SEV Biblia, Chapter 24:24
Porque aunque el ejército de Siria había venido con poca gente, el SEÑOR les entregó en sus manos un ejército muy numeroso; por cuanto habían dejado al SEÑOR Dios de sus padres. Y con Joás hicieron juicios.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 24. For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men , etc.] It consisted but of few: and the Lord delivered a very great host into their hand ; which the king of Judah and his princes had got together to oppose them: because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers ; therefore the Lord forsook them, and gave them up into the hand of their enemies: so they executed judgment against Joash ; were the instruments God made use of to execute his vengeance on him for his idolatry and murder.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 15-27 - See what a great judgment on any prince or people, the death of godly zealous, useful men is. See how necessary it is that we act in religio from inward principle. Then the loss of a parent, a minister, or friend, will not be losing our religion. Often both princes an inferior people have been flattered to their ruin. True grace alon will enable a man to bring forth fruit unto the end. Zechariah, the so of Jehoiada, being filled with the Spirit of prophecy, stood up, an told the people of their sin. This is the work of ministers, by the word of God, as a lamp and a light, to discover the sin of men, an expound the providences of God. They stoned Zechariah to death in the court of the house of the Lord. Observe the dying martyr's words: The Lord look upon it, and require it! This came not from a spirit of revenge, but a spirit of prophecy. God smote Joash with great diseases of body, or mind, or both, before the Syrians departed from him. I vengeance pursue men, the end of one trouble will be but the beginnin of another. His own servants slew him. These judgments are called the burdens laid upon him, for the wrath of God is a heavy burden, to heavy for any man to bear. May God help us to take warning, to be upright in heart, and to persevere in his ways to the end __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
כי 3588 במצער 4705 אנשׁים 582 באו 935 חיל 2426 ארם 758 ויהוה 3068 נתן 5414 בידם 3027 חיל 2428 לרב 7230 מאד 3966 כי 3588 עזבו 5800 את 853 יהוה 3068 אלהי 430 אבותיהם 1 ואת 854 יואשׁ 3101 עשׂו 6213 שׁפטים׃ 8201
