Verse 20

2 Chronicles 23:20

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20 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 Jehovah: and they came through the upper gate unto the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח אֶת שָׂרֵ֣י הַ/מֵּא֡וֹת וְ/אֶת הָֽ/אַדִּירִים֩ וְ/אֶת הַ/מּֽוֹשְׁלִ֨ים בָּ/עָ֜ם וְ/אֵ֣ת כָּל עַ֣ם הָ/אָ֗רֶץ וַ/יּ֤וֹרֶד אֶת הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ מִ/בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וַ/יָּבֹ֛אוּ בְּ/תֽוֹךְ שַׁ֥עַר הָֽ/עֶלְי֖וֹן בֵּ֣ית הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ וַ/יּוֹשִׁ֨יבוּ֙ אֶת הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ עַ֖ל כִּסֵּ֥א הַ/מַּמְלָכָֽה

English Translation

And he took the commanders of the hundreds, and the mighty men, and the rulers of the people, and all the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and they came into the inner court of the king's house, and set the king on the throne of the kingdom.

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Chapter 23 Context

1 And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah th... Focus ↗

2 And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads... Focus ↗

3 And all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God (Elohim). And he said unto th... Focus ↗

4 This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, of the priests... Focus ↗

5 and a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and a... Focus ↗

6 But let none come into the house of Jehovah, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites... Focus ↗

7 And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whos... Focus ↗

8 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took... Focus ↗

9 And Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields,... Focus ↗

10 And he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house t... Focus ↗

11 Then they brought out the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony, and ma... Focus ↗

12 And when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the peopl... Focus ↗

13 and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the... Focus ↗

14 And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said u... Focus ↗

15 So they made way for her; and she went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king’s house: and th... Focus ↗

16 And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be... Focus ↗

17 And all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images... Focus ↗

18 And Jehoiada appointed the officers of the house of Jehovah under the hand of the priests the Levite... Focus ↗

19 And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that none that was unclean in anything... Focus ↗

20 And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the p...

21 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And Athaliah they had slain with the... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Chronicles
Chapter: Chapter 23 (21 verses)
Version: American Standard Version Byzantine Text

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