Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.

But slew his son

And require it

Bible References

Remembered

Psalm 109:4
In return for my love they accuse me,
but I continue to pray.
Luke 17:15
But one of them, seeing that he was healed, returned and, with a loud voice, gave glory to God.
John 10:32
Jesus replied, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. Which of these works are you stoning Me for?”

But slew his son

Proverbs 17:13
If anyone returns evil for good,
evil will never depart from his house.

And require it

Psalm 10:14
But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief,
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.
Jeremiah 51:56
for a destroyer is coming against her,
against Babylon.
Her warriors will be captured,
their bows shattered,
for the Lord is a God of retribution;
He will certainly repay.

General references

Exodus 20:13
Do not murder.
2 Kings 12:2
Throughout the time Jehoiada the priest instructed him, Joash did what was right in the Lord’s sight.
Proverbs 9:7
The one who corrects a mocker
will bring dishonor on himself;
the one who rebukes a wicked man will get hurt.
Proverbs 25:26
A righteous person who yields to the wicked
is like a muddied spring or a polluted well.
Proverbs 28:17
A man burdened by bloodguilt
will be a fugitive until death.
Let no one help him.
Matthew 21:35
But the farmers took his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
Luke 3:20
added this to everything else—he locked John up in prison.

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