2 Chronicles 24:24-25

24:24 Even though the invading Syrian army was relatively weak, the Lord handed over to them Judah’s very large army, 1  for the people of Judah 2  had abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors. The Syrians 3  gave Joash what he deserved. 4  24:25 When they withdrew, they left Joash 5  badly wounded. His servants plotted against him because of what he had done to 6  the son 7  of Jehoiada the priest. They murdered him on his bed. Thus 8  he died and was buried in the City of David, 9  but not in the tombs of the kings.

1 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.”

2 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the people of Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Syrians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

4 tn Heb “executed judgments [on] Joash.”

5 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joash) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

6 tn Heb “because of the shed blood of.”

7 tc The MT has the plural בְּנֵי (bÿney, “sons”), but the final yod is dittographic. Note the yod that immediately follows.

8 tn Heb “and he died.”

9 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.