2 Tawarikh 24:2

24:2 Joash did what the Lord approved ¹  throughout the lifetime ²  of Jehoiada the priest.

2 Tawarikh 36:21

36:21 This took place to fulfill the Lord’s message delivered through Jeremiah. ³  The land experienced ⁴  its sabbatical years; ⁵  it remained desolate for seventy years, ⁶  as prophesied. ⁷ 

2 Tawarikh 24:14

24:14 When they were finished, they brought the rest of the silver to the king and Jehoiada. They used it to make items for the Lord’s temple, including items used in the temple service and for burnt sacrifices, pans, and various other gold and silver items. Throughout Jehoiada’s lifetime, burnt sacrifices were offered regularly in the Lord’s temple.

[24:2]  ¹ tn Heb “and Joash did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”

[24:2]  ² tn Heb “all the days of.”

[36:21]  ³ tn Heb “to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah.”

[36:21]  ⁴ tn Or “accepted.”

[36:21]  ⁵ sn According to Lev 25:4, the land was to remain uncultivated every seventh year. Lev 26:33-35 warns that the land would experience a succession of such sabbatical rests if the people disobeyed God, for he would send them away into exile.

[36:21]  ⁶ sn Concerning the seventy years see Jer 25:11.

[36:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “all the days of the desolation it rested to fulfill the seventy years.”

[36:21]  sn Cyrus’ edict (see vv. 22-23) occurred about fifty years after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 b.c., which is most naturally understood as the beginning point of the “days of desolation” mentioned in v. 21. The number “seventy” is probably used in a metaphorical sense, indicating a typical lifetime and suggesting a thorough or complete judgment that would not be lifted until an entirely new generation emerged.