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Text -- 2 Kings 11:1-20 (NET)
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Athaliah is Eliminated
11:1 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead , she was determined to destroy the entire royal line .
11:2 So Jehosheba , the daughter of King Joram and sister of Ahaziah , took Ahaziah’s son Joash and sneaked him away from the rest of the royal descendants who were to be executed . She hid him and his nurse in the room where the bed covers were stored. So he was hidden from Athaliah and escaped execution .
11:3 He hid out with his nurse in the Lord’s temple for six years , while Athaliah was ruling over the land .
11:4 In the seventh year Jehoiada summoned the officers of the units of hundreds of the Carians and the royal bodyguard . He met with them in the Lord’s temple . He made an agreement with them and made them swear an oath of allegiance in the Lord’s temple . Then he showed them the king’s son .
11:5 He ordered them, “This is what you must do . One third of the unit that is on duty during the Sabbath will guard the royal palace .
11:6 Another third of you will be stationed at the Foundation Gate . Still another third of you will be stationed at the gate behind the royal guard . You will take turns guarding the palace .
11:7 The two units who are off duty on the Sabbath will guard the Lord’s temple and protect the king .
11:8 You must surround the king . Each of you must hold his weapon in his hand . Whoever approaches your ranks must be killed . You must accompany the king wherever he goes .”
11:9 The officers of the units of hundreds 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 , and reported to Jehoiada the priest .
11:10 The priest gave to the officers of the units of hundreds King David’s spears and the shields that were kept in the Lord’s temple .
11:11 The royal bodyguard took their stations , 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 .
11:12 Jehoiada 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 clapped their hands and cried out , “Long live the king !”
11:13 When Athaliah heard the royal guard shout , she joined the crowd at the Lord’s temple .
11:14 Then she saw the king standing by the pillar , according to custom . The officers stood beside the king with their trumpets and all the people of the land were celebrating and blowing trumpets . Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed , “Treason , treason !”
11:15 Jehoiada the priest ordered the officers of the units of hundreds , who were in charge of the army , “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 .
11:16 They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses ’ entrance . There she was executed .
11:17 Jehoiada then drew up a covenant between the Lord and the king and people , stipulating that they should be loyal to the Lord .
11:18 All the people of the land went and demolished the temple of Baal . They smashed its altars and idols to bits . They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altar . Jehoiada the priest then placed guards at the Lord’s temple .
11:19 He took the officers of the units of hundreds , the Carians , the royal bodyguard , and all the people of land , and together they led the king down from the Lord’s temple . They entered the royal palace through the Gate of the Royal Bodyguard, and the king sat down on the royal throne .
11:20 All the people of the land celebrated , for the city had rest now that they had killed Athaliah with the sword in the royal palace .
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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 |
JEZEBEL |
JEHOASH; JOASH |
JOEL (2) |
Revivals |
Women |
Usurpation |
Israel |
OBED |
Zeal |
Athaliah |
Joash |
Conspiracy |
Orphan |
Armies |
Loyalty |
PRIESTS AND LEVITES |
Citizenship |
Church and State |
Jehoash |
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NET Notes -> 2Ki 11:1; 2Ki 11:2; 2Ki 11:2; 2Ki 11:2; 2Ki 11:3; 2Ki 11:4; 2Ki 11:4; 2Ki 11:4; 2Ki 11:4; 2Ki 11:4; 2Ki 11:6; 2Ki 11:6; 2Ki 11:6; 2Ki 11:7; 2Ki 11:8; 2Ki 11:9; 2Ki 11:9; 2Ki 11:11; 2Ki 11:11; 2Ki 11:12; 2Ki 11:12; 2Ki 11:12; 2Ki 11:13; 2Ki 11:13; 2Ki 11:14; 2Ki 11:14; 2Ki 11:15; 2Ki 11:15; 2Ki 11:15; 2Ki 11:16; 2Ki 11:17; 2Ki 11:18; 2Ki 11:18; 2Ki 11:18; 2Ki 11:18; 2Ki 11:19; 2Ki 11:19
NET Notes: 2Ki 11:1 Heb “she arose and she destroyed all the royal offspring.” The verb קוּם (qum) “arise,” is here used i...
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NET Notes: 2Ki 11:2 Heb “and they hid him from Athaliah and he was not put to death.” The subject of the plural verb (“they hid”) is probably inde...
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NET Notes: 2Ki 11:6 The meaning of מַסָּח (massakh) is not certain. The translation above, rather than understanding it as a genitive ...
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NET Notes: 2Ki 11:7 Verses 5b-7 read literally, “the third of you, the ones entering [on] the Sabbath and the ones guarding the guard of the house of the king, and ...
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NET Notes: 2Ki 11:11 Heb “and the runners stood, each with his weapons in his hand, from the south shoulder of the house to the north shoulder of the house, at the a...
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NET Notes: 2Ki 11:15 Heb “for the priest had said, ‘Let her not be put to death in the house of the Lord.’”
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NET Notes: 2Ki 11:16 Heb “and they placed hands on her, and she went the way of the entrance of the horses [into] the house of the king.”
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NET Notes: 2Ki 11:17 Heb “and Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and [between] the king and [between] the people, to become a people for the Lord, and between...
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