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2 Chronicles 23

In the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself and took the commanders of hundreds — Azariah son of Jeroham and Ishmael son of Jehohanan and Azariah son of Obed and Maaseiah son of Adaiah and Elishaphat son of Zichri — into a covenant with him. They went about in Judah and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the fa

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Joash made king

In the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself and took the commanders of hundreds — Azariah son of Jeroham and Ishmael son of Jehohanan and Azariah son of Obed and Maaseiah son of Adaiah and Elishaphat son of Zichri — into a covenant with him. They went about in Judah and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the family heads of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. All the assembly made a covenant with the king in the temple of God. And he said to them: the king's son will rule, the way the Lord has said about the sons of David. This is what you'll do: a third of you going in on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, will be gatekeepers of the doors. A third at the king's house, and a third at the Foundation Gate. And all the people will be in the courts of the temple of the Lord. But don't let anyone come into the temple of the Lord except the priests and those who serve of the Levites. They'll go in, because they're holy. But all the people will keep the watch of the Lord. The Levites will surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand. And whoever else comes into the house will be put to death. But you be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out. The Levites and all Judah did according to everything Jehoiada the priest had ordered, and took every man his men who came in on the sabbath, with those who went out on the sabbath. Because Jehoiada the priest didn't send away the divisions. What's more, Jehoiada the priest handed over to the commanders of hundreds the spears and shields and small shields that had been King David's, that were in the temple of God. He set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, round the king. Then they brought out the king's son and put the crown on him and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said: God save the king.

And in the seventh year Jehoiada made himself strong and took the captains of hundreds — Azariah son of Jeroham and Ishmael son of Jehohanan and Azariah son of Obed and Maaseiah son of Adaiah and Elishaphat son of Zikri — into a covenant with him. And they went about in Judah and gathered the Levites out of all the towns of Judah, and the heads of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. And all the gathering made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them: Look — the king's son will rule, the way the Lord has said about the sons of David. This is what you'll do: a third of you going in on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, will be gatekeepers of the doors. And a third at the king's house, and a third at the Foundation Gate. And all the people will be in the courts of the house of the Lord. But don't let anyone come into the house of the Lord except the priests and the ones who serve of the Levites. They'll go in, because they're holy. But all the people will keep the watch of the Lord. And the Levites will surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand. And whoever else comes into the house will be put to death. But you be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out. So the Levites and all Judah did according to everything Jehoiada the priest had ordered, and took every man his men who came in on the sabbath, with the ones who went out on the sabbath. Because Jehoiada the priest didn't send away the divisions. What's more, Jehoiada the priest handed over to the captains of hundreds the spears and shields and small shields that had been King David's, that were in the house of God. And he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, round the king. Then they brought out the king's son and put the crown on him and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said: God save the king.

And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him. And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as the LORD hath said of the sons of David. This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors; And a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD. But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD. And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out. So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses. Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David’s, which were in the house of God. And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about. Then they brought out the king’s son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king.

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In the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself and took the commanders of hundreds — Azariah son of Jeroham and Ishmael son of Jehohanan and Azariah son of Obed and Maaseiah son of Adaiah and Elishaphat son of Zichri — into a covenant with him.

Plain English

And in the seventh year Jehoiada made himself strong and took the captains of hundreds — Azariah son of Jeroham and Ishmael son of Jehohanan and Azariah son of Obed and Maaseiah son of Adaiah and Elishaphat son of Zikri — into a covenant with him.

King James Version, 1611

And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.

2

They went about in Judah and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the family heads of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

Plain English

And they went about in Judah and gathered the Levites out of all the towns of Judah, and the heads of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

King James Version, 1611

And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

3

All the assembly made a covenant with the king in the temple of God. And he said to them: the king's son will rule, the way the Lord has said about the sons of David.

Plain English

And all the gathering made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them: Look — the king's son will rule, the way the Lord has said about the sons of David.

King James Version, 1611

And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as the LORD hath said of the sons of David.

4

This is what you'll do: a third of you going in on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, will be gatekeepers of the doors.

King James Version, 1611

This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;

5

A third at the king's house, and a third at the Foundation Gate. And all the people will be in the courts of the temple of the Lord.

Plain English

And a third at the king's house, and a third at the Foundation Gate. And all the people will be in the courts of the house of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

And a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD.

6

But don't let anyone come into the temple of the Lord except the priests and those who serve of the Levites. They'll go in, because they're holy. But all the people will keep the watch of the Lord.

Plain English

But don't let anyone come into the house of the Lord except the priests and the ones who serve of the Levites. They'll go in, because they're holy. But all the people will keep the watch of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.

7

The Levites will surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand. And whoever else comes into the house will be put to death. But you be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.

Plain English

And the Levites will surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand. And whoever else comes into the house will be put to death. But you be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.

King James Version, 1611

And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.

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The Levites and all Judah did according to everything Jehoiada the priest had ordered, and took every man his men who came in on the sabbath, with those who went out on the sabbath. Because Jehoiada the priest didn't send away the divisions.

Plain English

So the Levites and all Judah did according to everything Jehoiada the priest had ordered, and took every man his men who came in on the sabbath, with the ones who went out on the sabbath. Because Jehoiada the priest didn't send away the divisions.

King James Version, 1611

So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.

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What's more, Jehoiada the priest handed over to the commanders of hundreds the spears and shields and small shields that had been King David's, that were in the temple of God.

