2 Kings 11
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2 Kings 11:1-10

11When AthaliahH6271 the motherH517 of AhaziahH274 sawH7200 that her sonH1121 was deadH4191, she aroseH6965 and eliminatedH6 allH3605 the royalH4467 2childrenH2233. 2But JehoshebaH3089, the daughterH1323 of KingH4428 JoramH3141, sisterH269 of AhaziahH274, 3tookH3947 JoashH3060 the sonH1121 of AhaziahH274 and abductedH1589 him from amongH8432 the king’sH4428 sonsH1121 who were being putH4191 toH4191 deathH4191, and put him and his nurseH3243 in the bedroomH2315H4296. So they hidH5641 him from AthaliahH6271, and he was not putH4191 toH4191 deathH4191. 3So he was kept hiddenH2244 with her in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 for sixH8337 yearsH8141, while AthaliahH6271 was reigningH4427 overH5921 the landH776.

44Now in the seventhH7637 yearH8141 JehoiadaH3077 sentH7971 orders and broughtH3947 the captainsH8269 of hundredsH3967 of 5the CaritesH3746 and of the 6guardsH7323, and broughtH935 them to himself at the houseH1004 of the LordH3068. Then he madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with them and putH7650 them underH7650 oathH7650 at the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, and showedH7200 them the king’sH4428 sonH1121. 5And he commandedH6680 them, sayingH559, “ThisH2088 is the thingH1697 that you shall doH6213: 7a thirdH7992 of you, who comeH935 inH935 on the SabbathH7676 and keepH8104 watchH4931 over the king’sH4428 houseH1004 6(a thirdH7992 also shall be at the gateH8179 SurH5495, and a thirdH7992 at the gateH8179 behindH310 the 8guardsH7323), 9shall keepH8104 watchH4931 over the houseH1004 10for defenseH4535. 7And twoH8147 partsH3027 of you, allH3605 who goH3318 outH3318 on the SabbathH7676, shall also keepH8104 watchH4931 over the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 for the kingH4428. 8Then you shall surroundH5362H5439H5921 the kingH4428, eachH376 with his weaponsH3627 in his handH3027; and whoever comesH935 withinH413 the ranksH7713 shall be putH4191 toH4191 deathH4191. And 11you are to be with the kingH4428 when he goesH3318 outH3318 and when he comesH935 inH935.”

9So the captainsH8269 of hundredsH3967 12actedH6213 in accordance with everythingH3605 that JehoiadaH3077 the priestH3548 commandedH6680. And eachH376 oneH376 of them tookH3947 his menH376 who were to comeH935 inH935 on the SabbathH7676, alongH5973 withH5973 those who were to goH3318 outH3318 on the SabbathH7676, and they cameH935 to JehoiadaH3077 the priestH3548. 10Then 13the priestH3548 gaveH5414 the captainsH8269 of hundredsH3967 the spearsH2595 and shieldsH7982 that had been KingH4428 David’sH1732, whichH834 were in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068.

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Kings 11:1 2 Chr 22:10-12 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Kings 11:1 Lit seed ↩
  3. 3. 2 Kings 11:2 2 Kin 11:21; 12:1 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Kings 11:4 2 Chr 23:1-21 ↩
  5. 5. 2 Kings 11:4 2 Sam 20:23; 2 Kin 11:19 ↩
  6. 6. 2 Kings 11:4 Lit runners ↩
  7. 7. 2 Kings 11:5 1 Chr 9:25 ↩
  8. 8. 2 Kings 11:6 Lit runners ↩
  9. 9. 2 Kings 11:6 Lit and shall ↩
  10. 10. 2 Kings 11:6 Or possibly in shifts ↩
  11. 11. 2 Kings 11:8 Num 27:16, 17 ↩
  12. 12. 2 Kings 11:9 2 Chr 23:8 ↩
  13. 13. 2 Kings 11:10 2 Sam 8:7; 1 Chr 18:7 ↩

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