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Text -- 2 Chronicles 23:1-13 (NET)
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23:1 In the seventh year Jehoiada made a bold move. He made a pact with the officers of the units of hundreds : Azariah son of Jehoram , Ishmael son of Jehochanan , Azariah son of Obed , Maaseiah son of Adaiah , and Elishaphat son of Zikri .
23:2 They traveled throughout Judah and assembled the Levites from all the cities of Judah , as well as the Israelite family leaders . They came to Jerusalem ,
23:3 and the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the temple of God . Jehoiada said to them , “The king’s son will rule , just as the Lord promised David’s descendants .
23:4 This is what you must do . One third of you priests and Levites who are on duty during the Sabbath will guard the doors .
23:5 Another third of you will be stationed at the royal palace and still another third at the Foundation Gate . All the others will stand in the courtyards of the Lord’s temple .
23:6 No one must enter the Lord’s temple except the priests and Levites who are on duty . They may enter because they are ceremonially pure . All the others should carry out their assigned service to the Lord .
23:7 The Levites must surround the king . Each of you must hold his weapon in his hand . Whoever tries to enter the temple must be killed . You must accompany the king wherever he goes .”
23:8 The Levites and all the men of Judah did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered . Each of them took his men , those who were on duty during the Sabbath as well as those who were off duty on the Sabbath . Jehoiada the priest did not release his divisions from their duties.
23:9 Jehoiada the priest gave to the officers of the units of hundreds King David’s spears and shields that were kept in God’s temple .
23:10 He placed the men at their posts, each holding his weapon in his hand . They lined up from the south side of the temple to the north side and stood near the altar and the temple , surrounding the king .
23:11 Jehoiada and his sons led out the king’s son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia . They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head. They declared , “Long live the king !”
23:12 When Athaliah heard the royal guard shouting and praising the king , she joined the crowd at the Lord’s temple .
23:13 Then she saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance . The officers and trumpeters stood beside the king and all the people of the land were celebrating and blowing trumpets , and the musicians with various instruments were leading the celebration . Athaliah tore her clothes and yelled , “Treason ! Treason !”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 23:2 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: 2Ch 23:3 Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoiada the priest, cf. v. 8) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: 2Ch 23:8 Heb “all Judah.” The words “the men of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Juda...
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NET Notes: 2Ch 23:9 The Hebrew text lists two different types of shields here. Most translations render “the large and small shields” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV; NEB...
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NET Notes: 2Ch 23:10 Heb “and he stationed all the people, each with his weapon in his hand, from the south shoulder of the house to the north shoulder of the house,...
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