2 Chronicles 24:3
2 Chronicles 24:3 in Multiple Translations
Jehoiada took for himself two wives, and he had sons and daughters.
And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.
And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.
And Jehoiada took two wives for him, and he became the father of sons and daughters.
Jehoiada arranged for him to marry two wives, and he had sons and daughters.
And Iehoiada tooke him two wiues, and he begate sonnes and daughters.
And Jehoiada taketh for him two wives, and he begetteth sons and daughters.
Jehoiada took for him two wives, and he became the father of sons and daughters.
And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.
And Joiada took for him two wives, by whom he had sons and daughters.
Jehoiada chose two women to be Joash’s wives. And they bore Joash sons and daughters.
Berean Amplified Bible — 2 Chronicles 24:3
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2 Chronicles 24:3 Interlinear (Deep Study)
BIB
HEB
וַ/יִּשָּׂא
ל֥/וֹ
יְהוֹיָדָ֖ע
נָשִׁ֣ים
שְׁתָּ֑יִם
וַ/יּ֖וֹלֶד
בָּנִ֥ים
וּ/בָנֽוֹת
וַ/יִּשָּׂא
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
ל֥/וֹ
Prep | Suff
יְהוֹיָדָ֖ע
Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ
H3077
Jehoiada
N-proper
נָשִׁ֣ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
N-fp
שְׁתָּ֑יִם
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
Adj
וַ/יּ֖וֹלֶד
yâlad
H3205
to beget
Conj | V-Hiphil-ConsecImperf-3ms
בָּנִ֥ים
bên
H1121
son
N-mp
וּ/בָנֽוֹת
bath
H1323
Bath (Shua)
Conj | N-fp
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Hebrew Word Reference — 2 Chronicles 24:3
וַ/יִּשָּׂא
nâsâʼ
H5375
"to lift"
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means to lift or raise something, and it's used in many ways, like lifting a burden or raising someone's status. It appears in books like Genesis and Isaiah, often talking about God lifting people up. It's about supporting or carrying something or someone.
Definition: : raise/take_up 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought
Usage: Occurs in 609 OT verses. KJV: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield. See also: Genesis 4:13; Numbers 4:2; 1 Samuel 14:3.
ל֥/וֹ
""
Prep | Suff
יְהוֹיָדָ֖ע
Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ
H3077
"Jehoiada"
N-proper
Jehoiada means Jehovah knows, and was the name of three Israelites, including a high priest who helped King David and hid Joash from Athaliah. He is mentioned in Jeremiah 29:26.
Definition: A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.29.26 § Jehoiada = "Jehovah knows" 1) father of Benaiah, David's mighty warrior 2) leader of the priests who joined David at Hebron 3) high priest at the time of Athaliah's usurpation of the throne of Judah; hid Joash, the king's son, for six years and eventually replaced him on the throne of Judah 4) second priest, or sagan, to Seraiah the high priest
Usage: Occurs in 48 OT verses. KJV: Jehoiada. Compare H3111 (יוֹיָדָע). See also: 2 Samuel 8:18; 1 Chronicles 11:24; Jeremiah 29:26.
נָשִׁ֣ים
ʼishshâh
H802
"woman"
N-fp
The Hebrew word for woman, used to describe a female person, wife, or animal, appears in many biblical passages, including Genesis and Exodus, and is often translated as woman, wife, or female.
Definition: : woman 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)
Usage: Occurs in 686 OT verses. KJV: (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English. See also: Genesis 2:22; Genesis 34:4; Numbers 5:12.
שְׁתָּ֑יִם
shᵉnayim
H8147
"two"
Adj
The Hebrew word for the number two appears in Genesis and Exodus, describing pairs and dualities. It can also mean double or twice. In the Bible, it is often used to describe things that come in twos, like two witnesses or two tablets.
Definition: 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number)
Usage: Occurs in 646 OT verses. KJV: both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two. See also: Genesis 1:16; Exodus 30:4; Numbers 13:23.
וַ/יּ֖וֹלֶד
yâlad
H3205
"to beget"
Conj | V-Hiphil-ConsecImperf-3ms
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means to give birth or beget a child, like when Eve gave birth to Cain in Genesis 4:1. It can also mean to help someone give birth, like a midwife. This word is used in many KJV translations, including Genesis and Isaiah.
Definition: 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)
Usage: Occurs in 403 OT verses. KJV: bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman). See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 30:19; 2 Samuel 21:22.
בָּנִ֥ים
bên
H1121
"son"
N-mp
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Definition: : child/son
Usage: Occurs in 3653 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 23:3; Genesis 34:18.
וּ/בָנֽוֹת
bath
H1323
"Bath (Shua)"
Conj | N-fp
The Hebrew word for daughter is used to describe a female child or a woman, and can also be used figuratively. In the Bible, it is used to describe women like Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah and later of King David.
Definition: A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.38.2; daughter of: Shua (H7770); married to Judah (H3063); mother of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956) the wife of Uriah whom David had murdered, having had adulterous relations with her; subsequently wife of David and mother of Solomon, Shimea, Shobab, and Nathan (alternate spelling to 'Bathsheba')
Usage: Occurs in 498 OT verses. KJV: apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village. See also: Genesis 5:4; Exodus 2:21; Ruth 1:13.
Study Notes — 2 Chronicles 24:3
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- 2 Chronicles 24:3 Summary
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- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on 2 Chronicles 24:3
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 24:3
- Trapp's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 24:3
- Ellicott's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 24:3
- Cambridge Bible on 2 Chronicles 24:3
- Barnes' Notes on 2 Chronicles 24:3
- Sermons on 2 Chronicles 24:3
Context — Joash Repairs the Temple
1Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.
