2 Chronicles 23
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1And 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.
2And 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.
3And 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.
4This 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;
5And 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.
6But 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.
7And 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.
8So 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.
9Moreover 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.
10And 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.
11Then 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.
12Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:
13And 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.
14Then 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.
15So 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.
16And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD'S people.
17Then 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.
18Also 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.
19And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
20And 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.
21And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- אֵתʼêthH85329× in this chapter
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- בַּיִתbayithH100419× in this chapter
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- מֶלֶךְmelekH442817× in this chapter
a king
- כֹּלkôlH360513× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- בּוֹאbôwʼH93513× in this chapter
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH306812× in this chapter
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
- עַםʻamH597112× in this chapter
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- בֵּןbênH11219× in this chapter
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
- כֹּהֵןkôhênH35489× in this chapter
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- עַלʻalH59219× in this chapter
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- יְהוֹיָדָעYᵉhôwyâdâʻH30778× in this chapter
Jehojada, the name of three Israelites
- לֵוִיִּיLêvîyîyH38816× in this chapter
a Levite or descendant of Levi
- אֵלʼêlH4136× in this chapter
near, with or among; often in general, to
- אֲשֶׁרʼăsherH8346× in this chapter
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- יָדyâdH30275× in this chapter
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
- יָצָאyâtsâʼH33185× in this chapter
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- מוּתmûwthH41915× in this chapter
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- אָמַרʼâmarH5595× in this chapter
to say (used with great latitude)
- שַׂרsarH82695× in this chapter
a head person (of any rank or class)
- דָּוִדDâvidH17324× in this chapter
David, the youngest son of Jesse
- כִּיkîyH35884× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- מֵאָהmêʼâhH39674× in this chapter
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- שַׁעַרshaʻarH81794× in this chapter
an opening, i.e. door or gate
- בְּרִיתbᵉrîythH12853× in this chapter
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- יְהוּדָהYᵉhûwdâhH30633× in this chapter
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- אִישׁʼîyshH3763× in this chapter
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- לֹאlôʼH38083× in this chapter
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- לָקַחlâqachH39473× in this chapter
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- מִזְבֵּחַmizbêachH41963× in this chapter
an altar
- עִםʻimH59733× in this chapter
adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)
- עָמַדʻâmadH59753× in this chapter
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- עֲתַלְיָהʻĂthalyâhH62713× in this chapter
Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites
- שַׁבָּתshabbâthH76763× in this chapter
intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath
- אֶרֶץʼeretsH7763× in this chapter
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- שְׁלִישִׁיshᵉlîyshîyH79923× in this chapter
third; feminine athird (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
- בֵּיןbêynH9963× in this chapter
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
- בַּעַלBaʻalH11682× in this chapter
Baal, a Phoenician deity
- דָּבָרdâbârH16972× in this chapter
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- הָיָהhâyâhH19612× in this chapter
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- הָלַלhâlalH19842× in this chapter
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify