2Ki 11:21-12:3 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Kgs 11:21-12:21: 11:21–12:21 The reign of Joash is recorded in standard format: accession (11:21–12:3 ), royal activities (12:4-18 ), and closing notice (12:19-21 ). Particular focus is on Joash’s efforts to repair the Temple (12:4-16 ) and his subsequent stripping of the Temple’s treasures in the face of an Aramean invasion (12:17-18 ).

a11:21–12:21►

b11:21–12:3►

c12:4-18►

d12:19-21►

e12:4-16►

f12:17-18►

g12:1►

h12:2-3►

i2 Chr 24:17-22►

j1 Kgs 14:23-26►

k2 Chr 24:23-24►

‏ 2 Kings 11:21

Summary for 2Kgs 11:21-12:21: 11:21–12:21 ^a The reign of Joash is recorded in standard format: accession (11:21–12:3 ^b), royal activities (12:4-18 ^c), and closing notice (12:19-21 ^d). Particular focus is on Joash’s efforts to repair the Temple (12:4-16 ^e) and his subsequent stripping of the Temple’s treasures in the face of an Aramean invasion (12:17-18 ^f).

‏ 2 Kings 12:1-3

12:1 ^g Joash reigned from 835 to 796 BC.
Summary for 2Kgs 12:2-3: 12:2-3 ^h Joash’s indebtedness to Jehoiada, the priest who instructed him, kept him faithful to the Lord while Jehoiada was alive. However, after Jehoiada’s death, godless leaders influenced Joash to forsake the Lord and follow Canaanite practices (see 2 Chr 24:17-22 ⁱ).

• Joash’s failure to destroy the pagan shrines later became a source of spiritual compromise. Royal tolerance of such shrines in Judah had previously provoked God’s anger (1 Kgs 14:23-26 ^j) and would do so again in Joash’s day (2 Chr 24:23-24 ^k).