Wesley's Explanatory Notes
2 Chronicles 23:18
Appointed — Or, as it is in the Hebrew, put the offices of the house of the Lord into the hand, that is, he restored the priests and Levites to the exercise of their office.
Appointed — Or, as it is in the Hebrew, put the offices of the house of the Lord into the hand, that is, he restored the priests and Levites to the exercise of their office.
THE PRIESTS THE LEVITES - Rather, with the versions, “the priests and the Levites.” It was the duty of the priests alone to offer the burnt offerings Numbers 18:1, and of the Levites alone to praise G...
4. REFORMATION UNDER JOASH CHAPTER 23 Joash King and Athaliah's Execution _ 1. Joash made king (2 Chronicles 23:1)_ 2. Athaliah slain (2 Chronicles 23:12) 3. Jehoiada and the revival ...
2 CHRONICLES 23, 24. THE REIGN OF JOASH (see notes on 2 Kings 11:4 to 2 Kings 12:21. While the Chronicler bases his narrative, in the main, on the parallel passage in 2 K., he makes changes by means o...
THE LEVITES. Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read "and the Levites". OF. Some codices, with six early printed editions, read "to". BY DAVID. Hebrew "upon (or by) the hands of David"....
AND _Jehoiada appointed_, etc.] This whole ver. is represented in Kings simply by the words, "And the priest appointed officers (-offices," mg.) over the house of the Lord" (i.e. officers for the car...
OF THE PRIESTS THE LEVITES— _Of the priests, and of the Levites._ Houbigant. REFLECTIONS.—1st, Six years the usurped dominion of Athaliah lasted; but, by the prudence and courage of Jehoiada, she is...
9. THE REIGN OF JOASH (2 Chronicles 23:16-21) TEXT 2 Chronicles 23:16. And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be Jehovah's people. 17. And al...
REIGN OF JOASH This chapter repeats 2 Kings 11:4, but brings into prominence the ecclesiastical officials in place of the soldiers of the royal guard....
APPOINTED THE OFFICES, etc.] better, 'put the offices.. into the hand of.' THE PRIESTS THE LEVITES] LXX has (preferably) 'the priests and the Levites,' the priests alone being authorised to offer sacr...
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 23 ATHALIAH AND JOASH – 2 CHRONICLES 23:1-21 V1 In the
ALSO JEHOIADA APPOINTED. — This and the next verse are a thoroughly characteristic expansion of the brief notice: “And the priest set officers over the house of the Lord” (Kings). Render, “And Jehoiad...
וַ יָּשֶׂם֩ יְהֹויָדָ֨ע פְּקֻדֹּ֜ת בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֗ה...
JEHORAM, AHAZIAH, AND ATHALIAH: THE CONSEQUENCES OF A FOREIGN MARRIAGE 2 Chronicles 21:1; 2 Chronicles 22:1; 2 Chronicles 23:1 THE accession of Jehoram is one of the instances in which
The story of Jehoida is one of devotion and courage. Doubtless he had known of the hiding place of Joash and his nurse. After six years of terrible experience, he took means to bring about the death o...
_David, which had been long neglected, 1 Paralipomenon xxiv. M._...
There is a beautiful order in the account here given. The first object of reform is to show that God graciously looks upon his people and remembers his covenant. The covenant that is said to be made,...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21 THROUGH 26. Finally, the king perishes, according to Elijah's prediction. Disaster upon disaster falls upon Judah in consequence of this connection with th...
2 Chronicles 23:1....
Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as ...
_Jehoiada appointed the offices_, &c. Or rather, _restored_, for there was no new appointment of offices or officers, but the old officers were restored to their respective offices. The Hebrew literal...
1 Iehoiada hauing set things in order, maketh Ioash king. 12 Athaliah is slaine. 16 Iehoiada restoreth the worship of God. 1 AND [NOTE: 2 Kings 11:4, etc.] in the seuenth yeere Iehoiada strengthened...
THE RIGHT WORSHIP RESTORED...
Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the Lord, all the various orders of assistants and ministers on duty in the Temple and its grounds, BY THE HAND OF THE PRIESTS, THE LEVITES, WHOM DA...
JOASH CROWNED KING IN JUDAH (vv.1-11) Athaliah's tyranny was borne with for six years, when finally Jehoiada the priest took the lead in gaining the support of the military leaders in Judah, to pla...
BY DAVID: _ Heb._ by the hands of David...
APPOINTED THE OFFICES OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD BY THE HAND or, as it is in the Hebrew, _put the offices of the house of the Lord into the hand_, i.e. he restored the priests and Levites, either, 1. T...
2 Chronicles 23:18 Jehoiada H3077 appointed H7760 (H8799) oversight H6486 house H1004 LORD H3068 hand H3027 priests...
CONTENTS: Joash becomes king of Judah. Execution of Athaliah. Revival through Jehoiada. CHARACTERS: God, Jehoiada, Athaliah, Joash. CONCLUSION: Some who are themselves most guilty are commonly most...
2 Chronicles 23:21. _The people of the land rejoiced._ This revolution, in the hands of so venerable a man as Jehoiada, was effected with the same ease as sailors change at the helm. The people had co...
2 CHRONICLES 23:1 Joash. Joash’s rule marks the restoration of the throne from the usurper, Queen Athaliah, to the rightful Davidic king. It also marks Judah’s return to its covenant commitment to the...
CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter parallel with 2 Kings 11:4, evidently from same source, although presenting certain points of difference. In Ki. narrative related from civil point of view, in Chronicles...
EXPOSITION This chapter records first those careful preparations of Jehoiada which eventuated in the safe proclaiming of Joash king (2 Chronicles 23:1); then the tragic demonstration and tragic end of...
1 Chronicles 24:31; 1 Chronicles 25:1; 2 Chronicles 29:25; Numbers 28:1...