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**all his days:** i.e. all the days of Jehoiada. Compare [2 Chronicles 24:14-18](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/24/14-18) . Jehoiada. His uncle. See note on Jehosheba, [2 Kings 11:2](../../../kjv/2-kings/11/2) .

**the high places.** They were first abolished by Hezekiah, and then (after their revival by Manasseh) by Josiah. Note the Figure of speech *Epanadiplosis.*

**the priests.** See note on Libnah, [2 Kings 8:22](../../../kjv/2-kings/8/22) .
**dedicated** = sacred. See note on [Exodus 3:5](../../../kjv/exodus/3/5) .
**the account.** These italics are not needed. Hebrew. *'abar* = to pass over.
**that every man, &c.** Hebrew "of the souls (= persons. Hebrew. *nephesh.* App-13 ) of his [the priest's] valuation" ([Leviticus 27:2-8](../../../kjv/leviticus/27/2-8) ).

**consented** = acquiesced. Hebrew. *'oth* , a rare word, occurring only here and [Genesis 34:15](../../../kjv/genesis/34/15) , [Genesis 34:22](../../../kjv/genesis/34/22) , [Genesis 34:23](../../../kjv/genesis/34/23) .

**bored a hole.** There were two chests made on account of the slackness of the priests. The first by Jehoiada named here (in Kings), beside the altar of burnt-offering in the court. The other at the king's commandment without a hole bored (in [2 Chronicles 24:8](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/24/8) , [2 Chronicles 24:14](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/24/14) ), outside "at the gate". In the former there was not room enough for the vessels of the house; in the latter there was abundance for all.

**told** = counted.

**being told** = being weighed or balanced.

**trespass.** Hebrew. *'ashah.* App-44 .

**Oath.** One of the five Philistine cities, to reach which Hazael must have passed through Israel. Probably connected, with his attacks on Jehu and Jehoahaz ([2 Kings 10:32](../../../kjv/2-kings/10/32) ; [2 Kings 13:3](../../../kjv/2-kings/13/3) , [2 Kings 13:4](../../../kjv/2-kings/13/4) ).
**to** = against.

**hallowed** = set apart. Hebrew. *kodesh.* See note on [Exodus 3:5](../../../kjv/exodus/3/5) .
**treasures** = treasuries

**the rest of the acts of Joash.** His punishment is recorded in Kings; the causes of it are found in Chronicles. See note on "Kings" (p. 446). See the *esoteric* causes in [2 Chronicles 24:25](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/24/25) .
**are they not . . . ?** Figure of speech *Erotesis.* App-6 .

**slew Joash.** See note on [2 Kings 8:26](../../../kjv/2-kings/8/26) .
**Millo.** See note on [1 Kings 9:15](../../../kjv/1-kings/9/15) . "The house" would be in connection with it.

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