2And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
3Jehoiada took for him two wives, and he had sons and daughters.
4Some time later, Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the LORD. 5So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.Cross References
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| 1 | 2 Chronicles 24:15 | When Jehoiada was old and full of years, he died at the age of 130. |
| 2 | Matthew 19:4–8 | Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’ ? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away? ” Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning. |
| 3 | Genesis 4:19 | And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah. |
| 4 | Genesis 21:21 | And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt. |
| 5 | Genesis 24:4 | but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.” |
2 Chronicles 24:3 Summary
This verse tells us about Jehoiada, a priest who had two wives and children. It shows that even spiritual leaders have personal lives and families, just like everyone else. As believers, we can learn from Jehoiada's example to balance our personal and spiritual responsibilities, as seen in 1 Timothy 3:4-5 and Titus 1:6. By following God's plan for families, as outlined in Ephesians 5:22-6:4 and Colossians 3:18-21, we can create a positive and loving environment for those around us.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did Jehoiada, a priest, have multiple wives?
In the cultural context of 2 Chronicles 24:3, having multiple wives was not uncommon, as seen in other biblical accounts such as Exodus 21:10 and Deuteronomy 21:15, but it is essential to note that this practice is not condoned by God as the ideal, as stated in Genesis 2:24 and Matthew 19:5.
What role did Jehoiada play in the life of King Joash?
As mentioned in 2 Chronicles 24:2, Jehoiada the priest had a significant influence on King Joash, guiding him to do what was right in the eyes of the Lord, similar to how other spiritual leaders in the Bible, such as Elijah in 1 Kings 21:17-29, guided kings in their decisions.
How does this verse relate to the rest of the chapter?
This verse provides background information on Jehoiada, who played a crucial role in the events that unfolded in the chapter, including the repair of the house of the Lord, as mentioned in 2 Chronicles 24:4-5.
What can we learn from Jehoiada's family life?
Jehoiada's family life, as mentioned in 2 Chronicles 24:3, demonstrates that even spiritual leaders can have families and personal lives, and it is essential to balance these responsibilities, as seen in the example of the apostle Paul in 1 Timothy 3:4-5 and Titus 1:6.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways that I, like Jehoiada, can balance my personal and spiritual responsibilities?
- How can I, as a believer, ensure that my family life is pleasing to God, as seen in Ephesians 5:22-6:4 and Colossians 3:18-21?
- In what ways can I, like Jehoiada, be a positive influence on those around me, as encouraged in Matthew 5:13-16 and 1 Thessalonians 2:8?
- What are some lessons that can be learned from Jehoiada's life and ministry, and how can I apply them to my own life and relationships?
Gill's Exposition on 2 Chronicles 24:3
And Jehoiada took for him two wives,.... Not for himself; he had a wife who was aunt to King Joash, and he had sons who were concerned with him in anointing him, 2 Chronicles 22:11 and was now
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 24:3
And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters. Jehoiada took for him two wives , [ low (H3807a)] - for him or for himself.
Trapp's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 24:3
2 Chronicles 24:3 And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.Ver. 3. And Jehoiada took for him two wives.] What could his own father, if living, have done more for him?
Ellicott's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 24:3
(3) And Jehoiada took for him two wives.—A statement not found in the parallel narrative, and doubtless taken by the compiler from another source. Instead of this, we read in 2 Kings 12:4 : “Only the high places were not taken away; the people were still wont to sacrifice and burn incense on the high places.”
Cambridge Bible on 2 Chronicles 24:3
Ch. 2 Chronicles 24:1-3 (= 2 Kings 11:21 to 2 Kings 12:3). Joash begins to Reign 3. And Jehoiada, etc.] This ver. is not in Kings. It was the duty of a Jewish father to provide his son with a wife; Jehoiada standing in loco parentis does this for Joash.
Barnes' Notes on 2 Chronicles 24:3
Athaliah’s destruction of the seed royal had left Joash without a natural successor, and his marriage at the earliest suitable age, was, therefore, a matter of state policy.
Sermons on 2 Chronicles 24:3
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(Genesis) - Part 1 by Zac Poonen | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of putting God first in every aspect of our lives. He refers to the phrase "in the beginning God" from Genesis 1:1 as a remin |
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Social Relationships by Stephen Olford | In this sermon, the speaker addresses the topic of social relationships, particularly focusing on the challenges and complexities of sex relationships. The speaker emphasizes the i |
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The Key to Reclaiming Culture by Ken Ham | This sermon emphasizes the importance of standing on the authority of God's Word, particularly focusing on the foundational history presented in Genesis. It addresses the impact of |
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Pilgrims Problems No. 4 Divorce by Willie Mullan | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of companionship and the union between a man and a woman. He refers to the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis 2, where God reco |
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(Genesis) 5 - the Mystery of Man; or the Modern Crisis of Identity by S. Lewis Johnson | S. Lewis Johnson explores the profound mystery of man as presented in Genesis, emphasizing the modern crisis of identity and the confusion surrounding humanity's understanding of i |
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Staying Married Is Not About Staying in Love, Part 1 by John Piper | This sermon delves into the profound reality of marriage as a reflection of God's covenant with His people, emphasizing the divine origin and purpose of marriage. It highlights the |
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(Genesis) 7 - the First Divine Institution by S. Lewis Johnson | In this sermon on Genesis chapter two, the preacher focuses on the first divine institution of marriage. He highlights the significance of Adam's response to the creation of Eve, e |