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Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their ancestors, judgment was executed on Joash. <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> Although the Arameans attacked with only a small army, the LORD helped them conquer the much larger army of Judah. The people of Judah had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, so judgment was carried out against Joash. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> Though the army of the Syrians had come with few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army, because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. Thus they executed judgment on Joash. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/24.htm">King James Bible</a> For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/24.htm">New King James Version</a> For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men; but the LORD delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Indeed, the army of the Arameans came with a small number of men; yet the LORD handed a very great army over to them, because Judah and Joash had abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers. So they executed judgment on Joash. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> Indeed the army of the Arameans came with a small number of men; yet the LORD delivered a very great army into their hands, because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. Thus they executed judgment on Joash. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Indeed the army of the Arameans came with a small number of men; yet the LORD delivered a very great army into their hands, because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. Thus they executed judgment on Joash. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Indeed the military force of the Arameans came with a small number of men; yet Yahweh gave a very great military force into their hands, because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their fathers. Thus they executed judgment on Joash. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Though the army of the Arameans came with a small company of men, the LORD handed over a very large army into their hands, because Joash and Judah had abandoned (turned away from) the LORD, the God of their fathers. So the Arameans executed judgment against Joash. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Although the Aramean army came with only a few men, the LORD handed over a vast army to them because the people of Judah had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors. So they executed judgment on Joash. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Although the Aramean army came with only a few men, the LORD handed over a vast army to them because the people of Judah had abandoned Yahweh, the God of their ancestors. So they executed judgment on Joash. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men; and Jehovah delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken Jehovah, the God of their fathers. So they executed judgment upon Joash. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The Syrian army was very small, but the LORD let them defeat Judah's large army, because he was punishing Joash and the people of Judah for turning away from him. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men; and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. So they executed judgment upon Joash. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The Aramean army had come with a small number of men, but the LORD handed Joash's large army over to them because Joash's soldiers had abandoned the LORD God of their ancestors. So the Arameans carried out [the LORD's] judgment on Joash. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> The Syrian army was small, but the LORD let them defeat a much larger Judean army because the people had abandoned him, the LORD God of their ancestors. In this way King Joash was punished. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> The Aramean army attacked with only a small force, but the LORD delivered a much larger army into their control because Judah had abandoned the LORD God of their ancestors. And so the Aramean army carried out God's judgment on Joash. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/24.htm">NET Bible</a> Even though the invading Syrian army was relatively weak, the LORD handed over to them Judah's very large army, for the people of Judah had abandoned the LORD God of their ancestors. The Syrians gave Joash what he deserved. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For the army of the Arameans came with a small company of men; and the LORD delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. So they executed judgment on Joash. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/24.htm">World English Bible</a> For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men; and Yahweh delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their fathers. So they executed judgment on Joash. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for with few men the force of Aram has come in, and YHWH has given into their hand a mighty force for multitude, because they have forsaken YHWH, God of their fathers; and they have executed judgments with Joash. <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for with few men have the force of Aram come in, and Jehovah hath given into their hand a mighty force for multitude, because they have forsaken Jehovah, God of their fathers; and with Joash they have executed judgments. <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For with a smallness of men came the army of Aram, and Jehovah gave into their hand an army to a great multitude, for they forsook Jehovah the God of their fathers. And they did judgment with Joash.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And whereas there came a very small number of the Syrians, the Lord delivered into their hands an infinite multitude, because they had forsaken the Lord the God of their fathers: and on Joas they executed shameful judgments. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And although certainly there had arrived a very small number of Syrians, the Lord delivered into their hands an immense multitude. For they had forsaken the Lord, the God of their fathers. Also, against Joash they executed disgraceful judgments. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/24.htm">New American Bible</a> Though the Aramean force was small, the LORD handed over a very large force into their power, because Judah had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors. So judgment was meted out to Joash. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Although the army of Aram had come with few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army, because they had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors. Thus they executed judgment on Joash.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For the army of Aram came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great army into their hand because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So what Joash had done was condemned by the judges. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because few were the men who came with the army of Edom, and LORD JEHOVAH handed over to them an army that was very great, because they had forsaken LORD JEHOVAH God of their fathers. And the thing that Yoash did the Judges abhorred.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For the army of the Arameans came with a small company of men; and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. So they executed judgment upon Joash. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For the army of Syria came with few men, yet God gave into their hands a very large army, because they had forsaken the God of their fathers; and he brought judgments on Joas. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/24-24.