2 Chronicles 23:10

2 Chronicles 23:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.
• New International Version (NIV)He stationed all the men, each with his weapon in his hand, around the king—near the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he set all the people as a guard for the king, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the south side of the house to the north side of the house, around the altar and the house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of 2 Chronicles 23:10

8So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with those that were to go out on the sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses. 9And Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David’s, which were in the house of God. And he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, by the king round about. 11Then they brought out the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they said, Long live the king. 12And when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah:

2 Chronicles 23:10 word by word

וַיַּעֲמֵ֨ד אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֜ם וְאִ֣ישׁ׀ שִׁלְח֣וֹ בְיָד֗וֹ מִכֶּ֨תֶף הַבַּ֤יִת הַיְמָנִית֙ עַד־כֶּ֤תֶף הַבַּ֙יִת֙ הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔ית לַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ וְלַבָּ֑יִת עַל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ סָבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

• setעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• weaponשֶׁ֫לַחshelach · missileH7973
• handיָדyâd · handH3027
• rightיְמָנִיyemânîy · rightH3233
• sideכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• roundסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 23:10

• 2 Kings 11:11And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, by the king round about.
• 2 Chronicles 6:12And he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands
• Exodus 40:6And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23:10

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-112Ch 23:1-11. Jehoiada Makes Joash King. 1. in the seventh year Jehoiada ... took the captains of hundreds, &c.--(See on 2Ki 11:4; 2Ki 11:17). The five officers mentioned here had been probably of the royal guard, and were known to be strongly disaffected to the government of Athaliah.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 23:10

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Temple
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Covenant
• Athaliah
• Genealogy
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jehoiada
• Priests and Levites
• Arms, Armor

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings