Revised Literal Translation
2 Kings 11
1And when Athaliahוַֽעֲתַלְיָה֙va.'a.tal.YahH6271the motherאֵ֣ם'emH517of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֔הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274sawרָאֲתָ֖הra.'a.tahH7200that her sonבְּנָ֑הּbe.NahH1121was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,she aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965and destroyedוַתְּאַבֵּ֔דva.te.'a.BedH6all the seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233royalהַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃ha.mam.la.KhahH4467.
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.KachH3947Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗ה'a.chaz.YahH274,and stoleוַתִּגְנֹ֤בva.tig.NoH1589him from amongמִתּ֤וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121which wereslainהַמּ֣וּמָתִ֔יםha.ma.mo.timH4191;and they hidוַיַּסְתִּ֧רוּvai.yas.Ti.ruH5641him, evenhim and his nurseמֵינִקְתּ֖וֹmei.nik.ToH3243,in the bedchamberבַּחֲדַ֣ר הַמִּטּ֑וֹתba.cha.Dar ha.mi.TotH4296H2315fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271,so that he was not slainהוּמָֽת׃hu.MatH4191.
4And the seventhהַ֠שְּׁבִיעִיתHa.she.vi.'itH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077sentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971and fetchedוַיִּקַּ֣ח׀vai.yi.KachH3947the rulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269over hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967,with the captainsלַכָּרִי֙la.ka.RiH3746and the guardוְלָ֣רָצִ֔יםve.La.ra.TzimH7323,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935them to him into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and madeוַיִּכְרֹת֩vai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֜יתbe.RitH1285with them, and took an oathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֤עvai.yash.Ba'H7650of them in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and shewedוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200them the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121.
5And he commandedוַיְצַוֵּ֣םvay.tza.VemH6680them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, This isthe thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that ye shall doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּןta.'a.SunH6213;A third partהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of you that enter inבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676shall even be keepersוְשֹׁ֣מְרֵ֔יve.Sho.me.ReiH8104of the watchמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004;
6And a third partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall beat the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Surס֔וּרSurH5495;and a third partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֥יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992at the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179behindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the guardהָרָצִ֑יםha.ra.TzimH7323:so shall ye keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םu.she.mar.TemH8104the watchמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,that it be not broken downמַסָּֽח׃ma.SachH4535.
7And twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147partsהַיָּדוֹת֙hai.ya.dOtH3027of all you that go forthיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676,even they shall keepוְשָֽׁמְר֛וּve.sha.me.RuH8104the watchמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068aboutאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
8And ye shall compassוְהִקַּפְתֶּ֨םve.hi.kaf.TemH5362the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428round aboutסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439,every manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376with his weaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:and he that comethוְהַבָּ֥אve.ha.Ba'H935within the rangesהַשְּׂדֵר֖וֹתha.se.de.RotH7713,let him be slainיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191:and be ye with the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428as he goeth outבְּצֵאת֥וֹbe.tze.ToH3318and as he cometh inוּבְבֹאֽוֹ׃u.ve.vo.'OH935.
9And the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269over the hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213according to all thingsthat Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548commandedצִוָּה֮tzi.VahH6680:and they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his menאֲנָשָׁ֔יו'a.na.ShavH582that were to come inבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676,with them that should go outיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.
10And to the captainsלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269over hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967did the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548giveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732spearsהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595and shieldsהַשְּׁלָטִ֔יםha.she.la.TimH7982, that werein the templeבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
11And the guardהָרָצִ֜יםha.ra.TzimH7323stoodוַיַּעַמְד֨וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975,every manאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376with his weaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in his handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,from the rightהַיְמָנִית֙hay.ma.NitH3233cornerמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802of the templeהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to the leftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יתha.se.ma.LitH8042cornerכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of the templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004, alongby the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַla.miz.Be.achH4196and the templeוְלַבָּ֑יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004.
12And he brought forthוַיּוֹצִ֣אvai.yo.Tzi'H3318the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,and putוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414the crownהַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ha.Ne.zerH5145upon him, and gave himthe testimonyהָ֣עֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715;and they made him kingוַיַּמְלִ֥כוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427,and anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֑הוּvai.yim.sha.Chu.huH4886him; and they clappedוַיַּכּוּ־vai.ya.ku-H5221their handsכָ֔ףKhafH3709,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,God saveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.
14And when she lookedוַתֵּ֡רֶאva.Te.re'H7200,behold, the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428stoodעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975by a pillarהָעַמּ֜וּדha.'a.MudH5982,as the mannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗טka.mish.PatH4941was,and the princesוְהַשָּׂרִ֤יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269and the trumpetersוְהַחֲצֹֽצְרוֹת֙ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtH2689by the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and all the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776rejoicedשָׂמֵ֔חַsa.Me.achH8056,and blewוְתֹקֵ֖עַve.to.Ke.a'H8628with trumpetsבַּחֲצֹֽצְר֑וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689:and Athaliahעֲתַלְיָה֙'a.tal.YahH6271rentוַתִּקְרַ֤עva.tik.Ra'H7167her clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יהָbe.ga.Dei.haH899,and criedוַתִּקְרָ֖אva.tik.Ra'H7121,Treasonקֶ֥שֶׁרKe.sherH7195,Treasonקָֽשֶׁר׃ סKa.sherH7195.
15But Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the hundredsהַמֵּא֣וֹתha.mei.'otH3967,the officersפְּקֻדֵ֣יpe.ku.DeiH6485of the hostהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Have her forthהוֹצִ֤יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318withoutמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004the rangesלַשְּׂדֵרֹ֔תla.se.de.RotH7713:and him that followethוְהַבָּ֥א אַחֲרֶ֖יהָve.ha.Ba' 'a.cha.Rei.haH310H935her killהָמֵ֣תha.MetH4191with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719.For the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Let her not be slainתּוּמַ֖תtu.MatH4191in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
16And they laidוַיָּשִׂ֤מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760handsיָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yimH3027on her; and she wentוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935by the wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870by the which the horsesהַסּוּסִ֖יםha.su.SimH5483cameמְב֥וֹאme.Vo'H3996into the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:and there was she slainוַתּוּמַ֖תva.tu.MatH4191.
17And Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantהַבְּרִ֗יתha.be.RitH1285between Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,that they should be the Yhwh’sלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971;between the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428also and the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
18And all the peopleעַם֩'amH5971of the landהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776wentוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,and brake it downוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֗הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422;his altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֤יוmiz.be.cho.tovH4196and his imagesצְלָמָיו֙tze.la.MavH6754brake they in piecesשִׁבְּר֣וּshi.be.RuH7665thoroughlyהֵיטֵ֔בhei.TevH3190,and slewהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977the priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֑וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196.And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548appointedוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760officersפְּקֻדּ֖וֹתpe.ku.DotH6486H6485over the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
19And he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the rulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269over hundredsהַ֠מֵּאוֹתHa.me.'otH3967,and the captainsהַכָּרִ֨יha.ka.RiH3746,and the guardהָרָצִ֜יםha.ra.TzimH7323,and all the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and they brought downוַיֹּרִ֤ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and cameוַיָּב֛וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935by the wayדֶּֽרֶך־de.rekh-H1870of the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of the guardהָרָצִ֖יםha.ra.TzimH7323to the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.And he satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of the kingsהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ha.me.la.KhimH4428.
20And all the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֥חvai.yis.MachH8055,and the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892was in quietשָׁקָ֑טָהsha.Ka.tahH8252:and they slewהֵמִ֥יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֛הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271with the swordבַחֶ֖רֶבva.Che.revH2719besidethe king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.
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
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