American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 23
1Andintheseventhהַשְּׁבִעִ֜יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֨הu.va.sha.NahH8141Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֗עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077strengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֣קhit.cha.ZakH2388himself,andtookH3947thecaptainsofhundredsH3967,Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֣הוּla.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJerohamיְרֹחָ֡םye.ro.ChamH3395,andIshmaelוּלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלu.le.yish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehohananיְ֠הוֹחָנָןYe.ho.cha.nonH3076,andAzariahוְלַֽעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּve.la.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofObedעוֹבֵ֜דo.VedH5744,andMaaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֧הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAdaiahעֲדָיָ֛הוּ'a.da.Ya.huH5718,andElishaphatthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZichri,intocovenantבַבְּרִֽית׃va.be.RitH1285withhim.
2AndtheywentH935aboutinJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,andgatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֤וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881outofallthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andtheheadsוְרָאשֵׁ֥יve.ra.SheiH7218offathers’הָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1housesofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheycameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
3Andalltheassemblyהַקָּהָ֥לha.ka.HalH6951madeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285withthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428inthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.AndhesaidH559untothem,Behold,theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶן־ven-H1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֔ךְyim.LokhH4427,asJehovahhathspokenH1696concerningthesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofDavidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.
4Thisisthethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697thatyeshalldo:athirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֨יתha.she.li.ShitH7992partofyou,thatcomeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935inonthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676,ofthepriestsלַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548andoftheLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881,shallbeportersofthethresholdsהַסִּפִּֽים׃ha.si.PimH5592;
5andathirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shallbeattheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004;andathirdH7992partH7992atthegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofthefoundationהַיְס֑וֹדhay.SodH3247:andallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shallbeinthecourtsofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.
7AndtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֨םhal.vi.YimH3881shallcompassthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roundH5439about,everymanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376withhisweaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627inhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andwhosoever comethintothehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,lethimbeוִֽהְי֥וּvih.YuH1961slain:andbeH1961yewiththekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whenhecomethin,andwhenhegoethout.
8SotheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881andallJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063didaccordingtoallthatJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548commandedצִוָּה֮tzi.VahH6680:andtheytookH3947everymanH376hismenH376,thosethatweretocomeH935inonthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676,withthosethatweretogoH3318outonthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676;forJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548dismissednotthecourses.
9AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548deliveredtothecaptainsofhundredsH3967thespearsהַֽחֲנִיתִים֙ha.cha.ni.TimH2595,andbucklers,andshieldsהַמָּגִנּוֹת֙ha.ma.gi.nOtH4043,thathadbeenkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428David’s,whichwereinthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.
10AndhesetH5975allthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,everymanH376withhisweaponשִׁלְח֣וֹshil.ChoH7973inhishandבְיָד֗וֹve.ya.DoH3027,fromtherightH3233sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004totheleftsideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,alongbythealtarלַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַla.miz.Be.achH4196andthehouseוְלַבָּ֑יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004,bythekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roundH5439about.
11ThentheybroughtH3318outtheking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,andputוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414thecrownהַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ha.Ne.zerH5145uponhim,andgaveH5414himthetestimonyהָ֣עֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715,andmadeH5414himkingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428:andJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077andhissonsוּבָנָ֔יוu.va.NavH1121anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yim.sha.Chu.huH4886him;andtheysaidH559, Longliveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421thekingH4428.
13andshelookedH7200,and,behold,thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428stoodעוֹמֵ֨דo.MedH5975byhispillarעַמּוּד֜וֹa.mu.DoH5982attheentranceבַּמָּב֗וֹאba.ma.Vo'H3996,andthecaptainsandthetrumpetsוְהַחֲצֹצְרוֹת֮ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtH2689bythekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428;andallthepeopleעַ֨ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedH8055,andblewtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתba.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689;thesingersוְהַמְשֽׁוֹרֲרִים֙ve.ham.sho.ra.RimH7891alsoplayedoninstrumentsבִּכְלֵ֣יbikh.LeiH3627ofmusic,andledthesingingH7891ofpraiseלְהַלֵּ֑לle.ha.LelH1984.ThenAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.tal.Ya.huH6271rentherclothesבְּגָדֶ֔יהָbe.ga.Dei.haH899,andsaidH559,Treasonקֶ֥שֶׁרKe.sherH7195!treasonקָֽשֶׁר׃ סKa.sherH7195!
14AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548broughtH935outthecaptainsofhundredsH3967thatweresetoverthehost,andsaidH559untothem,HaveherforthH3318betweentheranksהַשְּׂדֵר֔וֹתha.se.de.RotH7713;andwhoso followethher,lethimbeslainwiththeswordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719:forthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidH559,SlayhernotinthehouseH1004ofJehovah.
17Andallthepeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wentH935tothehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofBaalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168,andbrakeitdownוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422,andbrakehisaltarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196andhisimagesH6754inpieces,andslewH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977thepriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168beforethealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃Ha.miz.be.ChotH4196.
18AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077appointedH7760theofficersofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovahunderthehandH3027ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֮hal.vi.YimH3881,whomDavidדָּוִיד֮da.VidH1732haddistributedinthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,toofferלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927theburnt-offeringsofJehovah,asitiswrittenH3789inthelawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,withrejoicingandwithsinging,accordingtotheorderofDavidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.
20AndhetookH3947thecaptainsofhundredsH3967,andthenoblesH117,andthegovernorsofthepeopleבָּעָ֜םba.'AmH5971,andallthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andbroughtH935downthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428fromthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofJehovah:andtheycameH935throughtheupperהָֽעֶלְי֖וֹןha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179untotheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andsetthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428uponthethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofthekingdomH4467.
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
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