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2 Chronicles 24:2

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What does 2 Chronicles 24:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Joash did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Joash did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
2 Chronicles 24:2 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 24

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Joash 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.
2And Joash did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
3And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.
4And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to restore the house of Jehovah.
5And 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.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Jehoiada lived after the accession of Joash at least 23 years 2 Kings 12:6. Thus the idolatries of Joash 2 Chronicles 24:18 were confined to his last 10 or 15 years. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“am 3126-3162, bc 878-842 Joash: Ch2 25:2, Ch2 26:4, Ch2 26:5; Kg2 12:2; Psa 78:36, Psa 78:37, Psa 106:12, Psa 106:13; Mar 4:16, Mar 4:17 all the days of Jehoiada: Ch2 24:17-22; Isa 29:13 2 Chronicles 24:3”
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