2 Chronicles 24:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 24:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Chronicles 24:22 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Chronicles 24:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Thus Joash the king didn’t remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. When he died, he said, “May Yahweh look at it, and repay it.””

2 Chronicles 24:22 — World English Bible

2 Chronicles 24:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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, Jehovah look upon it, and require it. ”

2 Chronicles 24:22 — American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 24:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Joash the king hath not remembered the kindness that Jehoiada his father did with him, and slayeth his son, and in his death he said, `Jehovah doth see, and require.'”

2 Chronicles 24:22 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 24:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And king Joash remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, Jehovah see and require [it]! ”

2 Chronicles 24:22 — Darby Translation

2 Chronicles 24:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thus Ioash the King remembred not the kindnesse which Iehoiada his father had done to him, but slewe his sonne. And when he dyed, he sayd, The Lord looke vpon it, and require it.”

2 Chronicles 24:22 — Geneva Bible

2 Chronicles 24:22 in Context — 2 Chronicles 24

20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.

21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the Lord.

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.

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.

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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What Does 2 Chronicles 24:22 Mean?

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