23:1 And in the seventh 7637 year 8141 Jehoiada 3077 strengthened 2388 8694 himself, and took 3947 8799 the captains 8269 of hundreds 3967, Azariah 5838 the son 1121 of Jeroham 3395, and Ishmael 3458 the son 1121 of Jehohanan 3076, and Azariah 5838 the son 1121 of Obed 5744, and Maaseiah 4641 the son 1121 of Adaiah 5718, and Elishaphat 478 the son 1121 of Zichri 2147, into covenant 1285 with him.

23:2 And they went about 5437 8799 in Judah 3063, and gathered 6908 8799 the Levites 3881 out of all the cities 5892 of Judah 3063, and the chief 7218 of the fathers 1 of Israel 3478, and they came 935 8799 to Jerusalem 3389.

23:3 And all the congregation 6951 made 3772 8799 a covenant 1285 with the king 4428 in the house 1004 of God 430. And he said 559 8799 unto them, Behold, the king's 4428 son 1121 shall reign 4427 8799, as the LORD 3068 hath said 1696 8765 of the sons 1121 of David 1732.

23:4 This [is] the thing 1697 that ye shall do 6213 8799; A third part 7992 of you entering 935 8802 on the sabbath 7676, of the priests 3548 and of the Levites 3881, [shall be] porters 7778 of the doors 5592;(doors: Heb. thresholds)

23:5 And a third part 7992 [shall be] at the king's 4428 house 1004; and a third part 7992 at the gate 8179 of the foundation 3247: and all the people 5971 [shall be] in the courts 2691 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.

23:6 But let none come 935 8799 into the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, save the priests 3548, and they that minister 8334 8764 of the Levites 3881; they shall go in 935 8799, for they [are] holy 6944: but all the people 5971 shall keep 8104 8799 the watch 4931 of the LORD 3068.

23:7 And the Levites 3881 shall compass 5362 8689 the king 4428 round about 5439, every man 376 with his weapons 3627 in his hand 3027; and whosoever [else] cometh 935 8802 into the house 1004, he shall be put to death 4191 8714: but be ye with the king 4428 when he cometh in 935 8800, and when he goeth out 3318 8800.

23:8 So the Levites 3881 and all Judah 3063 did 6213 8799 according to all things that Jehoiada 3077 the priest 3548 had commanded 6680 8765, and took 3947 8799 every man 376 his men 582 that were to come in 935 8802 on the sabbath 7676, with them that were to go 3318 8802 [out] on the sabbath 7676: for Jehoiada 3077 the priest 3548 dismissed 6358 8804 not the courses 4256.

23:9 Moreover Jehoiada 3077 the priest 3548 delivered 5414 8799 to the captains 8269 of hundreds 3967 spears 2595, and bucklers 4043, and shields 7982, that [had been] king 4428 David's 1732, which [were] in the house 1004 of God 430.

23:10 And he set 5975 8686 all the people 5971, every man 376 having his weapon 7973 in his hand 3027, from the right 3233 side 3802 of the temple 1004 to the left 8042 side 3802 of the temple 1004, along by the altar 4196 and the temple 1004, by the king 4428 round about 5439.(side: Heb. shoulder)(temple: Heb. house)

23:11 Then they brought out 3318 8686 the king's 4428 son 1121, and put 5414 8799 upon him the crown 5145, and [gave him] the testimony 5715, and made him king 4427 8686. And Jehoiada 3077 and his sons 1121 anointed 4886 8799 him, and said 559 8799, God save 2421 8799 the king 4428.(God…: Heb. Let the king live)

23:12 Now when Athaliah 6271 heard 8085 8799 the noise 6963 of the people 5971 running 7323 8801 and praising 1984 8764 the king 4428, she came 935 8799 to the people 5971 into the house 1004 of the LORD 3068:

23:13 And she looked 7200 8799, and, behold, the king 4428 stood 5975 8802 at his pillar 5982 at the entering in 3996, and the princes 8269 and the trumpets 2689 by the king 4428: and all the people 5971 of the land 776 rejoiced 8056, and sounded 8628 8802 with trumpets 2689, also the singers 7891 8789 with instruments 3627 of musick 7892, and such as taught 3045 8688 to sing praise 1984 8763. Then Athaliah 6271 rent 7167 8799 her clothes 899, and said 559 8799, Treason 7195, Treason 7195.(Treason: Heb. Conspiracy)

23:14 Then Jehoiada 3077 the priest 3548 brought out 3318 8686 the captains 8269 of hundreds 3967 that were set over 6485 8803 the host 2428, and said 559 8799 unto them, Have her forth 3318 8685 of the ranges 1004 7713: and whoso followeth 935 8802 310 her, let him be slain 4191 8714 with the sword 2719. For the priest 3548 said 559 8804, Slay 4191 8686 her not in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.

23:15 So they laid 7760 8799 hands 3027 on her; and when she was come 935 8799 to the entering 3996 of the horse 5483 gate 8179 by the king's 4428 house 1004, they slew 4191 8686 her there.

23:16 And Jehoiada 3077 made 3772 8799 a covenant 1285 between him, and between all the people 5971, and between the king 4428, that they should be the LORD'S 3068 people 5971.

23:17 Then all the people 5971 went 935 8799 to the house 1004 of Baal 1168, and brake it down 5422 8799, and brake 7665 0 his altars 4196 and his images 6754 in pieces 7665 8765, and slew 2026 8804 Mattan 4977 the priest 3548 of Baal 1168 before 6440 the altars 4196.

23:18 Also Jehoiada 3077 appointed 7760 8799 the offices 6486 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 by the hand 3027 of the priests 3548 the Levites 3881, whom David 1732 had distributed 2505 8804 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, to offer 5927 8687 the burnt offerings 5930 of the LORD 3068, as [it is] written 3789 8803 in the law 8451 of Moses 4872, with rejoicing 8057 and with singing 7892, [as it was ordained] by 3027 David 1732.(as it was…: Heb. by the hands of David)

23:19 And he set 5975 8686 the porters 7778 at the gates 8179 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, that none [which was] unclean 2931 in any thing 1697 should enter in 935 8799.

23:20 And he took 3947 8799 the captains 8269 of hundreds 3967, and the nobles 117, and the governors 4910 8802 of the people 5971, and all the people 5971 of the land 776, and brought down 3381 8686 the king 4428 from the house 1004 of the LORD 3068: and they came 935 8799 through 8432 the high 5945 gate 8179 into the king's 4428 house 1004, and set 3427 8686 the king 4428 upon the throne 3678 of the kingdom 4467.

23:21 And all the people 5971 of the land 776 rejoiced 8055 8799: and the city 5892 was quiet 8252 8804, after that they had slain 4191 8689 Athaliah 6271 with the sword 2719.

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