American Standard Version
2 Kings 11
2ButJehosheba,thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofkingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Joramי֠וֹרָםYo.romH3141,sisterאֲח֨וֹת'a.ChotH269ofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֜הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,tookH3947Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗ה'a.chaz.YahH274,andstoleH1589himawayH3947fromamongtheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121thatwereslain,evenhimandhisnurse,andputH4191theminthebedchamber;andtheyhidH5641himfromAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271,sothathewasnotslain;
4Andintheseventhהַ֠שְּׁבִיעִיתHa.she.vi.'itH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077sentH7971andfetchedthecaptainsoverhundredsH3967oftheCaritesandoftheguard,andbroughtH935themtohimintothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah;andhemadeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֜יתbe.RitH1285withthem,andtookH3947anoathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֤עvai.yash.Ba'H7650oftheminthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah,andshowedוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200themtheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121.
5Andhecommandedוַיְצַוֵּ֣םvay.tza.VemH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thisisthethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697thatyeshalldo:athirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992partofyou,thatcomeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935inonthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676,shallbekeepersH8104ofthewatchH8104oftheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004;
6andathirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֥יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shallbeatthegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179Sur;andathirdH7992partH7992atthegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179behindtheguardH8104:soshallyekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םu.she.mar.TemH8104thewatchH8104ofthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,andbeabarrier.
8Andyeshallcompassthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roundH5439about,everymanH376withhisweaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627inhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andhethatcomethwithintheranksהַשְּׂדֵר֖וֹתha.se.de.RotH7713,lethimbeוִהְי֥וּvih.YuH1961slain:andbeH1961yewiththekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whenhegoethout,andwhenhecomethin.
9AndthecaptainsoverhundredsH3967didaccordingtoallthatJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548commandedצִוָּה֮tzi.VahH6680;andtheytookH3947everymanH376hismenH376,thosethatweretocomeH935inonthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676,withthosethatweretogoH3318outonthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676,andcameH935toJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.
11AndtheguardstoodH5975,everymanH376withhisweaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627inhishandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,fromtherightH3233sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004totheleftsideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,alongbythealtarלַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַla.miz.Be.achH4196andthehouseוְלַבָּ֑יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004,bythekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roundH5439about.
12ThenhebroughtH3318outtheking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,andputוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414thecrownהַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ha.Ne.zerH5145uponhim,andgaveH5414himthetestimonyהָ֣עֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715;andtheymadeH5414himkingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428,andanointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֑הוּvai.yim.sha.Chu.huH4886him;andtheyclappedtheirhandsH3709,andsaidH559, Longliveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421thekingH4428.
14andshelookedH7200,and,behold,thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428stoodעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975bythepillarהָעַמּ֜וּדha.'a.MudH5982,asthemannerwas,andthecaptainsandthetrumpetsוְהַחֲצֹֽצְרוֹת֙ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtH2689bythekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;andallthepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776rejoiced,andblewtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹֽצְר֑וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689.ThenAthaliahעֲתַלְיָה֙'a.tal.YahH6271rentherclothesבְּגָדֶ֔יהָbe.ga.Dei.haH899,andcried,Treasonקֶ֥שֶׁרKe.sherH7195!treasonקָֽשֶׁר׃ סKa.sherH7195!
15AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680thecaptainsofhundredsH3967thatweresetoverthehost,andsaidH559untothem,HaveherforthH3318betweentheranksלַשְּׂדֵרֹ֔תla.se.de.RotH7713;andhimthatfollowethherslaywiththeswordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719.Forthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidH559,LethernotbeslaininthehouseH1004ofJehovah.
18Andallthepeopleעַם֩'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776wentH935tothehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofBaalהַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,andbrakeitdownוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֗הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422;hisaltarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֤יוmiz.be.cho.tovH4196andhisimagesH6754braketheyinpiecesthoroughlyהֵיטֵ֔בhei.TevH3190,andslewH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977thepriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168beforethealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֑וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196.Andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548appointedוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760officersoverthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.
19AndhetookH3947thecaptainsoverhundredsH3967,andtheCarites,andtheguard,andallthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andtheybroughtH935downthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428fromthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofJehovah,andcameH935bythewayדֶּֽרֶך־de.rekh-H1870ofthegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179oftheguarduntotheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.AndhesatH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofthekingsהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ha.me.la.KhimH4428.
21Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 11
- 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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