New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 23

Jehoiada Sets Joash on the Throne of Judah

1Now in the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִ֜יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֨הu.va.sha.NahH8141Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֗עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077strengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֣קhit.cha.ZakH2388himself, and tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967:Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֣הוּla.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jerohamיְרֹחָ֡םye.ro.ChamH3395,Ishmaelוּלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלu.le.yish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Johananיְ֠הוֹחָנָןYe.ho.cha.nonH3076,Azariahוְלַֽעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּve.la.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Obedעוֹבֵ֜דo.VedH5744,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֧הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Adaiahעֲדָיָ֛הוּ'a.da.Ya.huH5718,and Elishaphatאֱלִישָׁפָ֥ט'e.li.sha.FatH478the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zichriזִכְרִ֖יzikh.RiH2147, and they enteredinto a covenantבַבְּרִֽית׃va.be.RitH1285with him.

2They wentH5437throughoutH5437Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063and gatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֤וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and the headsוְרָאשֵׁ֥יve.ra.SheiH7218of the fathers’הָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1households ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the assemblyהַקָּהָ֥לha.ka.HalH6951madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. AndJehoiada saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶן־ven-H1121shall reignיִמְלֹ֔ךְyim.LokhH4427,as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerningעַל־'al-H5921the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Davidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

4Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088is the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you shall doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213:one thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֨יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of you, of the priestsלַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881who comeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935in on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676, shall begatekeepersלְשֹֽׁעֲרֵ֖י הַסִּפִּֽים׃le.sho.'a.Rei ha.si.PimH7778 H5592,

5and one thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall beat the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,and a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992at the Gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the Foundationהַיְס֑וֹדhay.SodH3247;and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shall bein the courtsבְּחַצְר֖וֹתbe.chatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6But let noוְאַל־ve.'al-H408one enterיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068exceptאִם־'im-H3588 H518the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andthe ministeringוְהַמְשָׁרְתִ֣יםve.ham.sha.re.TimH8334Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881;they may enterיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935,for they are holyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944.And let allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971keepיִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.RuH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7The Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֨םhal.vi.YimH3881will surroundוְהִקִּיפוּ֩ סָבִ֗יבve.hi.ki.Fu sa.VivH5362 H5439the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,eachH376manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376with his weaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;and whoever entersוְהַבָּ֥אve.ha.Ba'H935the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,let him be killedיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191.Thus be with the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428when he comesבְּבֹא֥וֹbe.vo.'OH935in and when he goesוּבְצֵאתֽוֹ׃u.ve.tze.ToH3318out.”

8So the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063didוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213according to allכְּכֹ֣לke.KholH3605that Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548commandedצִוָּה֮tzi.VahH6680.And eachH376oneH376of them tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947his menH376who were to comeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935in on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676,with those who were to goיוֹצְאֵ֣יyotz.'EiH3318out on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676,for Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548did not dismissפָטַ֛רfa.TarH6362any ofthe divisionsהַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃Ha.mach.le.KotH4256.

9Then Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548gaveוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414to the captainsלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.'otH3967the spearsהַֽחֲנִיתִים֙ha.cha.ni.TimH2595and the largeהַמָּגִנּוֹת֙ha.ma.gi.nOtH4043and smallH7982shieldsהַשְּׁלָטִ֔יםha.she.la.TimH7982whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834had been Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428David’sדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

10He stationedוַיַּעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,eachH376manH376with his weaponשִׁלְח֣וֹshil.ChoH7973in his handבְיָד֗וֹve.ya.DoH3027,from the rightהַיְמָנִית֙hay.ma.NitH3233sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802of the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to the leftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יתha.se.ma.LitH8042sideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,by the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַla.miz.Be.achH4196and by the houseוְלַבָּ֑יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004,aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

11Then they broughtוַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318out the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121and putוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414the crownהַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ha.Ne.zerH5145on him, and gave himthe testimonyהָ֣עֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715and madeH4427him kingוַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427.And Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077and his sonsוּבָנָ֔יוu.va.NavH1121anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yim.sha.Chu.huH4886him and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Longliveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428!”

Athaliah Murdered

12When Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֗הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271heardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085the noiseק֤וֹלKolH6963of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971runningהָֽרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323and praisingוְהַֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםve.ham.ha.LimH1984the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,she cameוַתָּב֥וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068to the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.

