons, as they were being killed, were saying: ”LORD JEHOVAH shall see and he shall avenge!” <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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.' <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> So Joas remembered not the kindness which his father Jodae had exercised towards him, but slew his son. And as he died, he said, The Lord look upon it, and judge. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=6048" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/24.htm">The Wickedness of Joash</a> …21But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD. 22<a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">Thus King</a> <a href="/hebrew/3101.htm" title="3101: yō·w·’āš (N-proper-ms) -- Joash. Or Yoash; a form of Yhow'ash; Joash, the name of six Israelites.">Joash</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">failed to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: zā·ḵar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ha·ḥe·seḏ (Art:: N-ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">the kindness</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">Zechariah’s father</a> <a href="/hebrew/3077.htm" title="3077: yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘ (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD knows, the name of several Isr. From Yhovah and yada'; Jehovah-known; Jehojada, the name of three Israelites.">Jehoiada</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">had extended</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">to him.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: way·ya·hă·rōḡ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">Instead, Joash killed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">Jehoiada’s son.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: ū·ḵə·mō·w·ṯōw (Conj-w, Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">As he lay dying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Zechariah said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">“May the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: yê·re (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: wə·yiḏ·rōš (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">and call you to account.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35</a> And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. <a href="/luke/11-51.htm">Luke 11:51</a> from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation. <a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Hebrews 11:37-38</a> They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. / The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground. <a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a> Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— <a href="/matthew/21-35.htm">Matthew 21:35-36</a> But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. / Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them. <a href="/luke/20-9.htm">Luke 20:9-15</a> Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed. / So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed. ... <a href="/jeremiah/26-20.htm">Jeremiah 26:20-23</a> Now there was another man prophesying in the name of the LORD, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land the same things that Jeremiah did. / King Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and officials heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah found out about it, he fled in fear and went to Egypt. / Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor along with some other men. ... <a href="/2_kings/12-2.htm">2 Kings 12:2-3</a> And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest. / Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a> Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a> But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. <a href="/psalms/106-34.htm">Psalm 106:34-39</a> They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them, / but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs. / They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them. ... <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a> Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. <a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Ezekiel 22:6-12</a> See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood. / Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed. / You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths. ... <a href="/zechariah/1-4.htm">Zechariah 1:4-6</a> Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD. / Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever? / But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’” <a href="/matthew/5-12.htm">Matthew 5:12</a> Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 on it, and require it.remembered<a href="/psalms/109-4.htm">Psalm 109:4</a> For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.<a href="/luke/17-15.htm">Luke 17:15-18</a> And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, … <a href="/john/10-32.htm">John 10:32</a> Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?but slew his son<a href="/proverbs/17-13.htm">Proverbs 17:13</a> Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.<a href="/genesis/9-5.htm">Genesis 9:5</a> And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.<a href="/jeremiah/11-20.htm">Jeremiah 11:20</a> But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.<a href="/jeremiah/26-14.htm">Jeremiah 26:14,15</a> As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you… and require it<a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Psalm 10:14</a> Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.<a href="/jeremiah/51-56.htm">Jeremiah 51:56</a> Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/9-7.htm">Avenge</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-21.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-15.htm">Died</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-16.htm">Good</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-12.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-20.htm">Jehoiada</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-17.htm">Jehoi'ada</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-4.htm">Joash</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-4.htm">Jo'ash</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-21.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-23.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-5.htm">Murdered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-9.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-42.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-21.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-3.htm">Require</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-10.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-8.htm">Slayeth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-21.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-11.htm">Zechariah's</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/esther/8-13.htm">Avenge</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-3.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-25.htm">Died</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-6.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/58-3.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-25.htm">Jehoiada</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-28.htm">Jehoi'ada</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-24.htm">Joash</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-21.htm">Jo'ash</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-25.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-25.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-12.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-3.htm">Murdered</a> <a href="/ezra/4-5.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/esther/2-1.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/ezra/7-21.htm">Require</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-25.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-3.htm">Slayeth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-25.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/luke/1-8.htm">Zechariah's</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 24</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/24-1.htm">Joash reigns well all the days of Jehoiada</a> 4. <a href="/2_chronicles/24-4.htm">He gives order for the repair of the temple</a> 15. <a href="/2_chronicles/24-15.htm">Jehoiada's death and honorable burial</a> 17. <a href="/2_chronicles/24-17.htm">Joash, falling into idolatry, slays Zechariah the son of Jehoiada</a> 23. <a href="/2_chronicles/24-23.htm">Joash is spoiled by the Syrians, and slain by Zabad and Jehozabad</a> 27. <a href="/2_chronicles/24-27.htm">Amaziah succeeds him</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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King Joash's failure to remember Jehoiada's kindness highlights a significant moral and spiritual lapse. Jehoiada, the high priest, had been instrumental in preserving Joash's life and establishing him as king (2 Chronicles 23). This act of ingratitude is a recurring theme in Scripture, where leaders forget the divine and human assistance they received (<a href="/deuteronomy/8-11.htm">Deuteronomy 8:11-14</a>). The kindness Jehoiada extended can be seen as a type of God's grace, which is often forgotten by those who turn away from Him.Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. This act of violence against Zechariah, Jehoiada's son, marks a stark betrayal and a departure from the covenantal faithfulness expected of a king in Israel. The murder of a prophet, especially one who was the son of his benefactor, underscores Joash's moral decline and the influence of idolatrous practices that had crept into Judah (<a href="/2_chronicles/24-17.htm">2 Chronicles 24:17-18</a>). This event foreshadows the rejection and persecution of prophets throughout Israel's history, culminating in the rejection of Jesus Christ, the ultimate prophet (<a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a>).As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.” Zechariah's dying words serve as both a prophetic declaration and a call for divine justice. In the biblical narrative, God is often portrayed as the ultimate judge who sees all actions and holds individuals accountable (<a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Genesis 18:25</a>). This plea for divine retribution is echoed in the Psalms and the prophetic literature, where the righteous call upon God to vindicate them (<a href="/psalms/7-9.htm">Psalm 7:9</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/11-20.htm">Jeremiah 11:20</a>). Zechariah's words also prefigure the New Testament theme of divine judgment and accountability, as seen in passages like <a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a> and <a href="/revelation/6-10.htm">Revelation 6:10</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/k/king_joash.htm">King Joash</a> The king of Judah who initially did what was right in the eyes of the Lord under the guidance of Jehoiada the priest but later turned away from God. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jehoiada.htm">Jehoiada</a> The high priest who played a crucial role in preserving the Davidic line by protecting Joash and guiding him in his early reign. 3. <a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a> The son of Jehoiada, a prophet who was killed by Joash for speaking against the king's apostasy. 4. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, where these events took place. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The central place of worship in Jerusalem, which Joash initially helped to restore.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_influence.htm">The Importance of Godly Influence</a> Jehoiada's influence on Joash shows the impact of godly mentorship. Without it, Joash strayed, highlighting the need for continuous spiritual guidance. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_forgetfulness.htm">The Danger of Forgetfulness</a> Joash's failure to remember Jehoiada's kindness serves as a warning against ingratitude and the spiritual amnesia that can lead to sin. <a href="/topical/a/accountability_before_god.htm">Accountability Before God</a> Zechariah's dying words remind us that God sees injustice and will hold individuals accountable, encouraging believers to live righteously. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_apostasy.htm">The Cost of Apostasy</a> Joash's account illustrates the tragic consequences of turning away from God, urging believers to remain steadfast in their faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 24</a> <a href="/q/why_did_jehoash_bribe_hazael,_not_god.htm">If Jehoash 'did what was right' (2 Kings 12:2), why did he later resort to bribing Hazael with sacred treasures rather than relying on divine intervention?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_joash_kill_zechariah.htm">Why would Joash brutally execute Zechariah (2 Chronicles 24:20-21), the son of his mentor, if he truly revered Jehoiada's guidance?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_jehoash's_faithfulness_contradicted.htm">What explains the contradictory portrayal of Jehoash's faithfulness here versus his assassination in 2 Kings 12:20, appearing to undermine his supposed righteousness?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_king_joash_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Joash in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) The Lord look upon it, and require it.--Jehovah behold, and avenge! literally, seek, scil., vengeance for the crime (<a href="/genesis/9-5.htm" title="And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.">Genesis 9:5</a>; <a href="/psalms/10-4.htm" title="The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.">Psalm 10:4</a>). This dying imprecation is in harmony with the spirit of the older dispensation, which exacted blood for blood. Contrast the prayer of St. Stephen, the first of Christian martyrs (<a href="/acts/7-50.htm" title="Has not my hand made all these things?">Acts 7:50</a>). The prayer of Zechariah was also a prophecy destined to speedy fulfilment. (See <a href="/2_chronicles/24-23.htm" title="And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them to the king of Damascus.">2Chronicles 24:23</a>, seq.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - Remembered not the kindness (<a href="/genesis/40-23.htm">Genesis 40:23</a>). The Lord look upon it, and require it. So, too, the Revised Version, which also, according to its custom, removes the italic type from the two neuter pronouns "it." But probabaly a better and correcter rendering is, "The Lord will see and will require" (for it is not necessary to regard this as a prayer of Zechariah); and thus bring it into comparison with those divinest prayers of the Saviour and of St. Stephen. The words on dying Zechariah's lips were perhaps rather the vivid reminiscence of his own well-versed knowledge of the Law, or "the Scriptures" (<a href="/genesis/9-5.htm">Genesis 9:5</a>; <a href="/genesis/42-22.htm">Genesis 42:22</a>). The sentence of the dying priest and prophet in one, is, by the writer of Chronicles at any rate, directed in its fall with fearful straightness to the door of Joash the king himself. Remarkable as is the absence of the matter of this and the five preceding verses from the parallel, it will not escape notice how it is implied in vers. 17,18 there, while the inclusion of it here is again in patent harmony with the great object of the writer. <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Thus King הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king Joash יוֹאָ֣שׁ (yō·w·’āš) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3101.htm">Strong's 3101: </a> Joash failed to וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no remember זָכַ֞ר (zā·ḵar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male the kindness הַחֶ֙סֶד֙ (ha·ḥe·seḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty that אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Zechariah’s father אָבִיו֙ (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father Jehoiada יְהוֹיָדָ֤ע (yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3077.htm">Strong's 3077: </a> Jehoiada -- 'the LORD knows', the name of several Israelites had extended עָשָׂ֜ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make to him. עִמּ֔וֹ (‘im·mōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with Instead, [Joash] killed וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖ג (way·ya·hă·rōḡ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> To smite with deadly intent [Jehoiada's] son. בְּנ֑וֹ (bə·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son As he lay dying, וּכְמוֹת֣וֹ (ū·ḵə·mō·w·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill [Zechariah] said, אָמַ֔ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “May the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel see this יֵ֥רֶא (yê·re) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see and call you to account.” וְיִדְרֹֽשׁ׃ (wə·yiḏ·rōš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">2 Chronicles 24:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">2 Chronicles 24:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">2 Chronicles 24:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">2 Chronicles 24:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">2 Chronicles 24:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">2 Chronicles 24:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">2 Chronicles 24:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">2 Chronicles 24:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">2 Chronicles 24:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">2 Chronicles 24:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 24:22 Thus Joash the king didn't remember (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 24:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 24:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 24:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 24:23" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>