Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 11

(2 Chronicles 22:10–12)

1When Athaliahוַֽעֲתַלְיָה֙va.'a.tal.YahH6271the motherאֵ֣ם'emH517of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֔הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274sawרָאֲתָ֖הra.'a.tahH7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588her sonבְּנָ֑הּbe.NahH1121was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,she proceededוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965to annihilateוַתְּאַבֵּ֔דva.te.'a.BedH6אֵ֖ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the royalהַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃ha.mam.la.KhahH4467heirsזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233.

2But Jehoshebaיְהוֹשֶׁ֣בַעye.ho.She.va'H3089daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Joramי֠וֹרָםYo.romH3141,the sisterאֲח֨וֹת'a.ChotH269of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֜הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274אֶת־'et-H853,tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗ה'a.chaz.YahH274and stole him awayוַתִּגְנֹ֤בva.tig.NoH1589אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853from amongמִתּ֤וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428who werebeing murderedהַמּ֣וּמָתִ֔יםha.ma.mo.timH4191אֹת֥וֹ'o.ToH853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853. She puthim and his nurseמֵינִקְתּ֖וֹmei.nik.ToH3243in a bedroomבַּחֲדַ֣ר הַמִּטּ֑וֹתba.cha.Dar ha.mi.TotH2315 H4296to hideוַיַּסְתִּ֧רוּvai.yas.Ti.ruH5641himאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271,and he was notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808killedהוּמָֽת׃hu.MatH4191.

3And Joash remainedוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961hiddenמִתְחַבֵּ֖אmit.cha.Be'H2244withאִתָּהּ֙'i.TahH854his nursein the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141while Athaliahוַעֲתַלְיָ֖הva.'a.tal.YahH6271ruledמֹלֶ֥כֶת עַל־mo.Le.khet 'al-H4427 H5921the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

Joash Anointed King of Judah

(2 Chronicles 23:1–11)

4Then in the seventhהַ֠שְּׁבִיעִיתHa.she.vi.'itH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141,Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077sent forשָׁלַ֨ח וַיִּקַּ֣ח׀sha.Lach vai.yi.KachH7971 H3947אֶת־'et-H853the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967,the Caritesלַכָּרִי֙la.ka.RiH3746,and the guardsוְלָ֣רָצִ֔יםve.La.ra.TzimH7323,and had them broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935אֹתָ֛ם'o.TamH853אֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. Thereבְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֔הbe.Veit Yah.wehH1004 H3068he madeוַיִּכְרֹת֩vai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֜יתbe.RitH1285with themand put them under oathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֤ע אֹתָם֙vai.yash.Ba' 'o.TamH7650 H854.He showedוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853אֶת־'et-H853the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121

5and commanded themוַיְצַוֵּ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔רvay.tza.Vem le.MorH6680 H559, “Thisזֶ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖רzeh ha.da.VarH2088 H1697is whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you are to doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּןta.'a.SunH6213:A thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of youwho come on dutyבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676shall guardוְשֹׁ֣מְרֵ֔י מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתve.Sho.me.Rei mish.Me.retH8104 H4931the royalהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,

6a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall beat the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Surס֔וּרSurH5495,and a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֥יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992at the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179behindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the guardsהָרָצִ֑יםha.ra.TzimH7323.You are to take turnsמַסָּֽח׃ma.SachH4535guardingוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םu.she.mar.TemH8104אֶת־'et-H853מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931the templeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004—

7the twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147divisionsהַיָּדוֹת֙hai.ya.dOtH3027כֹּ֖לkolH3605that would go off dutyיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676are to guardוְשָֽׁמְר֛וּve.sha.me.RuH8104אֶת־'et-H853מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068forאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8You must surroundוְהִקַּפְתֶּ֨ם עַל־ve.hi.kaf.Tem 'al-H5362 H5921the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ סָבִ֗יבha.Me.lekh sa.VivH4428 H5439with weaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and anyoneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376who approachesוְהַבָּ֥א אֶל־ve.ha.Ba' 'el-H935 H413the ranksהַשְּׂדֵר֖וֹתha.se.de.RotH7713must be put to deathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191.You must stayוִהְי֥וּvih.YuH1961closeאֶת־'et-H854to the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wherever he goesבְּצֵאת֥וֹ וּבְבֹאֽוֹ׃be.tze.To u.ve.vo.'OH3318 H935.”

9So the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּvai.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 dutyיֹצְאֵ֣י הַשַּׁבָּ֑תyo.tze.'Ei ha.sha.BatH3318 H7676—and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

10Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414to the commandersלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967אֶֽת־'et-H853the spearsהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853shieldsהַשְּׁלָטִ֔יםha.she.la.TimH7982of Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834fromאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11And the guardsהָרָצִ֜ים אִ֣ישׁ׀ha.ra.Tzim 'ishH7323 H376stoodוַיַּעַמְד֨וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975with weaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027surroundingעַל־ סָבִֽיב׃'al- sa.VivH5921 H5439the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428by the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַla.miz.Be.achH4196and the templeהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,from the southהַיְמָנִית֙hay.ma.NitH3233sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802הַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004toעַד־'ad-H5704the northהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יתha.se.ma.LitH8042sideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of the templeוְלַבָּ֑יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004.

