Berean Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 23

(2 Kings 11:4–12)

1Then in the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִ֜יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֨הu.va.sha.NahH8141,Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֗עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077strengthened himselfהִתְחַזַּ֣קhit.cha.ZakH2388and madeוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853a covenantבַבְּרִֽית׃va.be.RitH1285withעִמּ֥וֹi.MoH5973the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967—with Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֣הוּla.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jerohamיְרֹחָ֡םye.ro.ChamH3395,Ishmaelוּלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלu.le.yish.ma.'ElH3458sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehohananיְ֠הוֹחָנָןYe.ho.cha.nonH3076,Azariahוְלַֽעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּve.la.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Obedעוֹבֵ֜דo.VedH5744וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֧הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Adaiahעֲדָיָ֛הוּ'a.da.Ya.huH5718וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Elishaphatאֱלִישָׁפָ֥ט'e.li.sha.FatH478sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zichriזִכְרִ֖יzikh.RiH2147.

2So they went throughoutוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063and gatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֤וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908אֶת־'et-H853the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and the headsוְרָאשֵׁ֥יve.ra.SheiH7218of the familiesהָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.And when they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,

3the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605assemblyהַקָּהָ֥לha.ka.HalH6951madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285withעִם־'im-H5973the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶן־ven-H1121!”said Jehoiadaוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “He must reignיִמְלֹ֔ךְyim.LokhH4427,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068promisedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerningעַל־'al-H5921the descendantsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Davidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

4Thisזֶ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖רzeh ha.da.VarH2088 H1697is whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you are to doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213:A thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֨יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of youpriestsלַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881who come on dutyבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676shall keep watchלְשֹֽׁעֲרֵ֖יle.sho.'a.ReiH7778at the doorsהַסִּפִּֽים׃ha.si.PimH5592,

5a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall be at the royalהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,and a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992at the Foundationהַיְס֑וֹדhay.SodH3247Gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,while allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the othersהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971are to be in the courtyardsבְּחַצְר֖וֹתbe.chatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Noוְאַל־ve.'al-H408one is to enterיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068exceptכִּ֤י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and those Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881who serveוְהַמְשָׁרְתִ֣יםve.ham.sha.re.TimH8334;theyהֵ֥מָּהHe.mahH1992may enterיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935becauseכִּי־ki-H3588theyהֵ֑מָּהHe.mahH1992are consecratedקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,but allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971are to obeyיִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.RuH8104the requirementמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7The Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֨םhal.vi.YimH3881must surroundוְהִקִּיפוּ֩ve.hi.ki.FuH5362אֶת־'et-H853the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ סָבִ֗יב אִ֚ישׁha.Me.lekh sa.Viv 'ishH4428 H5439 H376with weaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and anyone who entersוְהַבָּ֥א אֶל־ve.ha.Ba' 'el-H935 H413the templeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004must be put to deathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191.You must stayוִֽהְי֥וּvih.YuH1961closeאֶת־'et-H854to the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wherever he goesבְּבֹא֥וֹ וּבְצֵאתֽוֹ׃be.vo.'O u.ve.tze.ToH935 H3318.”

8So the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063didוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213everythingכְּכֹ֣לke.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548had orderedצִוָּה֮tzi.VahH6680.Each of themאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947his menאֲנָשָׁ֔יו'a.na.ShavH582—those coming on dutyבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676andעִ֖ם'imH5973those going off dutyיוֹצְאֵ֣יyotz.'EiH3318הַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676—forכִּ֣יkiH3588Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548אֶת־'et-H853had notלֹ֥אlo'H3808releasedפָטַ֛רfa.TarH6362any ofthe divisionsהַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃Ha.mach.le.KotH4256.

9Then Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548gaveוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414to the commandersלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.'otH3967אֶת־'et-H853the spearsהַֽחֲנִיתִים֙ha.cha.ni.TimH2595וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the largeהַמָּגִנּוֹת֙ha.ma.gi.nOtH4043andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853small shieldsהַשְּׁלָטִ֔יםha.she.la.TimH7982אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834of Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732thatאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

10He stationedוַיַּעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the troopsהָעָ֜ם וְאִ֣ישׁ׀ha.'Am ve.'IshH5971 H376,with their weaponsשִׁלְח֣וֹshil.ChoH7973in handבְיָד֗וֹve.ya.DoH3027,surroundingסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428by the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַla.miz.Be.achH4196and the templeהַבַּ֤יִת עַל־ha.Ba.yit 'al-H1004 H5921,from the southהַיְמָנִית֙hay.ma.NitH3233sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802הַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004toעַד־'ad-H5704the northהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יתha.se.ma.LitH8042sideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of the templeוְלַבָּ֑יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004.

11Then Jehoiada and his sons brought outוַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318אֶת־'et-H853the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,putוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414the crownהַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ha.Ne.zerH5145אֶת־'et-H853on himעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,presented him with the Testimonyהָ֣עֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715,and proclaimed him kingוַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427אֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853. Theyיְהוֹיָדָ֣ע וּבָנָ֔יוye.ho.ya.Da' u.va.NavH3077 H1121anointed himוַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yim.sha.Chu.huH4886and shoutedוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Long liveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428!”

