2 Chronicles 23:11

23:11 Jehoiada and his sons led out the king’s son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia. ¹  They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head. ²  They declared, “Long live the king!”

2 Chronicles 26:1

Uzziah’s Reign

26:1 All the people of Judah took Uzziah, ³  who was sixteen years old, and made him king in his father Amaziah’s place.

2 Chronicles 33:25

33:25 The people of the land executed all who had conspired against King Amon, and they ⁴  made his son Josiah king in his place.

¹ tn The Hebrew word עֵדוּת (’edut) normally means “witness” or “testimony.” Here it probably refers to some tangible symbol of kingship, perhaps a piece of jewelry such as an amulet or neck chain (see the discussion in M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings [AB], 128). Some suggest that a document is in view, perhaps a copy of the royal protocol or of the stipulations of the Davidic covenant (see HALOT 790-91 s.v.).

² tn Or “they made him king and anointed him.”

³ tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 15:1-8 has the variant spelling “Azariah.”

⁵ tn Heb “and the people of the land.”