2 Chronicles 24:2 Cross References - NSB

² Joash did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, as long as the priest Jehoiada lived.

² Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of Jehovah all his days, because he was guided by the teaching of Jehoiada the priest.

¹⁷ After the death of Jehoiada the priest, the leaders of Judah went to Joash and talked him into doing what they wanted. ¹⁸ The people of Judah stopped worshiping in the Temple of Jehovah God. They started worshiping idols and the symbols of the goddess Asherah. These sinful things made Jehovah God angry with the people of Judah and Jerusalem, ¹⁹ However he still sent prophets who warned them to turn back to him. The people refused to listen. ²⁰ God’s Spirit spoke to Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. Zechariah told everyone that God was saying: »Why are you disobeying me and my Laws? This will only bring punishment! You have deserted me, so now I will desert you.« ²¹ They plotted against Zechariah. Then they followed the king’s order and stoned him to death in the courtyard of Jehovah’s Temple. ²² King Joash forgot that Zechariah’s father had always been a loyal friend. So when the people of Judah plotted to kill Zechariah, Joash joined them and gave orders for them to stone him to death in the courtyard of the Temple. As Zechariah was dying, he said: »I pray that Jehovah will see this and punish all of you.«

² He did what Jehovah considered right, but he did not do it wholeheartedly.

⁴ He did what Jehovah considered right, as his father Amaziah had done. ⁵ He dedicated his life to serving God in the days of Zechariah. Zechariah taught him to respect God. As long as he dedicated his life to serve God, Jehovah gave him success.

³⁶ They flattered him with their mouths and lied to him with their tongues. ³⁷ Their hearts were not loyal to him. They were not faithful to his promise.

¹² Then they believed his words. They sang His praise. ¹³ They quickly forgot his works and they did not wait for his counsel.

¹³ »These people praise me with their words,« said Jehovah, »but they never draw near to me in their hearts (deepest thoughts). Their reverence for me comes from the repetitious tradition of men.

¹⁶ »The same is so of the word sown upon the rocky places. When they have heard the word and receive it with joy, ¹⁷ they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while. They stumble when tribulation or persecution arise.