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Text -- 2 Chronicles 23:3-21 (NET)
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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 !”
23:14 Jehoiada the priest sent out the officers of the units of hundreds , who were in charge of the army , and ordered them, “Bring her outside the temple to the guards . Put the sword to anyone who follows her.” The priest gave this order because he had decided she should not be executed in the Lord’s temple .
23:15 They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses ’ entrance . There they executed her.
23:16 Jehoiada then drew up a covenant stipulating that he, all the people , and the king should be loyal to the Lord .
23:17 All the people went and demolished the temple of Baal . They smashed its altars and idols . They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars .
23:18 Jehoiada then assigned the duties of the Lord’s temple to the priests , the Levites whom David had assigned to the Lord’s temple . They were responsible for offering burnt sacrifices to the Lord with joy and music , according to the law of Moses and the edict of David .
23:19 He posted guards at the gates of the Lord’s temple , so no one who was ceremonially unclean in any way could enter .
23:20 He summoned the officers of the units of hundreds , the nobles , the rulers of the people , and all the people of land , and he then led the king down from the Lord’s temple . They entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate and seated the king on the royal throne .
23:21 All the people of the land celebrated , for the city had rest now that they had killed Athaliah .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jehoiada |
Covenant |
GENEALOGY, 1-7 |
Joash |
Revivals |
Zeal |
Israel |
PRIESTS AND LEVITES |
Athaliah |
Temple |
CRITICISM |
Women |
Jerusalem |
Mattan |
Gatekeepers |
Joy |
JERUSALEM, 2 |
CROWN |
DOORKEEPER |
David |
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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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NET Notes: 2Ch 23:14 Heb “for the priest had said, ‘Do not put her to death in the house of the Lord.’”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 23:15 Heb “and they placed hands on her, and she went through the entrance of the gate of the horses [into] the house of the king.” Some English...
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NET Notes: 2Ch 23:16 Heb “and Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and [between] all the people and [between] the king, to become a people for the Lord.”
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