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  23:1 ¶
And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him. |
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23:1 ¶
And in the seventhº
yearº
Jehoiadaº
strengthenedºº
himself,º
and tookººº
the captainsº
of hundreds,º
Azariahº
the sonº
of Jeroham,º
and Ishmaelº
the sonº
of Jehohanan,º
and Azariahº
the sonº
of Obed,º
and Maaseiahº
the sonº
of Adaiah,º
and Elishaphatº
the sonº
of Zichri,º
into covenantº
withº
him. |
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23:2
And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers' [houses] of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. |
23:2
And they went aboutºº
in Judah,º
and gatheredººº
the Levitesº
out of allºº
the citiesº
of Judah,º
and the chiefº
of the fathersº
of Israel,º
and they cameºº
toº
Jerusalem.º |
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23:3
And all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as Jehovah hath spoken concerning the sons of David. |
23:3
And allº
the congregationº
madeºº
a covenantº
withº
the kingº
in the houseº
of God.º
And he saidºº
unto them, Behold,º
the king'sº
sonº
shall reign,ºº
asº
the LORDº
hath saidºº
ofº
the sonsº
of David.º |
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23:4
This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the thresholds; |
23:4
Thisº
[is] the thingº
thatº
ye shall do;ºº
A third partº
ofº
you enteringºº
on the sabbath,º
of the priestsº
and of the Levites,º
[shall be] portersº
of the doors;º |
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23:5
and a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of Jehovah. |
23:5
And a third partº
[shall be] at the king'sº
house;º
and a third partº
at the gateº
of the foundation:º
and allº
the peopleº
[shall be] in the courtsº
of the houseº
of the LORD.º |
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23:6
But let none come into the house of Jehovah, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall come in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the charge of Jehovah. |
23:6
But let noneº
comeºº
into the houseº
of the LORD,º
saveºº
the priests,º
and they that ministerºº
of the Levites;º
theyº
shall go in,ºº
forº
theyº
[are] holy:º
but allº
the peopleº
shall keepºº
the watchº
of the LORD.º |
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23:7
And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever cometh into the house, let him be slain: and be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out. |
23:7
And the Levitesº
shall compassººº
the kingº
round about,º
every manº
with his weaponsº
in his hand;º
and whosoever [else] comethºº
intoº
the house,º
he shall be put to death:ºº
but beº
ye withº
the kingº
when he cometh in,ºº
and when he goeth out.ºº |
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23:8
So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath; with those that were to go out on the sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses. |
23:8
So the Levitesº
and allº
Judahº
didºº
according to all thingsº
thatº
Jehoiadaº
the priestº
had commanded,ºº
and tookºº
every manºº
his menºº
that were to come inºº
on the sabbath,º
withº
them that were to goºº
[out] on the sabbath:º
forº
Jehoiadaº
the priestº
dismissedººº
notºº
the courses.º |
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23:9
And Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which were in the house of God. |
23:9
Moreover Jehoiadaº
the priestº
deliveredºº
to the captainsº
of hundredsºº
spears,º
and bucklers,º
and shields,º
thatº
[had been] kingº
David's,º
whichº
[were] in the houseº
of God.º |
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23:10
And he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, by the king round about. |
23:10
And he setººº
allº
the people,º
every manº
having his weaponº
in his hand,º
from the rightº
sideºº
of the templeº
toº
the leftº
sideº
of the temple,º
along by the altarº
and the temple,º
byº
the kingº
round about.º |
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23:11
Then they brought out the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and [gave him] the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they said, [Long] live the king. |
23:11
Then they brought outººº
the king'sº
son,º
and putºº
uponº
himº
the crown,º
and [gave him] the testimony,º
and made him king.ººº
And Jehoiadaº
and his sonsº
anointedºº
him, and said,ºº
God saveºº
the king.º |
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23:12 ¶
And when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah: |
23:12 ¶
Now when Athaliahº
heardººº
the noiseº
of the peopleº
runningºº
and praisingººº
the king,º
she cameºº
toº
the peopleº
into the houseº
of the LORD:º |
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23:13
and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets; the singers also [played] on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason! treason! |
23:13
And she looked,ºº
and, behold,º
the kingº
stoodºº
atº
his pillarº
at the entering in,º
and the princesº
and the trumpetsº
byº
the king:º
and allº
the peopleº
of the landº
rejoiced,º
and soundedºº
with trumpets,º
also the singersºº
with instrumentsº
of musick,º
and such as taughtºº
to sing praise.ºº
Then Athaliahº
rentººº
her clothes,º
and said,ºº
Treason,º
Treason.º |
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23:14
And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword: for the priest said, Slay her not in the house of Jehovah. |
23:14
Then Jehoiadaº
the priestº
brought outººº
the captainsº
of hundredsº
that were set overºº
the host,º
and saidºº
untoº
them, Have her forthºº
of the ranges:ºººº
and whoso followethººº
her, let him be slainºº
with the sword.º
Forº
the priestº
said,ºº
Slayºº
her notº
in the houseºº
of the LORD.º |
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23:15
So they made way for her; and she went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king's house: and they slew her there. |
23:15
So they laidºº
handsº
on her; and when she was comeºº
toº
the enteringº
of the horseº
gateº
by the king'sº
house,º
they slewºº
her there.º |
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23:16 ¶
And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be Jehovah's people. |
23:16 ¶
And Jehoiadaº
madeºº
a covenantº
betweenº
him, and betweenº
allº
the people,º
and betweenº
the king,º
that they should beº
the LORD'Sº
people.º |
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23:17
And all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. |
23:17
Then allº
the peopleº
wentºº
toº
the houseº
of Baal,º
and brake it down,ºº
and brakeºº
his altarsº
and his imagesº
in pieces,ºº
and slewºº
Mattanº
the priestº
of Baalº
beforeº
the altars.º |
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23:18
And Jehoiada appointed the officers of the house of Jehovah under the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of Jehovah, to offer the burnt-offerings of Jehovah, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, according to the order of David. |
23:18
Also Jehoiadaº
appointedºº
the officesº
of the houseº
of the LORDº
by the handº
of the priestsº
the Levites,º
whomº
Davidº
had distributedºº
inº
the houseº
of the LORD,º
to offerºº
the burnt offeringsº
of the LORD,º
as [it is] writtenºº
in the lawº
of Moses,º
with rejoicingº
and with singing,º
[as it was ordained] byºº
David.º |
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23:19
And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that none that was unclean in anything should enter in. |
23:19
And he setºº
the portersº
atº
the gatesº
of the houseº
of the LORD,º
that noneº
[which was] uncleanº
in anyº
thingº
should enter in.ºº |
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23:20
And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of Jehovah: and they came through the upper gate unto the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom. |
23:20
And he tookººº
the captainsº
of hundreds,º
and the nobles,º
and the governorsºº
of the people,º
and allº
the peopleº
of the land,º
and brought downººº
the kingº
from the houseºº
of the LORD:º
and they cameºº
throughº
the highº
gateº
into the king'sº
house,º
and setººº
the kingº
uponº
the throneº
of the kingdom.º |
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23:21
So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And Athaliah they had slain with the sword. |
23:21
And allº
the peopleº
of the landº
rejoiced:ºº
and the cityº
was quiet,ºº
after that they had slainºº
Athaliahº
with the sword.º |
