2 Chronicles 24

^{2 a} Who was a faithful counseler, and gouerned him by the worde of God.

^{3 /} Or, gaue him two wiues.

^{4 !} Joash repaireth the house of the Lord.

^{5 b} He meaneth not the ten tribes, but onely the two tribes of Judah and Beniamin.

^{6 c} For he was the hie Priest.

^{7 d} The Scripture doeth terme her thus, because she was a cruel murtherer, and a blasphemous idolatresse.

^{11 e} Such as were faithful men, whome the King had appointed for that master.

^{12 f} Signifying, that this thing was done by aduise and counsel, and not by any one mans affection.

^{13 /} Ebr, a medicine was vpon the worke, meaning, it was repaired.

^{14 g} For the wicked Kings his predecessours and Athaliah had destroied the vessels, of the Temple, or turned them to the vse of their idoles.

^{16 h} Signifying, that thei colde not honour him to muche, who had so excellently serued in the worke of the Lord, and in the affaires of the commune wealth.

^{17 !} After the death of Jehoiada he falleth to idolatrie.

^{17 i} Which were flatterers, and knewe now that the King was destitute of him who did watche ouer him as a father, & therefore broght him to moste vile idolatrie.

^{19 k} They toke heauen & earth and all creatures to witness, that except they returned to the Lord, he wolde moste grieuously punish their infidelitie & rebellion.

^{20 l} In a place aboue the people to the intent that he might be heard.

^{21 !} He stoneth to death Zechariah the Prophet.

^{21 m} There is not rage so cruel & beastely as of them whose heartes God hathe hardened, and which delite more in superstition & idolatrie, then in the true seruice of God & pure simplicitie of his worde.

^{22 n} Reuenge my death & require my blood at your hands: or he speaketh this by prophecie, because he knewe that God wolde do it. This Zacharie is also called the sonne of Barachie {Mat. 23:35}, because his progenitours were Iddo, Barachiah, Jehoiada, &c.

^{24 o} That is, reproued & checked him, and handeled him rigorously.

^{25 !} Joash is killed of his owne seruants.

^{25 p} Meaning Zacharie, which was one of Jehoiadas sonnes & a Prophet of the Lord.

^{27 q} That is, concerning his sonnes, &c.

^{27 r} That is, the reparacion.

^{27 !} After him reigneth Amaziah.