13She lookedוַתֵּ֡רֶאva.Te.re'H7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428was standingעוֹמֵ֨דo.MedH5975by his pillarעַמּוּד֜וֹa.mu.DoH5982at the entranceבַּמָּב֗וֹאba.ma.Vo'H3996,and the captainsוְהַשָּׂרִ֣יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269and thetrumpetersוְהַחֲצֹצְרוֹת֮ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtH2689werebesideH5921the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428.And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleעַ֨ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedשָׂמֵ֗חַsa.Me.achH8056and blewוְתוֹקֵ֙עַ֙ve.to.Ke.a'H8628trumpetsבַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתba.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689,the singersוְהַמְשֽׁוֹרֲרִים֙ve.ham.sho.ra.RimH7891with theirmusicalהַשִּׁ֔ירha.ShirH7892instrumentsבִּכְלֵ֣יbikh.LeiH3627leadingוּמוֹדִיעִ֖יםu.mo.di.'ImH3045the praiseלְהַלֵּ֑לle.ha.LelH1984.Then Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.tal.Ya.huH6271toreוַתִּקְרַ֤עva.tik.Ra'H7167her clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יהָbe.ga.Dei.haH899and saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Treasonקֶ֥שֶׁרKe.sherH7195!Treasonקָֽשֶׁר׃ סKa.sherH7195!”

14Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548broughtוַיּוֹצֵא֩vai.yo.Tze'H3318out the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֣וֹת׀ha.me.'otH3967who were appointedפְּקוּדֵ֣יpe.ku.DeiH6485over the armyהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Bringהֽוֹצִיא֙וּהָ֙ho.tzi.'U.haH3318her outbetweenמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH413 H4480 H1004the ranksהַשְּׂדֵר֔וֹתha.se.de.RotH7713;and whoever followsוְהַבָּ֥א אַחֲרֶ֖יהָve.ha.Ba' 'a.cha.Rei.haH935 H310her, putיוּמַ֣תyu.MatH4191to deathתְמִית֖וּהָte.mi.Tu.haH4191with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719.”For the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “Let her not be putH4191to deathH4191in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

15So theyseizedוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ יָדַ֔יִםvai.ya.Si.mu ya.Da.yimH7760 H3027her, and when she arrivedוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935at the entranceמְב֥וֹאme.Vo'H3996ofthe Horseהַסּוּסִ֖יםha.su.SimH5483Gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, theyputוַיְמִית֖וּהָvay.mi.Tu.haH4191her to deathH4191thereשָֽׁם׃ פShamH8033.

Reforms Carried Out

16ThenJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָע֙ye.ho.ya.Da'H3077madeוַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285betweenH996himself and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971and the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,that they would be the Lord’sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971.

17And allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wentוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168and toreH5422it downוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422,and they brokeH7665in piecesH7665his altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196and his imagesצְלָמָ֖יוtze.la.MavH6754, andkilledהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977the priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃Ha.miz.be.ChotH4196.

18Moreover, Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077placedוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760the officesפְּקֻדֹּ֜תpe.ku.DotH6486of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068under theauthorityבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027ofthe Leviticalהַלְוִיִּם֮hal.vi.YimH3881priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Davidדָּוִיד֮da.VidH1732had assignedחָלַ֣קcha.LakH2505overעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,to offerלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927the burntעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,as it is writtenכַּכָּת֛וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872--with rejoicingבְּשִׂמְחָ֣הbe.sim.ChahH8057and singingוּבְשִׁ֑ירu.ve.ShirH7892accordingעַ֖ל'alH5921to theorderיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of Davidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

19He stationedוַֽיַּעֲמֵד֙vai.ya.'a.MedH5975the gatekeepersהַשּׁ֣וֹעֲרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH7778of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,so that noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808one would enterיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935who wasin anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605wayדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697uncleanטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2931.

20He tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967,the noblesהָֽאַדִּירִים֩ha.'a.di.RimH117,the rulersהַמּֽוֹשְׁלִ֨יםha.mo.she.LimH4910of the peopleבָּעָ֜םba.'AmH5971and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and broughtH3381the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428downוַיּ֤וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and cameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935throughבְּתֽוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the upperהָֽעֶלְי֖וֹןha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179to the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.And they placedוַיּוֹשִׁ֙יבוּ֙vai.yo.Shi.vuH3427the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428upon the royalהַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃ha.mam.la.KhahH4467throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678.

21Soallכָל־khol-H3605of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055and the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892was quietשָׁקָ֑טָהsha.Ka.tahH8252.For they had putהֵמִ֥יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271to deathH4191with the swordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ סve.Cha.revH2719.

Jehoiada Sets Joash on the Throne of Judah

Athaliah Murdered

Reforms Carried Out

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23