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=6083" 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 Death of Joash</a> 23In the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus. 24<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Although</a> <a href="/hebrew/758.htm" title="758: ’ă·rām (N-proper-fs) -- Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr. ">the Aramean</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḥêl (N-msc) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">army</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">had come</a> <a href="/hebrew/4705.htm" title="4705: ḇə·miṣ·‘ar (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A small thing. From tsa'ar; petty; adverbially, a short.">with only a few</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ă·nā·šîm (N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">delivered</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏām (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into their hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">a very</a> <a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: lā·rōḇ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">great</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḥa·yil (N-ms) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">army.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ‘ā·zə·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">Judah had forsaken</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/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.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of their fathers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8201.htm" title="8201: šə·p̄ā·ṭîm (N-mp) -- Judgment. From shaphat; a sentence, i.e. Infliction.">judgment</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">was executed</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">on</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> 25And 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.…<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="/2_kings/12-17.htm">2 Kings 12:17-18</a> At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem. / So King Joash of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his fathers—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the kings of Judah—along with his own consecrated items and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram. So Hazael withdrew from Jerusalem. <a href="/2_chronicles/12-2.htm">2 Chronicles 12:2-4</a> In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem / with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites. / He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem. <a href="/2_chronicles/28-5.htm">2 Chronicles 28:5-6</a> So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force. / For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a> Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. <a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm">2 Kings 13:3</a> So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad. <a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">2 Kings 17:20</a> So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. <a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2-4</a> And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets. / Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done, / and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16-17</a> 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. / So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, <a href="/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8-9</a> Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Because you have not obeyed My words, / behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation. <a href="/jeremiah/32-28.htm">Jeremiah 32:28-29</a> Therefore this is what the LORD says: Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hands of the Chaldeans and of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will capture it. / And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods. <a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Ezekiel 21:31</a> I will pour out My anger upon you; I will breathe the fire of My fury against you; I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled in destruction. <a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Hosea 13:16</a> Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a> The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.came<a href="/leviticus/26-8.htm">Leviticus 26:8,37</a> And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword… <a href="/deuteronomy/32-30.htm">Deuteronomy 32:30</a> How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?<a href="/isaiah/30-17.htm">Isaiah 30:17</a> One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.delivered<a href="/2_chronicles/16-8.htm">2 Chronicles 16:8,9</a> Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand… <a href="/2_chronicles/20-11.htm">2 Chronicles 20:11,12</a> Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit… <a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Leviticus 26:25</a> And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.So<a href="/2_chronicles/22-8.htm">2 Chronicles 22:8</a> And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them.<a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5,6</a> O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation… <a href="/isaiah/13-5.htm">Isaiah 13:5</a> They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/24-23.htm">Arameans</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-23.htm">Army</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-12.htm">Company</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-9.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-2.htm">Executed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-18.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-20.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-19.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-11.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-23.htm">Host</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-4.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">Joash</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-8.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-9.htm">Small</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-23.htm">Syrians</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/7-2.htm">Arameans</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-7.htm">Army</a> <a href="/ezra/2-2.htm">Company</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-15.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-3.htm">Executed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-4.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-6.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-25.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-7.htm">Host</a> <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-17.htm">Joash</a> <a href="/ezra/7-10.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-15.htm">Small</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-12.htm">Syrians</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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The Arameans, also known as Syrians, were a significant power in the region, but their army was notably small in this instance. This reflects a recurring biblical theme where God uses seemingly weak or small forces to accomplish His purposes, as seen in Gideon's victory over the Midianites (Judges 7). The Arameans' success despite their small numbers underscores the divine intervention in the battle, emphasizing that victory does not depend on human strength or numbers but on God's will.the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army The phrase indicates that the defeat of Judah was not due to the military prowess of the Arameans but was orchestrated by the LORD. This reflects the biblical principle that God is sovereign over the nations and can use them as instruments of His judgment. The "very great army" refers to the forces of Judah, which were substantial but ultimately powerless against God's decree. This event serves as a reminder of the consequences of disobedience to God, as seen in other instances where God allows foreign nations to triumph over Israel or Judah as a form of punishment (e.g., Babylonian captivity).Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers This phrase provides the reason for Judah's defeat: their abandonment of the covenant with God. The phrase "the God of their fathers" emphasizes the historical and covenantal relationship between God and the people of Judah, tracing back to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Forsaking the LORD often involved idolatry and moral decay, which were prevalent during the reign of King Joash after the death of Jehoiada the priest. This apostasy is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, where the people's unfaithfulness leads to divine judgment.judgment was executed on Joash Joash, the king of Judah, initially followed God under the guidance of Jehoiada the priest but later turned away, leading to his downfall. The execution of judgment on Joash is a fulfillment of the prophetic warnings given to the kings and people of Judah. This judgment serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of turning away from God and the inevitable consequences of such actions. Joash's story parallels other biblical accounts where leaders who forsake God face dire outcomes, reinforcing the importance of faithfulness and obedience to God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joash.htm">Joash (King of Judah)</a> Initially a righteous king who later turned away from God, leading to his downfall. 2. <a href="/topical/a/aramean_army.htm">Aramean Army</a> A small force that God used to execute judgment on Judah for their unfaithfulness. 3. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which had forsaken God, leading to their defeat. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The God of Israel, who allowed the Arameans to defeat Judah as a form of judgment. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_on_joash.htm">Judgment on Joash</a> The consequence of Joash's apostasy and the nation's unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_forsaking_god.htm">The Consequences of Forsaking God</a> When a nation or individual turns away from God, they open themselves to judgment and defeat. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> God can use even a small force to accomplish His purposes, demonstrating His control over all circumstances. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Faithfulness</a> Remaining faithful to God is crucial for His continued blessing and protection. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_accountability.htm">Leadership and Accountability</a> Leaders are held accountable for their actions, and their choices can have significant consequences for those they lead. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> While judgment is severe, God always offers a path to repentance and restoration for those who turn back to Him.<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/how_did_a_small_aramean_force_beat_judah.htm">How could a small Aramean force defeat Judah’s army (2 Chronicles 24:24) if military records and common sense suggest larger forces usually prevail? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_1_chron_27's_census_align.htm">How does 1 Chronicles 27's census reconcile with other conflicting census figures in the Bible (e.g., 2 Samuel 24)?</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_are_names_missing_or_shifted_in_1_chron_24.htm">Why do certain names in 1 Chronicles 24 appear to be missing or shifted when compared with genealogies in 2 Samuel or other Chronicles passages?</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>(24) For the army of the Syrians.--This verse is explanatory of <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>. Literally, For with fewness of men had the host of Syria come, and Jehovah had given into their hand a host in exceeding abundance. "Fewness of men" (mic'ar 'an?shim) is a phrase not found elsewhere. (Comp. <a href="/genesis/19-20.htm" title="Behold now, this city is near to flee to, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.">Genesis 19:20</a>.) The parallel account informs us that Hazael had intended to march against Jerusalem in person, as it would seem, after the battle in which the Syrian division had defeated the Jewish princes. Joash, however, bribed his for bearance by a present of the treasures of the Temple and palace (<a href="/2_kings/12-18.htm" title="And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.">2Kings 12:18</a>).So they executed judgment against Joash.--A phrase always used of Divine requital. (Comp. <a href="/exodus/12-12.htm" title="For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.">Exodus 12:12</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm" title="Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the middle of you, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in you, and the whole remnant of you will I scatter into all the winds.">Ezekiel 5:10</a>.) (The construction here is unique: "they did judgments with Joash," whereas the ordinary form would be, "they did judgments in Joash." ) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 24. - Came with a small company... the Lord delivered a very great host (so <a href="/leviticus/26-8.htm">Leviticus 26:8</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Deuteronomy 28:25</a>, etc.). So they executed judgment against Joash. The Hebrew says literally, "and on Joash they executed judgments." What the judgments were we do not read, but surely it is probable that they are glanced at in the next verse, "For they left him in great [or, 'many'] diseases," or perhaps "in great illness" (<a href="/2_chronicles/21-15.htm">2 Chronicles 21:15</a>). <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/24-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Although כִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the Aramean אֲרָ֗ם (’ă·rām) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_758.htm">Strong's 758: </a> Aram -- Syria army חֵ֣יל (ḥêl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2426.htm">Strong's 2426: </a> An army, an intrenchment had come בָּ֣אוּ ׀ (bā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go with only a few בְמִצְעַ֨ר (ḇə·miṣ·‘ar) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4705.htm">Strong's 4705: </a> Petty, a short men, אֲנָשִׁ֜ים (’ă·nā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> Man, mankind the LORD וַֽיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel delivered נָתַ֨ן (nā·ṯan) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set into their hand בְּיָדָ֥ם (bə·yā·ḏām) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand a very מְאֹ֔ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily great לָרֹ֣ב (lā·rōḇ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm">Strong's 7230: </a> Multitude, abundance, greatness army, חַ֙יִל֙ (ḥa·yil) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction Judah had forsaken עָֽזְב֔וּ (‘ā·zə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> To loosen, relinquish, permit 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 the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of their fathers. אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father Thus they executed עָשׂ֥וּ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make judgment שְׁפָטִֽים׃ (šə·p̄ā·ṭîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8201.htm">Strong's 8201: </a> A sentence, infliction on וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among Joash. יוֹאָ֖שׁ (yō·w·’āš) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3101.htm">Strong's 3101: </a> Joash <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/24-24.htm">2 Chronicles 24:24 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/24-24.htm">2 Chronicles 24:24 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/24-24.htm">2 Chronicles 24:24 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/24-24.htm">2 Chronicles 24:24 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/24-24.htm">2 Chronicles 24:24 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/24-24.htm">2 Chronicles 24:24 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/24-24.htm">2 Chronicles 24:24 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/24-24.htm">2 Chronicles 24:24 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/24-24.htm">2 Chronicles 24:24 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/24-24.htm">2 Chronicles 24:24 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-24.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 24:24 For the army of the Syrians came (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 24:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 24:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 24:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 24:25" /></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>