KJV_Strong : 2 Chronicles 23
1. And in the seventh[H7637] year[H8141] Jehoiada[H3077] strengthened himself,[H2388] and took[H3947] [H853] the captains[H8269] of hundreds,[H3967] Azariah[H5838] the son[H1121] of Jeroham,[H3395] and Ishmael[H3458] the son[H1121] of Jehohanan,[H3076] and Azariah[H5838] the son[H1121] of Obed,[H5744] and Maaseiah[H4641] the son[H1121] of Adaiah,[H5718] and Elishaphat[H478] the son[H1121] of Zichri,[H2147] into covenant[H1285] with[H5973] him.
2. And they went about[H5437] in Judah,[H3063] and gathered[H6908] [H853] the Levites[H3881] out of all[H4480] [H3605] the cities[H5892] of Judah,[H3063] and the chief[H7218] of the fathers[H1] of Israel,[H3478] and they came[H935] to[H413] Jerusalem.[H3389]
3. And all[H3605] the congregation[H6951] made[H3772] a covenant[H1285] with[H5973] the king[H4428] in the house[H1004] of God.[H430] And he said[H559] unto them, Behold,[H2009] the king's[H4428] son[H1121] shall reign,[H4427] as[H834] the LORD[H3068] hath said[H1696] of[H5921] the sons[H1121] of David.[H1732]
4. This[H2088] is the thing[H1697] that[H834] ye shall do;[H6213] A third part[H7992] of[H4480] you entering[H935] on the sabbath,[H7676] of the priests[H3548] and of the Levites,[H3881] shall be porters[H7778] of the doors;[H5592]
5. And a third part[H7992] shall be at the king's[H4428] house;[H1004] and a third part[H7992] at the gate[H8179] of the foundation:[H3247] and all[H3605] the people[H5971] shall be in the courts[H2691] of the house[H1004] of the LORD.[H3068]
6. But let none[H408] come[H935] into the house[H1004] of the LORD,[H3068] save[H3588] [H518] the priests,[H3548] and they that minister[H8334] of the Levites;[H3881] they[H1992] shall go in,[H935] for[H3588] they[H1992] are holy:[H6944] but all[H3605] the people[H5971] shall keep[H8104] the watch[H4931] of the LORD.[H3068]
7. And the Levites[H3881] shall compass[H5362] [H853] the king[H4428] round about,[H5439] every man[H376] with his weapons[H3627] in his hand;[H3027] and whosoever else cometh[H935] into[H413] the house,[H1004] he shall be put to death:[H4191] but be[H1961] ye with[H854] the king[H4428] when he cometh in,[H935] and when he goeth out.[H3318]
8. So the Levites[H3881] and all[H3605] Judah[H3063] did[H6213] according to all things[H3605] that[H834] Jehoiada[H3077] the priest[H3548] had commanded,[H6680] and took[H3947] every man[H376] [H853] his men[H376] that were to come in[H935] on the sabbath,[H7676] with[H5973] them that were to go[H3318] out on the sabbath:[H7676] for[H3588] Jehoiada[H3077] the priest[H3548] dismissed[H6362] not[H3808] [H853] the courses.[H4256]
9. Moreover Jehoiada[H3077] the priest[H3548] delivered[H5414] to the captains[H8269] of hundreds[H3967] [H853] spears,[H2595] and bucklers,[H4043] and shields,[H7982] that[H834] had been king[H4428] David's,[H1732] which[H834] were in the house[H1004] of God.[H430]
10. And he set[H5975] [H853] all[H3605] the people,[H5971] every man[H376] having his weapon[H7973] in his hand,[H3027] from the right[H3233] side[H4480] [H3802] of the temple[H1004] to[H5704] the left[H8042] side[H3802] of the temple,[H1004] along by the altar[H4196] and the temple,[H1004] by[H5921] the king[H4428] round about.[H5439]
11. Then they brought out[H3318] [H853] the king's[H4428] son,[H1121] and put[H5414] upon[H5921] him[H853] the crown,[H5145] and gave him the testimony,[H5715] and made him king.[H4427] [H853] And Jehoiada[H3077] and his sons[H1121] anointed[H4886] him, and said,[H559] God save[H2421] the king.[H4428]
