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2 Chronicles 24:15

Jehoiada became old. He had a very long life, and he died when he was 130 years old.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jehoiada;   Longevity;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jehoiada;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jehoash;   Jehoiada;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Vessels and Utensils;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jehoiada ;   Joash ;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chronicles, Books of;   Jehoiada;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jehoiada died when he was old and full of days; he was 130 years old at his death.
Hebrew Names Version
But Yehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; one hundred thirty years old was he when he died.
King James Version
But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.
English Standard Version
But Jehoiada grew old and full of days, and died. He was 130 years old at his death.
New Century Version
Jehoiada grew old and lived many years. Then he died when he was one hundred thirty years old.
New English Translation
Jehoiada grew old and died at the age of 130.
Amplified Bible
Now when Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, he died. He was a hundred and thirty years old at his death.
New American Standard Bible
Now Jehoiada reached a good old age and he died; he was 130 years old at his death.
World English Bible
But Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; one hundred thirty years old was he when he died.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But Iehoiada waxed olde, and was ful of dayes and dyed. An hundreth and thirtie yeere olde was he when he dyed.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Jehoiada became old and full of days, and he died; he was 130 years old at his death.
Berean Standard Bible
When Jehoiada was old and full of years, he died at the age of 130.
Contemporary English Version
He died at the ripe old age of one hundred thirty years,
Complete Jewish Bible
But Y'hoyada grew old; and when he was full of days, he died. He was 130 years old when he died.
Darby Translation
And Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; he was a hundred and thirty years old when he died.
George Lamsa Translation
But Jehoiadah grew old, and was full of days when he died; a hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.
Good News Translation
After reaching the very old age of a hundred and thirty, he died.
Lexham English Bible
And Jehoiada grew old and full of days, and he died; he was one hundred and thirty years old at his death.
Literal Translation
And Jehoiada was old and satisfied with days, and died, a son of a hundred and thirty years at his death.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Ioiada waxed olde, and had lyued longe ynough, and dyed, & was an hundreth and thirtie yeare olde whan he dyed:
American Standard Version
But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days, and he died; a hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.
Bible in Basic English
But Jehoiada became old and full of days, and he came to his end; he was a hundred and thirty years old at the time of his death.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But Iehoiada waxed olde, and dyed full of dayes: for an hundred and thirtie yeres olde was he when he died.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days, and he died; a hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.
King James Version (1611)
But Iehoiada waxed old, and was full of dayes when hee died: an hundred and thirtie yeeres olde was hee when hee died.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Jodae grew old, being full of days, and he died, being a hundred and thirty years old at his death.
English Revised Version
But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days, and he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Joiada ful of daies wexide eld, and he was deed, whanne he was of an hundrid yeer and thritti;
Update Bible Version
But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days, and he died; he was a hundred and thirty years old when he died.
Webster's Bible Translation
But Jehoiada grew old, and was full of days when he died; a hundred and thirty years old [was] he when he died.
New King James Version
But Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; he was one hundred and thirty years old when he died.
New Living Translation
Jehoiada lived to a very old age, finally dying at 130.
New Life Bible
When Jehoiada had lived a long time, he died. He died when he was 130 years old.
New Revised Standard
But Jehoiada grew old and full of days, and died; he was one hundred thirty years old at his death.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But Jehoiada waxed old and became satisfied with days, and died, - a hundred and thirty years old, when he died.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Joiada grew old and was full of days, and died when he was a hundred and thirty years old.
Revised Standard Version
But Jehoi'ada grew old and full of days, and died; he was a hundred and thirty years old at his death.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehoiada is aged and satisfied with days, and dieth -- a son of a hundred and thirty years in his death,
THE MESSAGE
King Joash Joash was seven years old when he became king; he was king for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Gazelle (Zibiah). She was from Beersheba. Taught and trained by Jehoiada the priest, Joash did what pleased God throughout Jehoiada's lifetime. Jehoiada picked out two wives for him; he had a family of both sons and daughters. The time came when Joash determined to renovate The Temple of God . He got the priests and Levites together and said, "Circulate through the towns of Judah every year and collect money from the people to repair The Temple of your God. You are in charge of carrying this out." But the Levites dragged their feet and didn't do anything. Then the king called in Jehoiada the chief priest and said, "Why haven't you made the Levites bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax Moses, servant of God and the congregation, set for the upkeep of the place of worship? You can see how bad things are—wicked Queen Athaliah and her sons let The Temple of God go to ruin and took all its sacred artifacts for use in Baal worship." Following the king's orders, they made a chest and placed it at the entrance to The Temple of God . Then they sent out a tax notice throughout Judah and Jerusalem: "Pay the tax that Moses the servant of God set when Israel was in the wilderness." The people and their leaders were glad to do it and cheerfully brought their money until the chest was full. Whenever the Levites brought the chest in for a royal audit and found it to be full, the king's secretary and the official of the chief priest would empty the chest and put it back in its place. Day after day they did this and collected a lot of money. The king and Jehoiada gave the money to the managers of The Temple project; they in turn paid the masons and carpenters for the repair work on The Temple of God . The construction workers kept at their jobs steadily until the restoration was complete—the house of God as good as new! When they had finished the work, they returned the surplus money to the king and Jehoiada, who used the money for making sacred vessels for Temple worship, vessels for the daily worship, for the Whole-Burnt-Offerings, bowls, and other gold and silver liturgical artifacts. Whole-Burnt-Offerings were made regularly in The Temple of God throughout Jehoiada's lifetime. He died at a ripe old age—130 years old! They buried him in the royal cemetery because he had such a distinguished life of service to Israel and God and God's Temple. But after the death of Jehoiada things fell apart. The leaders of Judah made a formal presentation to the king and he went along with them. Things went from bad to worse; they deserted The Temple of God and took up with the cult of sex goddesses. An angry cloud hovered over Judah and Jerusalem because of this sin. God sent prophets to straighten them out, warning of judgment. But nobody paid attention. Then the Spirit of God moved Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest to speak up: "God's word: Why have you deliberately walked away from God 's commandments? You can't live this way! If you walk out on God , he'll walk out on you." But they worked out a plot against Zechariah, and with the complicity of the king—he actually gave the order!—they murdered him, pelting him with rocks, right in the court of The Temple of God . That's the thanks King Joash showed the loyal Jehoiada, the priest who had made him king. He murdered Jehoiada's son. Zechariah's last words were, "Look, God ! Make them pay for this!" A year or so later Aramean troops attacked Joash. They invaded Judah and Jerusalem, massacred the leaders, and shipped all their plunder back to the king in Damascus. The Aramean army was quite small, but God used them to wipe out Joash's large army—their punishment for deserting God , the God of their ancestors. Arameans implemented God's judgment against Joash. They left Joash badly wounded and his own servants finished him off—it was a palace conspiracy, avenging the murder of the son of Jehoiada the priest. They killed him in his bed. Afterward they buried him in the City of David, but he was not honored with a grave in the royal cemetery. The temple conspirators were Zabad, whose mother was Shimeath from Ammon, and Jehozabad, whose mother was Shimrith from Moab. The story of his sons, the many sermons preached to Joash, and the account of his repairs on The Temple of God can be found contained in the commentary on the royal history. Amaziah, Joash's son, was the next king.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now when Jehoiada reached a ripe old age he died; he was one hundred and thirty years old at his death.