Plain English

What's more, Jehoiada the priest handed over to the captains of hundreds the spears and shields and small shields that had been King David's, that were in the house of God.

King James Version, 1611

Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David’s, which were in the house of God.

10

He set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, round the king.

Plain English

And he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, round the king.

King James Version, 1611

And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.

11

Then they brought out the king's son and put the crown on him and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said: God save the king.

King James Version, 1611

Then they brought out the king’s son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king.

Athaliah killed

Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the temple of the Lord. She looked, and there was the king standing at his pillar at the entrance, and the leaders and the trumpets by the king. And all the people of the land celebrated and blew trumpets, and the singers with instruments of music and those who taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and said: Treason, treason. Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the commanders of hundreds who were set over the army and said to them: Bring her out from between the ranks. And whoever follows her, let him be killed with the sword. Because the priest said: Don't kill her in the temple of the Lord. They laid hands on her. And when she'd come to the entrance of the Horse Gate by the king's house, they killed her there. Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they'd be the Lord's people. Then all the people went to the house of Baal and pulled it down, and broke his altars and his images in pieces, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. Jehoiada too set the offices of the temple of the Lord by the hand of the priests, the Levites, that David had divided in the temple of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, the way it's written in the teaching of Moses, with celebrating and with singing, as David had set out. He set the gatekeepers at the gates of the temple of the Lord, so nobody unclean in anything would come in. He took the commanders of hundreds and the nobles and the governors of the people and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the temple of the Lord. And they came through the high gate into the king's house and set the king on the throne of the kingdom. All the people of the land celebrated. And the city was quiet, after they'd killed Athaliah with the sword.

Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the Lord. And she looked, and there was the king standing at his pillar at the entrance, and the leaders and the trumpets by the king. And all the people of the land celebrated and blew trumpets, and the singers with instruments of music and the ones who taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and said: Treason, treason. Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the army and said to them: Bring her out from between the ranks. And whoever follows her, let him be killed with the sword. Because the priest said: Don't kill her in the house of the Lord. So they laid hands on her. And when she'd come to the entrance of the Horse Gate by the king's house, they killed her there. And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they'd be the Lord's people. Then all the people went to the house of Baal and pulled it down, and broke his altars and his images in pieces, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. Jehoiada too set the offices of the house of the Lord by the hand of the priests, the Levites, that David had divided in the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, the way it's written in the teaching of Moses, with celebrating and with singing, as David had set out. And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord, so nobody unclean in anything would come in. And he took the captains of hundreds and the nobles and the governors of the people and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the Lord. And they came through the high gate into the king's house and set the king on the throne of the kingdom. And all the people of the land celebrated. And the town was quiet, after they'd killed Athaliah with the sword.

Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD: And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason. Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges: and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the LORD. So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king’s house, they slew her there. And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD’s people. Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David. And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in. And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom. And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.

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Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the temple of the Lord.

Plain English

Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:

13

She looked, and there was the king standing at his pillar at the entrance, and the leaders and the trumpets by the king. And all the people of the land celebrated and blew trumpets, and the singers with instruments of music and those who taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and said: Treason, treason.

Plain English

And she looked, and there was the king standing at his pillar at the entrance, and the leaders and the trumpets by the king. And all the people of the land celebrated and blew trumpets, and the singers with instruments of music and the ones who taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and said: Treason, treason.

King James Version, 1611

And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.

14

Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the commanders of hundreds who were set over the army and said to them: Bring her out from between the ranks. And whoever follows her, let him be killed with the sword. Because the priest said: Don't kill her in the temple of the Lord.

Plain English

Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the army and said to them: Bring her out from between the ranks. And whoever follows her, let him be killed with the sword. Because the priest said: Don't kill her in the house of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges: and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the LORD.

15

They laid hands on her. And when she'd come to the entrance of the Horse Gate by the king's house, they killed her there.

Plain English

So they laid hands on her. And when she'd come to the entrance of the Horse Gate by the king's house, they killed her there.

King James Version, 1611

So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king’s house, they slew her there.

16

Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they'd be the Lord's people.

Plain English

And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they'd be the Lord's people.

King James Version, 1611

And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD’s people.

17

Then all the people went to the house of Baal and pulled it down, and broke his altars and his images in pieces, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.

King James Version, 1611

Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

18

Jehoiada too set the offices of the temple of the Lord by the hand of the priests, the Levites, that David had divided in the temple of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, the way it's written in the teaching of Moses, with celebrating and with singing, as David had set out.

Plain English

Jehoiada too set the offices of the house of the Lord by the hand of the priests, the Levites, that David had divided in the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, the way it's written in the teaching of Moses, with celebrating and with singing, as David had set out.

King James Version, 1611

Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David.

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He set the gatekeepers at the gates of the temple of the Lord, so nobody unclean in anything would come in.

Plain English

And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord, so nobody unclean in anything would come in.

King James Version, 1611

And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.

20

He took the commanders of hundreds and the nobles and the governors of the people and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the temple of the Lord. And they came through the high gate into the king's house and set the king on the throne of the kingdom.

Plain English

And he took the captains of hundreds and the nobles and the governors of the people and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the Lord. And they came through the high gate into the king's house and set the king on the throne of the kingdom.

King James Version, 1611

And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.

21

All the people of the land celebrated. And the city was quiet, after they'd killed Athaliah with the sword.

Plain English

And all the people of the land celebrated. And the town was quiet, after they'd killed Athaliah with the sword.

King James Version, 1611

And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.