12. Now when Athaliah[H6271] heard[H8085] [H853] the noise[H6963] of the people[H5971] running[H7323] and praising[H1984] [H853] the king,[H4428] she came[H935] to[H413] the people[H5971] into the house[H1004] of the LORD: [H3068]
13. And she looked,[H7200] and, behold,[H2009] the king[H4428] stood[H5975] at[H5921] his pillar[H5982] at the entering in,[H3996] and the princes[H8269] and the trumpets[H2689] by[H5921] the king:[H4428] and all[H3605] the people[H5971] of the land[H776] rejoiced,[H8056] and sounded[H8628] with trumpets,[H2689] also the singers[H7891] with instruments[H3627] of music,[H7892] and such as taught[H3045] to sing praise.[H1984] Then Athaliah[H6271] rent[H7167] [H853] her clothes,[H899] and said,[H559] Treason,[H7195] Treason.[H7195]
14. Then Jehoiada[H3077] the priest[H3548] brought out[H3318] [H853] the captains[H8269] of hundreds[H3967] that were set over[H6485] the host,[H2428] and said[H559] unto[H413] them, Have her forth[H3318] of the ranges:[H413] [H4480] [H1004] [H7713] and whoso followeth[H935] [H310] her, let him be slain[H4191] with the sword.[H2719] For[H3588] the priest[H3548] said,[H559] Slay[H4191] her not[H3808] in the house[H4480] [H1004] of the LORD.[H3068]
15. So they laid[H7760] hands[H3027] on her; and when she was come[H935] to[H413] the entering[H3996] of the horse[H5483] gate[H8179] by the king's[H4428] house,[H1004] they slew[H4191] her there.[H8033]
16. And Jehoiada[H3077] made[H3772] a covenant[H1285] between[H996] him, and between[H996] all[H3605] the people,[H5971] and between[H996] the king,[H4428] that they should be[H1961] the LORD's[H3068] people.[H5971]
17. Then all[H3605] the people[H5971] went to[H935] the house[H1004] of Baal,[H1168] and broke it down,[H5422] and broke his altars[H4196] and his images[H6754] in pieces,[H7665] and slew[H2026] Mattan[H4977] the priest[H3548] of Baal[H1168] before[H6440] the altars.[H4196]
18. Also Jehoiada[H3077] appointed[H7760] the offices[H6486] of the house[H1004] of the LORD[H3068] by the hand[H3027] of the priests[H3548] the Levites,[H3881] whom[H834] David[H1732] had distributed[H2505] in[H5921] the house[H1004] of the LORD,[H3068] to offer[H5927] the burnt offerings[H5930] of the LORD,[H3068] as it is written[H3789] in the law[H8451] of Moses,[H4872] with rejoicing[H8057] and with singing,[H7892] as it was ordained by[H5921] [H3027] David.[H1732]
19. And he set[H5975] the porters[H7778] at[H5921] the gates[H8179] of the house[H1004] of the LORD,[H3068] that none[H3808] which was unclean[H2931] in any[H3605] thing[H1697] should enter in.[H935]
20. And he took[H3947] [H853] the captains[H8269] of hundreds,[H3967] and the nobles,[H117] and the governors[H4910] of the people,[H5971] and all[H3605] the people[H5971] of the land,[H776] and brought down[H3381] [H853] the king[H4428] from the house[H4480] [H1004] of the LORD:[H3068] and they came[H935] through[H8432] the high[H5945] gate[H8179] into the king's[H4428] house,[H1004] and set[H3427] [H853] the king[H4428] upon[H5921] the throne[H3678] of the kingdom.[H4467]
21. And all[H3605] the people[H5971] of the land[H776] rejoiced:[H8055] and the city[H5892] was quiet,[H8252] after that they had slain[H4191] Athaliah[H6271] with the sword.[H2719]
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