Revised Webster's Bible

2 Chronicles 23:1-11

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.VivH5439 H5362thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.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.

Read all of 2 Chronicles 23

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23

Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain