2 Tawarikh 22:1

Ahaziah’s Reign

22:1 The residents of Jerusalem ¹  made his youngest son Ahaziah king in his place, for the raiding party that invaded the city with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. ²  So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.

2 Tawarikh 24:24

24:24 Even though the invading Syrian army was relatively weak, the Lord handed over to them Judah’s very large army, ³  for the people of Judah ⁴  had abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors. The Syrians ⁵  gave Joash what he deserved. ⁶ 

2 Tawarikh 34:28

34:28 ‘Therefore I will allow you to die and be buried in peace. ⁷  You will not have to witness all the disaster I will bring on this place and its residents.’”’” Then they reported back to the king.

[22:1]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[22:1]  ² tn Heb “for all the older [ones] the raiding party that came with the Arabs to the camp had killed.”

[24:24]  ³ tn Heb “though with a small amount of men the army of Aram came, the Lord gave into their hand an army [that was] very large.”

[24:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the people of Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Syrians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “executed judgments [on] Joash.”

[34:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “Therefore, behold, I am gathering you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your tomb in peace.”