12Then Jehoiada brought outוַיּוֹצִ֣אvai.yo.Tzi'H3318אֶת־'et-H853the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,putוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414the crownהַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ha.Ne.zerH5145אֶת־'et-H853on himעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,presented him with the Testimonyהָ֣עֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715,and proclaimed him kingוַיַּמְלִ֥כוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.They anointed himוַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֑הוּvai.yim.sha.Chu.huH4886,and the people clappedוַיַּכּוּ־vai.ya.ku-H5221their handsכָ֔ףKhafH3709and declaredוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Long liveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428!”

The Death of Athaliah

(2 Chronicles 23:12–15)

13When Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֔ה'a.tal.YahH6271אֶת־'et-H853heardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085the noiseק֥וֹלKolH6963from the guardsהָֽרָצִ֖יןha.ra.TzinH7323andthe peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,she went outוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14And she looked outוַתֵּ֡רֶאva.Te.re'H7200and sawוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428standingעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975byעַֽל־'al-H5921the pillarהָעַמּ֜וּדha.'a.MudH5982,according to the customכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗טka.mish.PatH4941.The officersוְהַשָּׂרִ֤יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269and trumpetersוְהַחֲצֹֽצְרוֹת֙ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtH2689were besideאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776were rejoicingשָׂמֵ֔חַsa.Me.achH8056and blowingוְתֹקֵ֖עַve.to.Ke.a'H8628trumpetsבַּחֲצֹֽצְר֑וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689.Then Athaliahעֲתַלְיָה֙'a.tal.YahH6271אֶת־'et-H853toreוַתִּקְרַ֤עva.tik.Ra'H7167her clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יהָbe.ga.Dei.haH899and screamedוַתִּקְרָ֖אva.tik.Ra'H7121, “Treasonקֶ֥שֶׁרKe.sherH7195!Treasonקָֽשֶׁר׃ סKa.sherH7195!”

15And Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548אֶת־'et-H853orderedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680the commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֣וֹתha.mei.'otH3967in charge ofפְּקֻדֵ֣יpe.ku.DeiH6485the armyהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413, “Bring her outהוֹצִ֤יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318אֹתָהּ֙'o.TahH853אֶל־'el-H413מִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004between the ranksלַשְּׂדֵרֹ֔תla.se.de.RotH7713,and put toהָמֵ֣תha.MetH4191the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719anyone who followsוְהַבָּ֥אve.ha.Ba'H935herאַחֲרֶ֖יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310.”Forכִּ֚יkiH3588the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “She must notאַל־'al-H408be put to deathתּוּמַ֖תtu.MatH4191in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

16So they seizedוַיָּשִׂ֤מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760Athaliahיָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yimH3027as she reachedוַתָּב֛וֹא דֶּֽרֶךְ־va.ta.Vo' de.rekh-H935 H1870the horsesהַסּוּסִ֖יםha.su.SimH5483’entranceמְב֥וֹאme.Vo'H3996to the palace groundsבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְbeit ha.Me.lekhH4428 H1004,and thereשָֽׁם׃ סShamH8033she was put to deathוַתּוּמַ֖תva.tu.MatH4191.

Jehoiada Restores the Worship of the LORD

(2 Chronicles 23:16–21)

17Then Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077אֶֽת־'et-H853madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantהַבְּרִ֗יתha.be.RitH1285betweenבֵּ֤יןbeinH996the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068andוּבֵ֤יןu.VeinH996the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וּבֵ֣יןha.Me.lekh u.VeinH4428 H996and the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that they would beלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961the LORD’sלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971.He also made a covenant betweenוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

18So allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleעַם֩'amH5971of the landהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776wentוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the templeבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'alH1168and tore it downוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֗הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422אֶת־'et-H853.They smashed the altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֤יוmiz.be.cho.tovH4196וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and idolsצְלָמָיו֙tze.la.MavH6754to piecesשִׁבְּר֣וּ הֵיטֵ֔בshi.be.Ru hei.TevH7665 H3190וְאֵ֗תve.'EtH853,and they killedהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977the priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168in front ofלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֑וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196.And Jehoiada the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548postedוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760guardsפְּקֻדּ֖וֹתpe.ku.DotH6486forעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19He took with himוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַ֠מֵּאוֹתHa.me.'otH3967וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the Caritesהַכָּרִ֨יha.ka.RiH3746וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the guardsהָרָצִ֜יםha.ra.TzimH7323וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and they broughtוַיֹּרִ֤ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381אֶת־'et-H853the king downהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and enteredוַיָּב֛וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the royalהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004by wayדֶּֽרֶך־de.rekh-H1870of the Gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of the Guardsהָרָצִ֖יםha.ra.TzimH7323.Then Joash took his seatוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921the royalהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ha.me.la.KhimH4428throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678,

20and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֥חvai.yis.MachH8055.And the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892was quietשָׁקָ֑טָהsha.Ka.tahH8252וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,because Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֛הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271had been put toהֵמִ֥יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191the swordבַחֶ֖רֶבva.Che.revH2719at the royalהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

21Joashיְהוֹאָ֥שׁye.ho.'AshH3060wassevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנִ֖יםben- sha.NimH1121 H8141when he became kingבְּמָלְכֽוֹ׃ פbe.ma.le.KhoH4427.