2 Chronicles 24 · Verse 23

2 Chronicles 24:23

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.
2 Chronicles 24:23, King James Version

2 Chronicles 24:23 in other translations

BSBIn the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.
WEBAt the end of the year, the army of the Syrians came up against him. They came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all their plunder to the king of Damascus.
ASVAnd it came to pass at the end of the year, that the army of the Syrians 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.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, at the turn of the year, come up hath the force of Aram against him, and they come in unto Judah and Jerusalem, and destroy all the heads of the people from the people, and all their spoil they have sent to the king of Damascus,
DARBYAnd it came to pass at the end of the year that the army of Syria came up against him; and they entered into Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them to the king at Damascus.
BBENow in the spring, the army of the Aramaeans came up against him; they came against Judah and Jerusalem, putting to death all the great men of the people and sending all the goods they took from them to the king of Damascus.
WebsterAnd it came to pass at the end of the year, that the army 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 to the king of Damascus.

What does 2 Chronicles 24:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
23. at the end of the year the host of Syria came up--This invasion took place under the personal conduct of Hazael, whom Joash, to save the miseries of a siege, prevailed on to withdraw his forces by a large present of gold (2Ki 12:18). Most probably, also, he promised the payment of an annual tribute, on the neglect or refusal of which the Syrians returned the following year, and with a mere handful of men inflicted a total and humiliating defeat on the collected force of the Hebrews.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 24:15-27

See what a great judgment on any prince or people, the death of godly, zealous, useful men is. See how necessary it is that we act in religion from inward principle. Then the loss of a parent, a minister, or a friend, will not be losing our religion. Often both princes and inferior people have been flattered to their ruin. True grace alone will enable a man to bring forth fruit unto the end. Zechariah, the son of…

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2 Chronicles 24:23 in the original Hebrew

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וַיְהִ֣י\׀vay.Hiand it wasH1961
לִתְקוּפַ֣תlit.ku.Fatto [the] circuit ofH8622
הַשָּׁנָ֗הha.sha.Nahthe yearH8141
עָלָ֣ה'a.Lahit came upH5927
עָלָיו֮'a.Lavon himH5921
חֵ֣ילcheil[the] army ofH2428
אֲרָם֒'a.RamAramH758
וַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.Limand JerusalemH3389
וַיַּשְׁחִ֛יתוּvai.yash.Chi.tuand they destroyedH7843
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
שָׂרֵ֥יsa.Rei[the] leaders ofH8269
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
מֵעָ֑םme.'Amfrom [the] peopleH5971
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
שְׁלָלָ֥םshe.la.Lambooty theirH7998
שִׁלְּח֖וּshi.le.Chuthey sentH7971
לְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhto [the] king ofH4428
דַּרְמָֽשֶׂק\׃dar.Ma.sekDamascusH1834

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 24:23

  • 2 Kings 12:17-18

    Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and in the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.

  • Deuteronomy 32:35

    To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

  • 1 Kings 20:22

    And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.

  • Psalms 82:6-7

    I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

  • 2 Chronicles 24:17-18

    Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them. And they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.

  • 1 Kings 20:26

    And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben–hadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

  • Psalms 58:10-11

    The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

  • Psalms 2:10-11

    Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3165. B.C. 839. at the end. Heb. in the revolution.
1Ki 20:22,26
the host.
De 32:35; 2Ki 12:17,18
princes.
17,18; Ps 2:10,11; 58:10,11; 82:6,7
Damascus. Heb. Darmesek.

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 24:22

    Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The Lord look upon it, and require it.

  • 2 Chronicles 24:23

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 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.

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2 Chronicles 24:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		A la vuelta del año subió contra él el ejército de Siria; y vinieron á Judá y á Jerusalem, y destruyeron en el pueblo á todos los principales de él, y enviaron todos sus despojos al rey á Damasco.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arriva, quand l’année fut révolue, que l’armée de Syrie monta contre Joas, et entra en Juda et à Jérusalem; et ils détruisirent d’entre le peuple tous les chefs du peuple, et envoyèrent toutes leurs dépouilles au roi, à Damas.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es geschah beim Umlauf des Jahres, daß ein Heer der Syrer wider ihn heraufzog. Und sie kamen nach Juda und Jerusalem und schlachteten aus dem Volke alle Obersten des Volkes; und alle ihre Beute sandten sie zu dem König von Damaskus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque evolutus esset annus, ascendit contra eum exercitus Syriæ: venitque in Judam et Jerusalem, et interfecit cunctos principes populi, atque universam prædam miserunt regi in Damascum.