Revised Webster's Bible
2 Chronicles 23
1And in theseventhהַשְּׁבִעִ֜יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֨הu.va.sha.NahH8141Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֗עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077strengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֣קhit.cha.ZakH2388himself, andtookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.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, intocovenantבַבְּרִֽית׃va.be.RitH1285with him.
2And they wentaboutוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063, andgatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֤וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881out of all thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and theheadsוְרָאשֵׁ֥יve.ra.SheiH7218of thefathersהָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and theycameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
3And all thecongregationהַקָּהָ֥לha.ka.HalH6951madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Behold, theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶן־ven-H1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֔ךְyim.LokhH4427, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathsaidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696of thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofDavidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.
4This is thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that ye shalldoתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213; A thirdpartהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֨יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of youenteringבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676, of thepriestsלַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548and of theLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881, shall beportersלְשֹֽׁעֲרֵ֖יle.sho.'a.ReiH7778of thedoorsהַסִּפִּֽים׃ha.si.PimH5592;
5And a thirdpartוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall be at theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004; and a thirdpartוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992at thegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of thefoundationהַיְס֑וֹדhay.SodH3247: and all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shall be in thecourtsבְּחַצְר֖וֹתbe.chatz.RotH2691of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
6But let nonecomeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935into thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, except thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and they thatministerוְהַמְשָׁרְתִ֣יםve.ham.sha.re.TimH8334of theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881; they shall goinיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935, for they areholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944: but all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shallkeepיִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.RuH8104thewatchמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
7And theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֨םhal.vi.YimH3881shallsurroundוְהִקִּיפוּ֩ סָבִ֗יבve.hi.ki.Fu sa.VivH5439H5362thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, everymanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376with hisweaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; and whoever elsecomethוְהַבָּ֥אve.ha.Ba'H935into thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, he shall be put todeathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191: but be ye with thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428when he comethinבְּבֹא֥וֹbe.vo.'OH935, and when he goethoutוּבְצֵאתֽוֹ׃u.ve.tze.ToH3318.
8So theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881and allJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063didוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213according to all things thatJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548hadcommandedצִוָּה֮tzi.VahH6680, andtookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hismenאֲנָשָׁ֔יו'a.na.ShavH582that were to comeinבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676, with them that were togoיוֹצְאֵ֣יyotz.'EiH3318out on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676: forJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548dismissedH6358not thecoursesהַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃Ha.mach.le.KotH4256.
9MoreoverJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548deliveredוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414to thecaptainsלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269ofhundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.'otH3967spearsהַֽחֲנִיתִים֙ha.cha.ni.TimH2595, andbucklersהַמָּגִנּוֹת֙ha.ma.gi.nOtH4043, andshieldsהַשְּׁלָטִ֔יםha.she.la.TimH7982, that had beenkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428David’sדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732, which were in thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.
10And hesetוַיַּעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975all thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971, everymanוְאִ֣ישׁ׀ve.'IshH376having hisweaponשִׁלְח֣וֹshil.ChoH7973in hishandבְיָד֗וֹve.ya.DoH3027, from therightהַיְמָנִית֙hay.ma.NitH3233sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802of thetempleהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to theleftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יתha.se.ma.LitH8042sideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of thetempleהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004, along by thealtarלַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַla.miz.Be.achH4196and thetempleוְלַבָּ֑יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004, by thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428on allsidesסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.
11Then they broughtoutוַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318theking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, andputוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414upon him thecrownהַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ha.Ne.zerH5145, and gave him thetestimonyהָ֣עֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715, and made himkingוַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427. AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077and hissonsוּבָנָ֔יוu.va.NavH1121anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yim.sha.Chu.huH4886him, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Godsaveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.
