24 For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men; and Yahweh delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their fathers. So they executed judgment on Joash.
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They executed judgment against Joash - By defeating his army, slaying his nobles, and pressing on against Jerusalem, etc. (2-Kings 12:18 note).
For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they (o) executed judgment against Joash.
(o) That is, reproved and checked him, and handled him rigorously.
For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men,.... 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.
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