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NASB | 2 Chronicles 24:26 Now these are those who conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Chronicles 24:26 The conspirators against Joash were Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess. |
Bible Question: In the NIV for this verse, it describes these men by paying attribute to their mothers. My question is: Why does the bible occasionally accredit the mothers when going through liniage...but more often accredits the fathers...is there a significance here in the women? |
Bible Answer: Greetings Katied, 2 Chronicles 24:26 "Those who conspired against him were Zabad, son of Shimeath an Ammonite woman, and Jehozabad, son of Shimrith a Moabite woman." [NIV] Parallel Passage: 2 Kings 12:18-21 (see verse 21) You ask, "Why were the mothers of the conspirators listed and not the fathers?" Here is a bit of commentary on this verse: "2 Chronicles 24:26 - These are they that conspired against him - The two persons here mentioned were certainly not Jews; the mother of one was an Ammonitess, and the mother of the other was a Moabitess. Who their fathers were we know not; they were probably foreigners and aliens. Some suppose that these persons were of the king’s chamber, and therefore could have the easiest access to him. It has been, and is still, the folly of kings to have foreigners for their valets and most confidential servants, and they have often been the causes of murders and treacheries of different kinds. Foreigners should be banished from the person of the sovereign by strong and efficient laws: even in this country they have often been the cause of much political wo." (Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible) "..The regicides are here named (2 Chr 24:26), and it is observable that the mothers of them both were foreigners, one an Ammonitess and the other a Moabitess. The idolatrous kings, it is likely, countenanced those marriages which the law prohibited for the prevention of idolatry; and see how they resulted in their own destruction. 4. His people would not bury him in the sepulchres of the kings because he had stained his honour by his mal-administration. Let him not be written with the righteous, Psa_69:28. .." (Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible) I believe that the Chronicler found it necessary to list the mothers instead of the fathers to put an emphasis on the fact that they themselves were children from marriages that were not lawful under Israelite law at the time. But that is just my opinion based on the observations that I have made on this verse. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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