New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 11
Athaliah Queen of Judah
1When Athaliahוַֽעֲתַלְיָה֙va.'a.tal.YahH6271the motherאֵ֣ם'emH517of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֔הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274sawרָאֲתָ֖הra.'a.tahH7200that her sonבְּנָ֑הּbe.NahH1121was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,she roseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965and destroyedוַתְּאַבֵּ֔דva.te.'a.BedH6allכָּל־kol-H3605the royalהַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃ha.mam.la.KhahH4467offspringזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233.
2But Jehoshebaיְהוֹשֶׁ֣בַעye.ho.She.va'H3089,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Joramי֠וֹרָםYo.romH3141,sisterאֲח֨וֹת'a.ChotH269of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֜הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947JoashH3060the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗ה'a.chaz.YahH274and stoleוַתִּגְנֹ֤בva.tig.NoH1589him from amongמִתּ֤וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121who were being putהַמּ֣וּמָתִ֔יםha.ma.mo.timH4191to deathהוּמָֽת׃hu.MatH4191,and placedH5641him and his nurseמֵינִקְתּ֖וֹmei.nik.ToH3243in the bedroomבַּחֲדַ֣ר הַמִּטּ֑וֹתba.cha.Dar ha.mi.TotH2315H4296.So they hidH5641him from Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271,and he was not putH4191to deathH4191.
4Now in the seventhהַ֠שְּׁבִיעִיתHa.she.vi.'itH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077sentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971and broughtוַיִּקַּ֣ח׀vai.yi.KachH3947the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967ofthe Caritesלַכָּרִי֙la.ka.RiH3746and of theguardוְלָ֣רָצִ֔יםve.La.ra.TzimH7323,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935them to him in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Then he madeוַיִּכְרֹת֩vai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֜יתbe.RitH1285with them and putH7650them underH7650oathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֤עvai.yash.Ba'H7650in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and showedוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200them the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121.
5He commandedוַיְצַוֵּ֣םvay.tza.VemH6680them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088is the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that you shall doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּןta.'a.SunH6213:one thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of you, who comeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935in on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676and keepוְשֹׁ֣מְרֵ֔יve.Sho.me.ReiH8104watchמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931over the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004
6(one thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992also shall beat the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179Surס֔וּרSurH5495,and one thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֥יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992at the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179behindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310theguardsהָרָצִ֑יםha.ra.TzimH7323),shall keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םu.she.mar.TemH8104watchמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931over the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for defenseמַסָּֽח׃ma.SachH4535.
7Twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147partsהַיָּדוֹת֙hai.ya.dOtH3027of you, evenallכֹּ֖לkolH3605who goיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318out on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676,shall also keepוְשָֽׁמְר֛וּve.sha.me.RuH8104watchמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931over the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068for the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
8Then you shall surroundוְהִקַּפְתֶּ֨ם עַל־ סָבִ֗יבve.hi.kaf.Tem 'al- sa.VivH5362H5439H5921the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,eachאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376with his weaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;and whoever comesוְהַבָּ֥אve.ha.Ba'H935withinאֶל־'el-H413the ranksהַשְּׂדֵר֖וֹתha.se.de.RotH7713shall be putיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191to deathH4191. Andbe with the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428when he goesבְּצֵאת֥וֹbe.tze.ToH3318out and when he comesוּבְבֹאֽוֹ׃u.ve.vo.'OH935in.”
9So the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּvai.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 goיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318out on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.
10The priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414to the captainsלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967the spearsהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595and shieldsהַשְּׁלָטִ֔יםha.she.la.TimH7982that had beenKingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,whichH834werein the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
11Theguardsהָרָצִ֜יםha.ra.TzimH7323stoodוַיַּעַמְד֨וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975eachאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376with his weaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in his handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.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.
12Then he broughtוַיּוֹצִ֣אvai.yo.Tzi'H3318the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121out andputוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414the crownהַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ha.Ne.zerH5145on him and gave himthe testimonyהָ֣עֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715;and they madeH4427him kingוַיַּמְלִ֥כוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427and anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֑הוּvai.yim.sha.Chu.huH4886him, and they clappedוַיַּכּוּ־vai.ya.ku-H5221their handsכָ֔ףKhafH3709and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Longliveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428!”
14She lookedוַתֵּ֡רֶאva.Te.re'H7200and beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428was standingעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975by the pillarהָעַמּ֜וּדha.'a.MudH5982,according to the customכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗טka.mish.PatH4941,with the captainsוְהַשָּׂרִ֤יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269and thetrumpetersוְהַחֲצֹֽצְרוֹת֙ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtH2689besideאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776rejoicedשָׂמֵ֔חַsa.Me.achH8056and blewוְתֹקֵ֖עַve.to.Ke.a'H8628trumpetsבַּחֲצֹֽצְר֑וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689.Then Athaliahעֲתַלְיָה֙'a.tal.YahH6271toreוַתִּקְרַ֤עva.tik.Ra'H7167her clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יהָbe.ga.Dei.haH899and criedוַתִּקְרָ֖אva.tik.Ra'H7121, “Treasonקֶ֥שֶׁרKe.sherH7195!Treasonקָֽשֶׁר׃ סKa.sherH7195!”
15And Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֣וֹתha.mei.'otH3967who were appointedפְּקֻדֵ֣יpe.ku.DeiH6485over the armyהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Bringהוֹצִ֤יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318her outbetweenמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH413H4480H1004the ranksלַשְּׂדֵרֹ֔תla.se.de.RotH7713,and whoever followsוְהַבָּ֥א אַחֲרֶ֖יהָve.ha.Ba' 'a.cha.Rei.haH935H310her putהָמֵ֣תha.MetH4191to deathתּוּמַ֖תtu.MatH4191with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719.”For the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “Let her not be putH4191to deathH4191in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”
16So theyseizedוַיָּשִׂ֤מוּ יָדַ֔יִםvai.ya.Si.mu ya.Da.yimH7760H3027her, and when she arrivedוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935at the horses’הַסּוּסִ֖יםha.su.SimH5483entranceמְב֥וֹאme.Vo'H3996of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, she wasputוַתּוּמַ֖תva.tu.MatH4191to deathH4191thereשָֽׁם׃ סShamH8033.
17ThenJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantהַבְּרִ֗יתha.be.RitH1285betweenH996the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,that they would be the Lord’sלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971, alsobetweenH996the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
18Allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleעַם֩'amH5971of the landהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776wentוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935tothe houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,and toreH5422it downוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֗הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422;his altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֤יוmiz.be.cho.tovH4196and his imagesצְלָמָיו֙tze.la.MavH6754they brokeH7665in piecesH7665thoroughlyהֵיטֵ֔בhei.TevH3190, andkilledהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977the priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֑וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196.And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548appointedוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760officersפְּקֻדּ֖וֹתpe.ku.DotH6486overעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
19He tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַ֠מֵּאוֹתHa.me.'otH3967and theCaritesהַכָּרִ֨יha.ka.RiH3746and theguardsהָרָצִ֜יםha.ra.TzimH7323and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and they broughtH3381the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428downוַיֹּרִ֤ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and cameוַיָּב֛וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935by the wayדֶּֽרֶך־de.rekh-H1870ofthe gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of theguardsהָרָצִ֖יםha.ra.TzimH7323to the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.And he satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of the kingsהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ha.me.la.KhimH4428.
20Soallכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֥חvai.yis.MachH8055and the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892was quietשָׁקָ֑טָהsha.Ka.tahH8252.For they had putהֵמִ֥יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֛הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271to deathH4191with the swordבַחֶ֖רֶבva.Che.revH2719at the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- 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
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- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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