31But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? Whoever contends for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because his altar has been broken down.”
Joash is stuck. On the one hand, he is the clan leader and the owner of the altar to Baal. On the other, the men of Ophrah are demanding the life of his son. Should Joash defend his son, or hand him over?
31 But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? Whoever contends for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because his altar has been broken down.”