12Now whenAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֗הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271heardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085thenoiseק֤וֹלKolH6963of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971runningהָֽרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323andpraisingוְהַֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםve.ham.ha.LimH1984thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, shecameוַתָּב֥וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971into thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:
13And shelookedוַתֵּ֡רֶאva.Te.re'H7200, and, behold, thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428stoodעוֹמֵ֨דo.MedH5975at hispillarעַמּוּד֜וֹa.mu.DoH5982at theentranceבַּמָּב֗וֹאba.ma.Vo'H3996, and theprincesוְהַשָּׂרִ֣יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269and thetrumpetsוְהַחֲצֹצְרוֹת֮ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtH2689by thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428: and all thepeopleעַ֨ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedשָׂמֵ֗חַsa.Me.achH8056, andsoundedוְתוֹקֵ֙עַ֙ve.to.Ke.a'H8628withtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתba.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689, also thesingersוְהַמְשֽׁוֹרֲרִים֙ve.ham.sho.ra.RimH7891withinstrumentsבִּכְלֵ֣יbikh.LeiH3627ofmusicהַשִּׁ֔ירha.ShirH7892, and such astaughtוּמוֹדִיעִ֖יםu.mo.di.'ImH3045to singpraiseלְהַלֵּ֑לle.ha.LelH1984. ThenAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.tal.Ya.huH6271toreוַתִּקְרַ֤עva.tik.Ra'H7167herclothesבְּגָדֶ֔יהָbe.ga.Dei.haH899, andsaidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,Treasonקֶ֥שֶׁרKe.sherH7195,Treasonקָֽשֶׁר׃ סKa.sherH7195.
14ThenJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548broughtoutוַיּוֹצֵא֩vai.yo.Tze'H3318thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofhundredsהַמֵּא֣וֹת׀ha.me.'otH3967that were setoverפְּקוּדֵ֣יpe.ku.DeiH6485thehostהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Have herforthהֽוֹצִיא֙וּהָ֙ho.tzi.'U.haH3318between theranksמִבֵּ֣ית הַשְּׂדֵר֔וֹתmi.Beit ha.se.de.RotH1004H7713: and whoeverfollowethוְהַבָּ֥א אַחֲרֶ֖יהָve.ha.Ba' 'a.cha.Rei.haH935H310her, let him beslainיוּמַ֣תyu.MatH4191with theswordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719. For thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Slayתְמִית֖וּהָte.mi.Tu.haH4191her not in thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
15So theylaidוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760handsיָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yimH3027on her; and when she hadcomeוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to theentranceמְב֥וֹאme.Vo'H3996of thehorseהַסּוּסִ֖יםha.su.SimH5483gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179by theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, theyslewוַיְמִית֖וּהָvay.mi.Tu.haH4191her there.
17Then all thepeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wentוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofBaalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168, and broke itdownוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422, andbrokeH7665hisaltarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196and hisimagesצְלָמָ֖יוtze.la.MavH6754inpiecesH7665, andslewהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977thepriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃Ha.miz.be.ChotH4196.
18AlsoJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077appointedוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760theofficesפְּקֻדֹּ֜תpe.ku.DotH6486of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068by thehandבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֮hal.vi.YimH3881, whomDavidדָּוִיד֮da.VidH1732haddistributedחָלַ֣קcha.LakH2505in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, toofferלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927the burntofferingsעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, as it iswrittenכַּכָּת֛וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in thelawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872, withrejoicingבְּשִׂמְחָ֣הbe.sim.ChahH8057and withsingingוּבְשִׁ֑ירu.ve.ShirH7892, as it was ordainedbyיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027Davidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.
20And hetookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofhundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967, and thenoblesהָֽאַדִּירִים֩ha.'a.di.RimH117, and thegovernorsהַמּֽוֹשְׁלִ֨יםha.mo.she.LimH4910of thepeopleבָּעָ֜םba.'AmH5971, and all thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and broughtdownוַיּ֤וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: and theycameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935throughבְּתֽוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432thehighהָֽעֶלְי֖וֹןha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179into theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, andsetוַיּוֹשִׁ֙יבוּ֙vai.yo.Shi.vuH3427thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428upon thethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.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
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