2 Kings 11
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2 Kings 11:1-7

1When AthaliahH6271 the motherH517 of AhaziahH274 sawH7200 thatH3588 her sonH1121 was deadH4191, she proceededH6965 to annihilateH6 allH3605 the royalH4467 heirsH2233. 2But JehoshebaH30891 daughterH1323 of KingH4428 JoramH3141,2 the sisterH269 of AhaziahH274, tookH3947 JoashH3101 sonH1121 of AhaziahH274 and stole him awayH1589 from amongH8432 the sonsH1121 of the kingH4428 who were being murderedH4191. She put him and his nurseH3243 in a bedroomH2315H4296 to hideH5641 himH853 fromH6440 AthaliahH6271, and he was notH3808 killedH4191.

3And Joash remainedH1961 hiddenH2244 withH854 his nurse in the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 for sixH8337 yearsH8141 while AthaliahH6271 ruledH4427H5921 the landH776.

4Then in the seventhH7637 yearH8141, JehoiadaH3077 sent forH7971H3947 the commandersH8269 of hundredsH3967, the CaritesH3746,3 and the guardsH7323, and had them broughtH935 into the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068. There he madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with them and put them under oathH7650H854.

He showedH7200 themH853 the king’sH4428 sonH1121 5and commanded themH6680H559, “ThisH2088H1697 is whatH834 you are to doH6213: A thirdH7992 of you who come on dutyH935 on the SabbathH7676 shall guardH8104H4931 the royalH4428 palaceH1004, 6a thirdH7992 shall be at the gateH8179 of SurH5495, and a thirdH7992 at the gateH8179 behindH310 the guardsH7323. You are to take turnsH4535 guardingH8104 the templeH1004— 7the twoH8147 divisionsH3027 that would go off dutyH3318 on the SabbathH7676 are to guardH8104 the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 forH413 the kingH4428.

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Kings 11:2 Jehosheba is a variant of Jehoshabeath; see 2 Chronicles 22:11. ↩
  2. 2. 2 Kings 11:2 Joram is a variant spelling of Jehoram. ↩
  3. 3. 2 Kings 11:4 Or the mercenaries or the executioners; also in verse 19 ↩

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