2 Chronicles 23 :: Darby Translation (DBY)

Jehoiada Sets Joash on the Throne of Judah

(2Ki 11:4–12 )

2Ch 23:1And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of the 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.

2Ch 23:2

2Ch 23:2And they went about in Judah and gathered together the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief fathers of Israel; and they came to Jerusalem.

2Ch 23:3

2Ch 23:3And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as Jehovah has said of the sons of David.

2Ch 23:4

2Ch 23:4This is the thing which ye shall do: a third part of you that come in on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be keepers of the doors;

2Ch 23:5

2Ch 23:5and 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 Jehovah.

2Ch 23:6

2Ch 23:6But let none come into the house of Jehovah except the priests and those of the Levites that do the service; they shall go in, for they are holy; but all the people shall keep the watch of Jehovah.

2Ch 23:7

2Ch 23:7And the Levites shall encompass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he that comes into the house shall be put to death; and ye shall be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.

2Ch 23:8

2Ch 23:8And the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go forth on the sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest did not liberate the divisions.

2Ch 23:9

2Ch 23:9And Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains of the hundreds king David's spears and shields and targets, which were in the house of God.

2Ch 23:10

2Ch 23:10And he set all the people, every man with his javelin in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, toward the altar and the house, by the king round about.

2Ch 23:11

2Ch 23:11And they brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, Long live the king!

Athaliah Murdered

(2Ki 11:13–20 )

2Ch 23:12

2Ch 23:12And Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, and she came to the people into the house of Jehovah.

2Ch 23:13

2Ch 23:13And she looked, and behold, the king stood on his dais at the entrance, and the princes and the trumpets were by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets; and the singers were there with the instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise. And Athaliah rent her garments, and said, Conspiracy! Conspiracy!

2Ch 23:14

2Ch 23:14And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of the hundreds that were set over the host, and said to them, Lead her forth without the ranks; and whosoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword; for the priest said, Ye shall not put her to death in the house of Jehovah.

2Ch 23:15

2Ch 23:15And they made way for her, and she went through the entrance of the horse-gate into the king's house, and they put her to death there.

Reforms Carried Out

2Ch 23:16

2Ch 23:16And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they should be the people of Jehovah.

2Ch 23:17

2Ch 23:17And all the people went into the house of Baal, and broke it down; and they broke his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

2Ch 23:18

2Ch 23:18And Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of Jehovah under the hand of the priests, the Levites, whom David had set by classes over the house of Jehovah to offer up Jehovah's burnt-offerings, as it is written in the law of Moses, -- with rejoicing and with singing according to the directions of David.

2Ch 23:19

2Ch 23:19And he set the doorkeepers at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that no one unclean in anything should enter in.

2Ch 23:20

2Ch 23:20And he took the captains of the 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 into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.

2Ch 23:21

2Ch 23:21And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet; and they had slain Athaliah with the sword.

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Pericope

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