And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
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Interpretation
Joash is more zealous about the repair of the temple than Jehoiada himself. It is easier to build temples, than to be temples to God.
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This thought runs through 2 Chronicles 24:1-3.
Glossary
- Joash Person
- Whom Jehovah bestowed. (1. ) A contracted form of Jehoash, the father of Gideon ( Judg. 6:11 , 29; 8:13, 29, 32). (2. ) One of the Benjamite archers who joined David at Ziklag ( 1 Chr. 12:3 ).
- Jehoiada Person
- Jehovah-known. (1. ) The father of Benaiah, who was one of David’s chief warriors ( 2 Sam. 8:18 ; 20:23 ). (2. ) The high priest at the time of Athaliah’s usurpation of the throne of Judah.