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276 as wrought iron and brass to repair the house of the. So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set up the house of God in its state, and strengthened it. And when they had made an end, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the continually all the days of Jehoiada. But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days, and he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died. And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house. Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them. And they forsook the house of the, the God of their fathers, and served

13. in its state] i.e. according to its former state.

14. the rest of the money whereof were made vessels for the house of the ] This verse conflicts with 2 Kin. xii. 13, 14, which states that the money gathered was not spent on gold and silver vessels for the Temple but was given to the workmen who repaired the house. The lack of such utensils and the paucity of money implied in Kin. was evidently not credited by the Chronicler.

continually] Perhaps primarily in allusion to the morning and evening daily sacrifice (Num. xxviii. 3—6), but having also a wider reference to the whole round of sacrifices.

15—19 (no parallel in 2 Kin.).&emsp;

15. an hundred and thirty years] The age ascribed to Jacob in Gen. xlvii. 9. Its incongruity here is well pointed out by Curtis who notes that, were the figure correct, Jehoiada's wife must have been about 25 years old and he about 100 at the time of Athaliah's assassination. The ascription of so great length of life and the honours of his burial (ver. 16) are suitable to the respect which the Chronicler felt Jehoiada to have merited.

16. among the kings] Cp. ver. 25 and xxi. 20.

17. made obeisance] Obeisance foreshadowed a request; cp. 1 Kin. i. 16.

18. they forsook the house of the ] Cp. xxix. 6, "[they] have turned