Contextual Overview

15 Jehoiada became old. He had a very long life, and he died when he was 130 years old. 16 The people buried Jehoiada in the City of David where the kings are buried. The people buried Jehoiada there because in his life he did much good in Israel for God and for God's Temple. 17 After Jehoiada died, the leaders of Judah came and bowed to King Joash. The king listened to the leaders. 18 They all stopped worshiping at the Temple of the Lord , the God their ancestors worshiped. Instead, they started worshiping Asherah poles and other idols. Because they sinned in this way, God was angry with the people of Judah and Jerusalem. 19 God sent prophets to the people to bring them back to the Lord . The prophets warned them, but they refused to listen. 20 The Spirit of God filled Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, and he stood in front of the people and said, "This is what God says: ‘Why do you people refuse to obey the Lord 's commands? You will not be successful. You have left the Lord . So he has also left you!'" 21 But the people made plans against Zechariah. The king commanded the people to kill Zechariah, so they threw rocks at him until he was dead. The people did this in the courtyard of the Lord 's Temple. 22 Joash the king didn't remember Jehoiada's kindness to him. Jehoiada was Zechariah's father. But Joash killed Zechariah, Jehoiada's son. Before Zechariah died, he said, "May the Lord see what you are doing and punish you!" 23 At the end of the year, the Aramean army came against Joash. They attacked Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the people. They sent all the valuable things to the king of Damascus. 24 The Aramean army came with only a small group of men, but the Lord let them defeat the much larger army of Judah. This was a punishment for Joash because the people of Judah had left the Lord , the God their ancestors worshiped.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 3162, bc 842

and was full of days: Wyyisba yammim, "satiated with days;" which seems to be a metaphor taken from a guest regaled by a plentiful banquet, used to express the termination of life without reluctance. Genesis 15:15, Genesis 25:8, 1 Chronicles 23:1, Job 5:26, Psalms 91:16

an hundred: Genesis 47:9, Psalms 90:10

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 24:3 - took for him Mark 6:20 - feared

Cross-References

Genesis 11:27
This is the history of Terah's family. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot.
Genesis 21:14
Early the next morning Abraham took some food and water and gave them to Hagar. She carried them and left with her boy. She left that place and wandered in the desert of Beersheba.
Genesis 24:18
Rebekah quickly lowered the jar from her shoulder and gave him a drink. She said, "Drink this, sir."
Genesis 24:19
As soon as she finished giving him something to drink, Rebekah said, "I will also pour some water for your camels."
Genesis 24:20
So Rebekah quickly poured all the water from her jar into the drinking trough for the camels. Then she ran to the well to get more water, and she gave water to all the camels.
Genesis 24:23
The servant asked, "Who is your father? And is there a place in your father's house for me and my men to sleep?"
Genesis 24:24
Rebekah answered, "My father is Bethuel, the son of Milcah and Nahor."
Genesis 24:36
Sarah was my master's wife. When she was very old, she gave birth to a son, and my master has given everything he owns to that son.
Genesis 24:40
But my master said to me, ‘I serve the Lord , and he will send his angel with you and help you. You will find a wife for my son among my people there.
Genesis 24:45
"Before I finished praying, Rebekah came out to the well to get water. She had her water jar on her shoulder as she went to get water from the well. I asked her to give me some water.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died,.... A very old man; few at this time arrived to such an age; he was a rare instance:

One hundred and thirty years old was he when he died; the oldest man we read of from the times of Moses, and older than he by ten years.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

An hundred and thirty years old - Most critics suppose the number in the text to be corrupt, and suggest 103 or 83 in its stead.


 
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