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2 Chronicles 24:27 Explained in Context
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Verse 27. 27Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
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Quick Meaning
This verse closes the thought unit with its stated result or transition: “Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “A small Aramean force wounds Joash and servants kill him.”
Read It With
- 2 Chronicles 24:23–27
Read 2 Chronicles 24:27 with 24:23–27. The selected wording supplies one closing in the thought unit with its stated result or transition; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: Arameans plunder Judah and execute leaders despite their smaller force; Joash is severely wounded, his servants kill him for Zechariah's blood, and he is denied royal tomb honor.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “A small Aramean force wounds Joash and servants kill him,” 2 Chronicles 24:27 closes the thought unit with its stated result or transition through the wording “Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: The ending interprets military humiliation and palace assassination as consequences while continuing a cycle of retaliatory bloodshed. 2 Chronicles 24:15–22 has just established this prior movement: Jehoiada dies honored, princes redirect Joash toward other worship, prophets are ignored, and Jehoiada's son Zechariah publicly rebukes the people before the king orders his death in the temple court. Together those details explain why “A small Aramean force wounds Joash and servants kill him” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.
Read 2 Chronicles 24:23–27 together
Why these verses belong together: 2 Chronicles 24:23–27 forms the complete movement “A small Aramean force wounds Joash and servants kill him”: Arameans plunder Judah and execute leaders despite their smaller force; Joash is severely wounded, his servants kill him for Zechariah's blood, and he is denied royal tomb honor.
Verse 23. 23 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 unto the king of Damascus.
Verse 24. 24 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.
Verse 25. 25 And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.
Verse 26. 26 And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.
Verse 27. 27 Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
What Remains True
Temple repair, prophetic truth, warfare, royal strength, priestly boundaries, illness, and succession show that good beginnings and institutional service never excuse later abuse. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: Arameans plunder Judah and execute leaders despite their smaller force; Joash is severely wounded, his servants kill him for Zechariah's blood, and he is denied royal tomb honor. In 2 Chronicles 24:27, the concrete line “Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the…” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
How It Can Shape Life
- The evidence to keep visible in this verse is “Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the….” Use transparent finances and skilled work, protect prophets and workers, refuse cruelty after victory, maintain role boundaries, and never stigmatize disease or disability. This response follows from the unit's own movement: Arameans plunder Judah and execute leaders despite their smaller force; Joash is severely wounded, his servants kill him for Zechariah's blood, and he is denied royal tomb honor.
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Biblical text
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Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 2 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
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NET Bible Full Notes: 2 Chronicles
Biblical Studies Press
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Exact location: STEP Bible NET2full, 2 Chronicles 24:23–27, verse-attached translation and translator notes
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