2 Kings 11:4

2 Kings 11:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the Lord, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the Lord, and shewed them the king’s son.
• New International Version (NIV)In the seventh year Jehoiada sent for the commanders of units of a hundred, the Carites and the guards and had them brought to him at the temple of the Lord. He made a covenant with them and put them under oath at the temple of the Lord. Then he showed them the king’s son.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the captains of the Carites and of the guards, and had them come to him in the house of the Lord. And he made a covenant with them and put them under oath in the house of the Lord, and he showed them the king's son.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the captains of hundreds—of the bodyguards and the escorts—and brought them into the house of the Lord to him. And he made a covenant with them and took an oath from them in the house of the Lord, and showed them the king’s son.

Context of 2 Kings 11:4

2But Ahaziah’s sister Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram, took Ahaziah’s infant son, Joash, and stole him away from among the rest of the king’s children, who were about to be killed. She put Joash and his nurse in a bedroom, and they hid him from Athaliah, so the child was not murdered. 3Joash remained hidden in the Temple of the Lord for six years while Athaliah ruled over the land. In the seventh year of Athaliah’s reign, Jehoiada the priest summoned the commanders, the Carite mercenaries, and the palace guards to come to the Temple of the Lord. He made a solemn pact with them and made them swear an oath of loyalty there in the Lord’s Temple; then he showed them the king’s son. 5Jehoiada told them, “This is what you must do. A third of you who are on duty on the Sabbath are to guard the royal palace itself. 6Another third of you are to stand guard at the Sur Gate. And the final third must stand guard behind the palace guard. These three groups will all guard the palace.

2 Kings 11:4 word by word

וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַ֠שְּׁבִיעִית שָׁלַ֨ח יְהוֹיָדָ֜ע וַיִּקַּ֣ח׀ אֶת־שָׂרֵ֣י הַמֵּא֗וֹת לַכָּרִי֙ וְלָ֣רָצִ֔ים וַיָּבֵ֥א אֹתָ֛ם אֵלָ֖יו בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּכְרֹת֩ לָהֶ֨ם בְּרִ֜ית וַיַּשְׁבַּ֤ע אֹתָם֙ בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וַיַּ֥רְא אֹתָ֖ם אֶת־בֶּן־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the seventhשְׁבִיעִיshebîy‛îy shebi‛îy · seventhH7637
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• and fetchedלָקַחlâqach · to take: bringH3947
• the rulersשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• over hundredsמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• with the captainsכָּרִיkârîy · CariteH3746
• and the guardרוּץrûts · to run: guardH7323
• and broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• them to him into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and madeכָּרַתkârath · to cut: make(covenant)H3772
• a covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• with them, and took an oathשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• and shewedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• them the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for 2 Kings 11:4

• 2 Chronicles 23:1In the seventh year of Athaliah’s reign, Jehoiada the priest decided to act. He summoned his courage and made a pact with five army commanders: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zicri.
• 2 Kings 11:9So the commanders did everything as Jehoiada the priest ordered. The commanders took charge of the men reporting for duty that Sabbath, as well as those who were going off duty. They brought them all to Jehoiada the priest,
• 1 Chronicles 9:13In all, 1,760 priests returned. They were heads of clans and very able men. They were responsible for ministering at the house of God.
• Acts 5:24When the captain of the Temple guard and the leading priests heard this, they were perplexed, wondering where it would all end.
• 2 Kings 11:17Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people that they would be the Lord’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.
• 2 Kings 23:3The king took his place of authority beside the pillar and renewed the covenant in the Lord’s presence. He pledged to obey the Lord by keeping all his commands, laws, and decrees with all his heart and soul. In this way, he confirmed all the terms of the covenant that were written in the scroll, and all the people pledged themselves to the covenant.
• Joshua 24:25So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day at Shechem, committing them to follow the decrees and regulations of the Lord.
• 1 Samuel 18:3And Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, because he loved him as he loved himself.
• 1 Samuel 23:18So the two of them renewed their solemn pact before the Lord. Then Jonathan returned home, while David stayed at Horesh.
• 2 Chronicles 15:12Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul.
• 2 Chronicles 29:10But now I will make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger will turn away from us.
• 2 Chronicles 34:31The king took his place of authority beside the pillar and renewed the covenant in the Lord’s presence. He pledged to obey the Lord by keeping all his commands, laws, and decrees with all his heart and soul. He promised to obey all the terms of the covenant that were written in the scroll.
• Nehemiah 9:38The people responded, “In view of all this, we are making a solemn promise and putting it in writing. On this sealed document are the names of our leaders and Levites and priests.”
• Genesis 50:25Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath, and he said, “When God comes to help you and lead you back, you must take my bones with you.”
• 1 Kings 18:10For I swear by the Lord your God that the king has searched every nation and kingdom on earth from end to end to find you. And each time he was told, ‘Elijah isn’t here,’ King Ahab forced the king of that nation to swear to the truth of his claim.
• Nehemiah 5:12They replied, “We will give back everything and demand nothing more from the people. We will do as you say.” Then I called the priests and made the nobles and officials swear to do what they had promised.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 11:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4And the seventh year Jehoiada sent - He had certainly sounded them all, and brought them into the interests of the young king, before this time; the plot having been laid, and now ripe for execution, he brings the chief officers of the army and those of the body guard into the temple, and there binds them by an oath of secrecy, and shows them the king's son, in whose behalf they are to rise.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4See the marginal reference. The captains - The word used here and in 2 Kings 11:19, הא־כרי ha -kârı̂y designates a certain part of the royal guard, probably that which in the earlier times was known under the name of Cherethites 1 Kings 1:38. Others see in the term an ethnic name - “Carians,” who seem certainly to have been much inclined to take service as mercenaries from an early date. Render the whole passage thus - “And in the seventh year Jehoiada…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Jehoiada the priest knew his plan could be seen as treason (2 Kings 11:14). He also did not fully trust the men he wanted to join him. Before he revealed the existence of Joash, the rightful heir to Judah’s throne, he required them to swear an oath of loyalty. These men went to the towns of Judah and brought the Levites and family leaders to the temple in Jerusalem, where they made a covenant with Joash (2 Chronicles 23:3). The Carite mercenaries came…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. the seventh year--namely, of the reign of Athaliah, and the rescue of Jehoash. Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers, &c.--He could scarcely have obtained such a general convocation except at the time, or on pretext, of a public and solemn festival. Having revealed to them the secret of the young king's preservation and entered into a covenant with them for the overthrow of the tyrant, he then arranged with them the plan and time of carrying their plot…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 11:4

• Armies
• Church
• Church and State
• Citizens
• Conspiracy
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• King
• Loyalty
• Oath
• Orphan
• Usurpation
• Women
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Jehoiada
• Host
• Testimony
• Benaiah
• Carites
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Criticism
• Guard
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jezebel

Commentaries on 2 Kings 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• 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
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings