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2
Chronicles Chapter Twenty-three
New King James Version (NKJV)
2 Chronicles
23:1 In the seventh
year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and made a covenant with the
captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan,
Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of
Zichri.
YLT
1And in the seventh year
hath Jehoiada strengthened himself, and taketh the heads of the hundreds, even
Azariah son of Jeroham, and Ishmael son of Jehohanan, and Azariah son of Obed,
and Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri, with him into
covenant.
Verses 1-21
The contents of this chapter are the same
with 2 Kings 11:4 and need no other explanation than what may be found in the
notes there, to which the reader is referred.See Gill on 2 Kings 11:4. See Gill
on 2 Kings 11:5. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:6. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:7. See Gill
on 2 Kings 11:8. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:9. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:10. See Gill
on 2 Kings 11:11. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:12. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:13. See
Gill on 2 Kings 11:14. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:15. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:16.
See Gill on 2 Kings 11:17. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:18. See Gill on 2 Kings
11:19. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:20.
2 Chronicles
23:2 2 And
they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of
Judah, and the chief fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
YLT
2And they go round about in
Judah, and gather the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and heads of the
fathers of Israel, and come in unto Jerusalem,
2 Chronicles 23:3 3 Then all the assembly made
a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, “Behold, the
king’s son shall reign, as the Lord has said of the sons of
David.
YLT
3and all the assembly make a
covenant in the house of God with the king, and he saith to them, `Lo, the son
of the king doth reign, as Jehovah spake concerning the sons of David.
2 Chronicles 23:4 4 This is what you
shall do: One-third of you entering on the Sabbath, of the priests and the
Levites, shall be keeping watch over the doors;
YLT
4`This [is] the thing that
ye do: The third of you, going in on the sabbath, of the priests, and of the
Levites, [are] for gatekeepers of the thresholds,
2 Chronicles 23:5 5 one-third shall be
at the king’s house; and one-third at the Gate of the Foundation. All the
people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.
YLT
5and the third [are] at the
house of the king, and the third at the gate of the foundation, and all the
people [are] in the courts of the house of Jehovah.
2 Chronicles 23:6 6 But let no one come into
the house of the Lord
except the priests and those of the Levites who serve. They may go in, for they
are holy; but all the people shall keep the watch of the Lord.
YLT
6`And none doth enter the
house of Jehovah except the priests, and those ministering of the Levites (they
go in for they [are] holy), and all the people keep the watch of Jehovah:
2 Chronicles 23:7 7 And the Levites shall
surround the king on all sides, every man with his weapons in his hand; and
whoever comes into the house, let him be put to death. You are to be with the
king when he comes in and when he goes out.”
YLT
7and the Levites have
compassed the king round about, each with his weapon in his hand, and he who
hath gone in unto the house is put to death; and be ye with the king in his
coming in and in his going out.'
2 Chronicles 23:8 8 So the Levites and all
Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each man
took his men who were to be on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were going off
duty on the Sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest had not dismissed the
divisions.
YLT
8And the Levites and all
Judah do according to all that Jehoiada the priest hath commanded, and take
each his men going in on the sabbath, with those going out on the sabbath, for
Jehoiada the priest hath not let away the courses.
2 Chronicles 23:9 9 And Jehoiada the priest
gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields
which had belonged to King David, that were in the temple of God.
YLT
9And Jehoiada the priest
giveth to the heads of the hundreds the spears, and the shields, and the
bucklers that [are] king David's, that [are] in the house of God;
2 Chronicles 23:10 10 Then he set all the
people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the
temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and by the temple,
all around the king.
YLT
10and he stationeth the whole
of the people, and each his dart in his hand, from the right shoulder of the
house unto the left shoulder of the house, at the altar, and at the house, by
the king, round about.
2 Chronicles 23:11 11 And they brought out the
king’s son, put the crown on him, gave him the Testimony,[a] and made
him king. Then Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, “Long live
the king!”
YLT
11And they bring out the son
of the king, and put upon him the crown, and the testimony, and cause him to
reign; and Jehoiada and his sons anoint him, and say, `Let the king live!'
2 Chronicles 23:12 12 Now when Athaliah heard
the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people in
the temple of the Lord.
YLT
12And Athaliah heareth the
voice of the people who are running, and who are praising the king, and she
cometh in unto the people in the house of Jehovah,
2 Chronicles 23:13 13 When
she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance; and the
leaders and the trumpeters were by the king. All the people of the land
were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, also the singers with musical instruments,
and those who led in praise. So Athaliah tore her clothes and said, “Treason!
Treason!”
YLT
13and seeth, and lo, the king
is standing by his pillar in the entrance, and the heads, and the trumpets
[are] by the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and shouting with
trumpets, and the singers with instruments of song, and the teachers, to
praise, and Athaliah rendeth her garments, and saith, `Conspiracy, conspiracy.'
2 Chronicles 23:14 14 And Jehoiada the priest
brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to
them, “Take her outside under guard, and slay with the sword whoever follows
her.” For the priest had said, “Do not kill her in the house of the Lord.”
YLT
14And Jehoiada the priest
bringeth out the heads of the hundreds, inspectors of the force, and saith unto
them, `Take her out from within the rows, and he who hath gone after her is put
to death by the sword;' for the priest said, `Put her not to death [in] the
house of Jehovah.'
2 Chronicles 23:15 15 So they seized her; and
she went by way of the entrance of the Horse Gate into the king’s house,
and they killed her there.
YLT
15And they make for her
sides, and she cometh in unto the entrance of the gate of the horses at the
house of the king, and they put her to death there.
2 Chronicles 23:16 16 Then Jehoiada made a
covenant between himself, the people, and the king, that they should be the Lord’s people.
YLT
16And Jehoiada maketh a
covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, to be
for a people to Jehovah;
2 Chronicles 23:17 17 And all the people went to
the temple[b] of Baal,
and tore it down. They broke in pieces its altars and images, and killed Mattan
the priest of Baal before the altars.
YLT
17and all the people enter
the house of Baal, and break it down, yea, his altars and his images they have
broken, and Mattan priest of Baal they have slain before the altars.
2 Chronicles 23:18 18 Also Jehoiada appointed
the oversight of the house of the Lord to the hand of the
priests, the Levites, whom David had assigned in the house of the Lord, to offer the
burnt offerings of the Lord,
as it is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as
it was established by David.
YLT
18And Jehoiada putteth the
offices of the house of Jehovah into the hand of the priests the Levites whom
David had apportioned over the house of Jehovah, to cause to ascend the
burnt-offerings of Jehovah, as written in the law of Moses, with joy, and with
singing, by the hands of David;
2 Chronicles 23:19 19 And he set the gatekeepers
at the gates of the house of the Lord, so that no one who
was in any way unclean should enter.
YLT
19and he stationeth the
gatekeepers over the gates of the house of Jehovah, and the unclean in anything
doth not go in.
2 Chronicles 23:20 20 Then he took the captains
of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the
land, and brought the king down from the house of the Lord; and they went
through the Upper Gate to the king’s house, and set the king on the throne of
the kingdom.
YLT
20And he taketh the heads of
the hundreds, and the honourable ones, and the rulers among the people, and all
the people of the land, and bringeth down the king from the house of Jehovah,
and they come in through the high gate to the house of the king, and cause the
king to sit on the throne of the kingdom.
2 Chronicles 23:21 21 So all the people of the
land rejoiced; and the city was quiet, for they had slain Athaliah with the
sword.
YLT
21And all the people of the
land rejoice, and the city hath been quiet, and Athaliah they have put to death
by the sword.
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