2 Kings 11:4--12:16
seventh <07637> [A.M. 3126. B.C. 878. the seventh.]
officers <08269> [rulers.]
Carians <03746> [the captains.]
made ... agreement <01285 03772> [made a covenant.]
swear <07650> [took an oath.]
on duty <0935> [that enter.]
guard <04931> [the watch.]
Foundation Gate ............ gate <05495 08179> [the gate of Sur.]
<04535> [that it be not broken down. or, from breaking up.]
units <03027> [parts. or, companies. Heb. hands. go forth.]
approaches .............. goes <0935> [he that cometh.]
officers <08269> [the captains.]
King David's spears <04428 01732 02595> [king David's spears.]
Josephus states that, for fear of creating suspicion, they came unarmed, "and Jehoiada having opened the arsenal in the temple which David had prepared, he divided among the centurions, priests, and Levites, the spears (arrows), and quivers, and all other kinds of weapons which he found there."
<0376> [every man.]
side ........ side <03802> [corner. Heb. shoulder. by the altar.]
out <03318> [he brought.]
placed ..... crown <05145 05414> [put the crown.]
insignia <05715> [the testimony.]
poured ........ clapped <04886 05221> [anointed him.]
clapped <05221> [and they clapped.]
{Wyyakkoo kaph,} "they clapped the hand," which Mr. Harmer thinks was similar to the mode in which Oriental females express their respect for persons of high rank, by gently applying one of their hands to their mouth. So Pitts relates, that in some of the towns of Barbary, the leaders of the sacred caravan being received with loud acclamations, "the very women get upon the tops of the houses to view the parade, or fine show, where they keep striking their four fingers on their lips, as fast as they can, making a joyful noise all the while."
cried out <0559> [and said.]
king's ................................ live ... king <02421 04428> [God save the king. Heb. Let the king live.]
standing <05975> [stood.]
The Orientals considered a seat by a pillar or column as particularly honourable.
pillar <05982> [a pillar.]
officers <08269> [the princes.]
[See on]
people <05971> [all the people.]
Treason treason <07195> [Treason.]
officers <08269> [captains.]
outside <03318> [Have.]
Bring <0935> [followeth.]
Put ...................... executed <04191> [Let.]
horses <05483> [by the which.]
executed <04191> [there was she slain.]
drew up ... covenant <03772 01285> [made a covenant.]
king <04428> [between the king.]
went <0935> [went.]
smashed <07665> [brake they.]
killed Mattan <04977 02026> [slew Mattan.]
placed <07760> [appointed.]
<06485> [officers. Heb. offices.]
took <03947> [took.]
through <01870> [by the way.]
sat <03427> [he sat.]
celebrated <08055> [rejoiced.]
killed Athaliah <06271 04191> [slew Athaliah.]
seventh <07651> [the seventh.]
Jehoash <03060> [Jehoash.]
[Joash.]
said .... priests <0559 03548> [A.M. 3148. B.C. 856. said to the priests.]
silver ............ silver ........ silver ............ silver <03701> [the money.]
consecrated <06944> [dedicated things. or, holy things. Heb. holiness.]
silver ............ silver ........ silver ............ silver <03701> [even the money.]
[that every may is set at. Heb. of the souls of his estimation.]
silver ............ silver ........ silver ............ silver <03701> [and all the money.]
contributed <05927> [cometh, etc. Heb. ascendeth upon the heart of a man.]
priests <03548> [Let the priests.]
repair <02388> [let them repair.]
twenty-third year <06242 08141 07969> [three and twentieth year. Heb. twentieth year and third year. the priests.]
King Jehoash <03060 04428> [king Jehoash.]
Jehoiada <03077> [Jehoiada.]
repaired ... damage ...................... damage <02388 0919> [Why repair ye.]
took ... chest <03947 0259 0727> [took a chest.]
near <0681> [beside.]
priest .............................. priests <03548> [the priests.]
guarded <05592> [door. Heb. threshold.]
royal <04428> [the king's.]
secretary <05608> [scribe. or, secretary. put up. Heb. bound up.]
bagged <06696> [in bags.]
Sir J. Chardin informs us, "it is a custom of Persia always to seal up bags of money; and the money of the king's treasure is not told, but is received by bags sealed up." These are what are called in the East purses; each of which, as Maillet informs us, contains money to the amount of 1,500 livres, or about 63Å“. of our money. The money thus collected for the reparation of the temple, seems, in like manner, to have been reckoned in bags of equal value to each other; as we can scarcely imagine the placing it in bags would otherwise have been mentioned. The value of a Jewish purse is unknown; but the bags mentioned in ch. 5:23, amounted to a talent.
hand over ... silver <03701 05414> [gave the money.]
hired <03318> [laid it out. Heb. brought it forth.]
masons <01443> [masons.]
paid <03318> [was laid out. Heb. went forth.]
used <06213> [there were not.]
That is, there were no vessels made for the service of the temple till all the outward repairs were completed; but, when this was done, "they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels of gold and silver," (2 Ch 24:14,) to replace those which had been taken away by Athaliah and her sons.
bowls <05592> [bowls.]
trumpets <02689> [trumpets.]
audit <02803> [they reckoned.]
<06213> [for they dealt.]
silver ...... reparation offerings <03701 0817> [trespass money.]