The Death of Athaliah

(2 Kings 11:13–16)

12When Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֗הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271אֶת־'et-H853heardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085the noiseק֤וֹלKolH6963of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971runningהָֽרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323and cheeringוְהַֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםve.ham.ha.LimH1984אֶת־'et-H853the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,she went outוַתָּב֥וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413themהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And she lookedוַתֵּ֡רֶאva.Te.re'H7200and sawוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428standingעוֹמֵ֨דo.MedH5975byעַֽל־'al-H5921his pillarעַמּוּד֜וֹa.mu.DoH5982at the entranceבַּמָּב֗וֹאba.ma.Vo'H3996.The officersוְהַשָּׂרִ֣יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269and trumpetersוְהַחֲצֹצְרוֹת֮ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtH2689were besideעַל־'al-H5921the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleעַ֨ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776were rejoicingשָׂמֵ֗חַsa.Me.achH8056and blowingוְתוֹקֵ֙עַ֙ve.to.Ke.a'H8628trumpetsבַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתba.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689,while the singersוְהַמְשֽׁוֹרֲרִים֙ve.ham.sho.ra.RimH7891with musicalהַשִּׁ֔ירha.ShirH7892instrumentsבִּכְלֵ֣יbikh.LeiH3627were leadingוּמוֹדִיעִ֖יםu.mo.di.'ImH3045the praisesלְהַלֵּ֑לle.ha.LelH1984.Then Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.tal.Ya.huH6271אֶת־'et-H853toreוַתִּקְרַ֤עva.tik.Ra'H7167her clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יהָbe.ga.Dei.haH899and screamedוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Treasonקֶ֥שֶׁרKe.sherH7195,treasonקָֽשֶׁר׃ סKa.sherH7195!”

14And Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548אֶת־'et-H853sent outוַיּוֹצֵא֩vai.yo.Tze'H3318the commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֣וֹת׀ha.me.'otH3967in charge ofפְּקוּדֵ֣יpe.ku.DeiH6485the armyהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,sayingוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙vai.Yo.mer 'a.le.HemH559 H413, “Bring her outהֽוֹצִיא֙וּהָ֙ אֶל־ho.tzi.'U.ha 'el-H3318 H413betweenמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004the ranksהַשְּׂדֵר֔וֹתha.se.de.RotH7713,and put toיוּמַ֣תyu.MatH4191the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719anyone who followsוְהַבָּ֥אve.ha.Ba'H935herאַחֲרֶ֖יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310.”Forכִּ֚יkiH3588the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “She must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be put to deathתְמִית֖וּהָte.mi.Tu.haH4191in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

15So they seizedוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760Athaliahיָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yimH3027as she reachedוַתָּב֛וֹא אֶל־va.ta.Vo' 'el-H935 H413the entranceמְב֥וֹאme.Vo'H3996of the Horseהַסּוּסִ֖יםha.su.SimH5483Gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179on the palace groundsבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְbeit ha.Me.lekhH4428 H1004,and thereשָֽׁם׃ פShamH8033they put her to deathוַיְמִית֖וּהָvay.mi.Tu.haH4191.

Jehoiada Restores the Worship of the LORD

(2 Kings 11:17–21)

16Then Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָע֙ye.ho.ya.Da'H3077madeוַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285between himselfבֵּינ֕וֹbei.NoH996andוּבֵ֥ין כָּל־u.Vein kol-H996 H3605the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and the peopleהָעָ֖ם וּבֵ֣יןha.'Am u.VeinH5971 H996that they would beלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961the LORD’sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971.

17So allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wentוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the templeבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168and tore it downוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.They smashed the altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and idolsצְלָמָ֖יוtze.la.MavH6754to piecesשִׁבֵּ֑רוּshi.Be.ruH7665וְאֵ֗תve.'EtH853and killedהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977the priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168in front ofלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃Ha.miz.be.ChotH4196.

18Moreover, Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077putוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760the oversightפְּקֻדֹּ֜תpe.ku.DotH6486of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068into the handsבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027of the Leviticalהַלְוִיִּם֮hal.vi.YimH3881priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Davidדָּוִיד֮da.VidH1732had appointedחָלַ֣קcha.LakH2505overעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,to offerלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930to the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068as writtenכַּכָּת֛וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the Lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,with rejoicingבְּשִׂמְחָ֣הbe.sim.ChahH8057and songוּבְשִׁ֑יר עַ֖לu.ve.Shir 'alH7892 H5921,as ordainedיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027by Davidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

19He stationedוַֽיַּעֲמֵד֙vai.ya.'a.MedH5975gatekeepersהַשּׁ֣וֹעֲרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH7778atעַֽל־'al-H5921the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֖יsha.'a.ReiH8179of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,so that no oneוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808who wasin anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605wayדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697uncleanטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2931could enterיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935.

20And he took with himוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the noblesהָֽאַדִּירִים֩ha.'a.di.RimH117וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the rulersהַמּֽוֹשְׁלִ֨יםha.mo.she.LimH4910of the peopleבָּעָ֜םba.'AmH5971וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and they brought the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428downוַיּ֤וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381אֶת־'et-H853from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and enteredוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the royalהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004throughבְּתֽוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the Upperהָֽעֶלְי֖וֹןha.'el.YonH5945Gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179.They seatedוַיּוֹשִׁ֙יבוּ֙vai.yo.Shi.vuH3427אֶת־'et-H853Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Joashonעַ֖ל'alH5921the royalהַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃ha.mam.la.KhahH4467throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678,

21and allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055.And the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892was quietשָׁקָ֑טָהsha.Ka.tahH8252וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,because Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271had been put toהֵמִ֥יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191the swordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ סve.Cha.revH2719.