2 Chronicles 24:17 — Now after the death of Jehoiada [the priest, who had hidden Joash], the officia… — AMP | maBible
Read 2 Chronicles 24:17 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 2 Chronicles 24.17, 2 Chronicles 24v17, 2Ch. 24:17. Now after the death of Jehoiada [the priest, who had hidden Joash], the officials of Judah came and bowed down to King Joash; then the king listened t…
17 Now after the death of Jehoiada [the priest, who had hidden Joash], the officials of Judah came and bowed down to King Joash; then the king listened to them.
Notes and references
The sudden transition to idolatry under Joash in v 18 was attributed by the ancient rabbis to this meeting. They claimed that when the officials bowed down to Joash, they were acknowledging him as a god, on the ground that it was actually in the Holy of Holies that he had been hidden for a number o…