2 Chronicles 24:23-27
Christian Standard Bible
Aramean Invasion of Judah
23 At the turn of the year, an Aramean army attacked Joash.(A) They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people among them and sent all the plunder to the king of Damascus. 24 Although the Aramean army came with only a few men, the Lord handed over(B) a vast army to them because the people of Judah had abandoned(C) the Lord, the God of their ancestors. So they executed judgment on Joash.
Joash Assassinated
25 When(D) the Arameans saw that Joash had many wounds, they left him. His servants conspired against him, and killed him on his bed, because he had shed the blood of the sons of the priest Jehoiada. So he died, and they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings.(E)
26 Those who conspired against him were Zabad, son of the Ammonite woman Shimeath, and Jehozabad, son of the Moabite woman Shimrith.[a](F) 27 The accounts concerning his sons, the many divine pronouncements about him, and the restoration(G) of God’s temple are recorded in the Writing(H) of the Book of the Kings. His son Amaziah became king in his place.
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- 24:26 = Shomer in 2Kg 12:21
2 Chronicles 24:23-27
New Living Translation
The End of Joash’s Reign
23 In the spring of the year[a] the Aramean army marched against Joash. They invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the nation. Then they sent all the plunder back to their king in Damascus. 24 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.
25 The Arameans withdrew, leaving Joash severely wounded. But his own officials plotted to kill him for murdering the son[b] of Jehoiada the priest. They assassinated him as he lay in bed. Then he was buried in the City of David, but not in the royal cemetery. 26 The assassins were Jozacar,[c] the son of an Ammonite woman named Shimeath, and Jehozabad, the son of a Moabite woman named Shomer.[d]
27 The account of the sons of Joash, the prophecies about him, and the record of his restoration of the Temple of God are written in The Commentary on the Book of the Kings. His son Amaziah became the next king.
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- 24:23 Hebrew At the turn of the year. The first day of the year in the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in March or April.
- 24:25 As in Greek version and Latin Vulgate; Hebrew reads sons.
- 24:26a As in parallel text at 2 Kgs 12:21; Hebrew reads Zabad.
- 24:26b As in parallel text at 2 Kgs 12:21; Hebrew reads Shimrith, a variant spelling of Shomer.
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