Revised Version 1895
2 Chronicles 23
1And in theseventhהַשְּׁבִעִ֜יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֨הu.va.sha.NahH8141Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֗עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077strengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֣קhit.cha.ZakH2388himselfH2388, andtookH3947thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofhundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967,Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֣הוּla.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJerohamיְרֹחָ֡םye.ro.ChamH3395, andIshmaelוּלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלu.le.yish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehohananיְ֠הוֹחָנָןYe.ho.cha.nonH3076, andAzariahוְלַֽעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּve.la.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofObedעוֹבֵ֜דo.VedH5744, andMaaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֧הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAdaiahעֲדָיָ֛הוּ'a.da.Ya.huH5718, andElishaphatאֱלִישָׁפָ֥ט'e.li.sha.FatH478thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZichriזִכְרִ֖יzikh.RiH2147,intoH3947covenantבַבְּרִֽית׃va.be.RitH1285with him.
2And theywentH935aboutH413inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063, andgatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֤וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881outH413ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and theheadsוְרָאשֵׁ֥יve.ra.SheiH7218offathers’הָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and theycameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
3Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationהַקָּהָ֥לha.ka.HalH6951madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶן־ven-H1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֔ךְyim.LokhH4427, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerning thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofDavidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.
4This is thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that ye shalldoתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213: athirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֨יתha.she.li.ShitH7992partH4480ofyouאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834, thatcomeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935in on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676, of thepriestsלַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548and of theLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881, shall be porters of the doors;
5and athirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall be at theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004; and athirdH7992partH7992at thegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of thefoundationהַיְס֑וֹדhay.SodH3247: andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shall be in thecourtsH8179of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
6Butletוְאַל־ve.'al-H408noneH3605comeH935intoH935thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, save thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and they thatministerוְהַמְשָׁרְתִ֣יםve.ham.sha.re.TimH8334of theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881; they shallcomeH935in, for they areholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944: butallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shallkeepיִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.RuH8104thewatchH8104of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
7And theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֨םhal.vi.YimH3881shall compass thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roundסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439aboutH1961,everyH376manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376with hisweaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; and whosoever comethintoאֶל־'el-H413thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,letH1961him be slain: and be ye with thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428when he cometh in, and when he goethoutוּבְצֵאתֽוֹ׃u.ve.tze.ToH3318.
8SoH6213theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881andallH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063didH6213accordingH376toallH3605thatJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548commandedצִוָּה֮tzi.VahH6680: and theytookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947everyH3605manH376hismenH376,thoseH3605that were tocomeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935in on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676, withthoseH3605that were togoH3318outH3318on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676; forJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548dismissednotלֹ֥אlo'H3808the courses.
9AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548deliveredוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414to thecaptainsלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269ofhundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.'otH3967thespearsהַֽחֲנִיתִים֙ha.cha.ni.TimH2595, and bucklers, andshieldsהַמָּגִנּוֹת֙ha.ma.gi.nOtH4043, that had beenkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428David’sדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,whichH834were in thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.
10And hesetוַיַּעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975allH3605thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,everyH3605manוְאִ֣ישׁ׀ve.'IshH376with hisweaponשִׁלְח֣וֹshil.ChoH7973in hishandבְיָד֗וֹve.ya.DoH3027, from therightהַיְמָנִית֙hay.ma.NitH3233sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802of thehouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to theleftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יתha.se.ma.LitH8042sideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,alongעַל־'al-H5921by thealtarלַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַla.miz.Be.achH4196and thehouseוְלַבָּ֑יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004, by thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roundH5439aboutH5439.
11Then theybroughtH3318outH3318theking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, andputוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414thecrownהַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ha.Ne.zerH5145uponעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him, andgaveH5414him thetestimonyהָ֣עֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715, andmadeH5414himkingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428: andJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077and hissonsוּבָנָ֔יוu.va.NavH1121anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yim.sha.Chu.huH4886him; and theysaidH559,GodH559save thekingH4428.
12And whenAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֗הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271heardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085thenoiseק֤וֹלKolH6963of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971runningהָֽרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323andpraisingוְהַֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםve.ham.ha.LimH1984thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, shecameוַתָּב֥וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971intoאֶל־'el-H413thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:
13and shelookedוַתֵּ֡רֶאva.Te.re'H7200, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428stoodעוֹמֵ֨דo.MedH5975by hispillarעַמּוּד֜וֹa.mu.DoH5982at theentranceבַּמָּב֗וֹאba.ma.Vo'H3996, and thecaptainsוְהַשָּׂרִ֣יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269and thetrumpetsוְהַחֲצֹצְרוֹת֮ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtH2689by thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428; andallH3605thepeopleעַ֨ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedH8055, andblewוְתוֹקֵ֙עַ֙ve.to.Ke.a'H8628withtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתba.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689; thesingersוְהַמְשֽׁוֹרֲרִים֙ve.ham.sho.ra.RimH7891also played oninstrumentsבִּכְלֵ֣יbikh.LeiH3627ofmusicהַשִּׁ֔ירha.ShirH7892, and led thesingingH7891ofpraiseלְהַלֵּ֑לle.ha.LelH1984. ThenAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.tal.Ya.huH6271rentherH3605clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יהָbe.ga.Dei.haH899, andsaidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,Treasonקֶ֥שֶׁרKe.sherH7195,treasonקָֽשֶׁר׃ סKa.sherH7195.
14AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548broughtH935outוַיּוֹצֵא֩vai.yo.Tze'H3318thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofhundredsהַמֵּא֣וֹת׀ha.me.'otH3967that weresetH935over the host, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, HaveherH413forthהֽוֹצִיא֙וּהָ֙ho.tzi.'U.haH3318between theranksהַשְּׂדֵר֔וֹתha.se.de.RotH7713; and whoso followethherH413,letH3808him be slain with theswordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719: for thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,SlayH4191herH413notH3808in thehouseH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
17Andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wentוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofBaalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168, and brake itdownוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422, and brake hisaltarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196and hisimagesצְלָמָ֖יוtze.la.MavH6754inpiecesשִׁבֵּ֑רוּshi.Be.ruH7665, andslewהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977thepriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃Ha.miz.be.ChotH4196.
18AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077appointedוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760theofficesפְּקֻדֹּ֜תpe.ku.DotH6486of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDH3068underעַל־'al-H5921thehandבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֮hal.vi.YimH3881,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Davidדָּוִיד֮da.VidH1732had distributed in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDH3068, toofferלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927theburntעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH3068of theLORDH3068, as it iswrittenכַּכָּת֛וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in thelawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872, withrejoicingבְּשִׂמְחָ֣הbe.sim.ChahH8057and withsingingוּבְשִׁ֑ירu.ve.ShirH7892,accordingעַ֖ל'alH5921to theorderיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027ofDavidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.
20And hetookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947thecaptainsH8269ofhundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967, and thenoblesהָֽאַדִּירִים֩ha.'a.di.RimH117, and thegovernorsH8269of thepeopleבָּעָ֜םba.'AmH5971, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andbroughtH935downוַיּ֤וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: and theycameH935throughבְּתֽוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432theupperהָֽעֶלְי֖וֹןha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179unto theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, andsetH935thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428uponעַ֖ל'alH5921thethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃ha.mam.la.KhahH4467.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23
- 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
Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain
Commentaries