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  23:1 ¶
And in the eighth year Jehoiada{gr.Jodae} strengthened [himself], and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah{gr.Azarias} the son of Joram, and Ishmael{gr.Ismael} the son of Johanan{gr.Joanan}, and Azariah{gr.Azarias} the son of Obed, and Maaseiah{gr.Maasaeas} the son of Adia, and Elzaphan{gr.Elisaphan} the son of Zechariah{gr.Zacharias}, with him unto the house of the Lord. |
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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 round about Judah{gr.Juda}, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah{gr.Juda}, and heads of the families 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 congregation of Judah{gr.Juda} made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he shewed them the king's son, and said to them, Lo, let the king's son reign, as the Lord said concerning the house of David. |
23:3
And allº
the congregationº
madeºº
a covenantº
withº
the kingº
in the houseº
of Elohim.º
And he saidºº
unto them, Behold,º
the king'sº
sonº
shall reign,ºº
asº
Yahwehº
hath saidºº
ofº
the sonsº
of David.º |
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23:4
Now this [is] the thing which ye shall do. Let a third part of you, [even] of the priests and of the Levites, enter in on the sabbath, even into the gates of the entrances; |
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 let a third part be in the house of the king; and another third at the middle gate: and all the people in the courts of the Lord's house. |
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 Yahweh.º |
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23:6
And let not [any one] enter into the house of the Lord, except the priests and the Levites, and the servants of the Levites; they shall enter in, because they are holy: and let all the people keep the watch of the Lord. |
23:6
But let noneº
comeºº
into the houseº
of Yahweh,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 Yahweh.º |
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23:7
And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man's weapon in his hand; and whoever [else] goes into the house shall die: but they shall be with the king when he goes out, and when he comes in. |
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
And the Levites and all Judah{gr.Juda} did according to all that the priest Jehoiada{gr.Jodae} commanded them, and they took each his men from the beginning of the sabbath to the end of the sabbath, for Jehoiada{gr.Jodae} the priest did not dismiss 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{gr.Jodae} gave to the men the swords, and the shields, and the arms, which [had] belonged to King David, 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 Elohim.º |
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23:10
And he set the whole people, every man with his arms, from the right side of the house to the left side of the altar and the house, over against 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
And he brought out the king's son, and put on him the crown and the testimony, and Jehoiada{gr.Jodae} the priest and his sons proclaimed him king, and anointed him, and 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 Athaliah{gr.Gotholia} heard the sound of the people running, and acknowledging and praising the king: and she went in to the king into the house of the Lord. |
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 Yahweh:º |
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23:13
And she looked, and, behold, the king [stood] in his place, and the princes and trumpets were at the entrance, and the princes were round the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded the trumpets, and there were the singers singing with instruments, and singing hymns of praise. and Athaliah{gr.Gotholia} rent her robe, and cried, ye surely are plotting against [me]. |
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{gr.Jodae} the priest went forth, and Jehoiada{gr.Jodae} the priest charged the captains of hundreds, even the captains of the host, and said to them, Thrust her forth outside the house, and follow her, and let her be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord. |
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 Yahweh.º |
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23:15
So they let her go [out]; and she went through the horsemen's gate of the house of the king, 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{gr.Jodae} made a covenant between himself, and the people, and the king, that the people should be the Lord's. |
23:16 ¶
And Jehoiadaº
madeºº
a covenantº
betweenº
him, and betweenº
allº
the people,º
and betweenº
the king,º
that they should beº
Yahweh'sº
people.º |
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23:17
And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and tore down it and its altars, and they ground his images to powder, and they slew Matthan the priest of Baal before his 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{gr.Jodae} the priest committed the works of the house of the Lord into the and of the priests and Levites, and he re-established the courses of the priests and Levites which David appointed over the house of the Lord, and [he appointed them] to offer whole-burnt-offerings to the Lord, as it is written in the law of Mosheh{gr.Moses}, with gladness, and with songs by the hand of David. |
23:18
Also Jehoiadaº
appointedºº
the officesº
of the houseº
of Yahwehº
by the handº
of the priestsº
the Levites,º
whomº
Davidº
had distributedºº
inº
the houseº
of Yahweh,º
to offerºº
the burnt offeringsº
of Yahweh,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 the porters stood at the gates of the house of the Lord, that no one unclean in any respect should enter in. |
23:19
And he setºº
the portersº
atº
the gatesº
of the houseº
of Yahweh,º
that noneº
[which was] uncleanº
in anyº
thingº
should enter in.ºº |
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23:20
And he took the heads of families, and the mighty men, and the chiefs of the people, and all the people of the land, and they conducted the king into the house of the Lord; and he went through the inner gate into the king's house, and they seated the king on 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 Yahweh: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
And all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet: and they slew Athaliah{gr.Gotholia}. |
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 |
