2 Chronicles · Updated Brenton English Septuagint
2 Chronicles 23 Updated Brenton English Septuagint
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- Same Septuagint text as Brenton, with modernised spelling.
1 And in the eighth 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, with him into the house of the Lord.
1 In the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds—Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri—into a covenant with him.
2 And they went round about Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and heads of the families of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
2 They went around in Judah and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers’ households of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
3 And all the congregation of Judah made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he showed 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.
3 All the assembly made a covenant with the king in God’s house. Jehoiada said to them, “Behold, the king’s son must reign, as Yahweh has spoken concerning the sons of David.
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;
4 This is the thing that you must do: a third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be gatekeepers of the thresholds.
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.
5 A third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation. All the people will be in the courts of Yahweh’s house.
6 And let not [anyone] 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.
6 But let no one come into Yahweh’s house except the priests and those who minister of the Levites. They shall come in, for they are holy, but all the people shall follow Yahweh’s instructions.
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.
7 The Levites shall surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand. Whoever comes into the house, let him be slain. Be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.”
8 And the Levites and all Judah did according to all that the priest Jehoiada commanded them, and they took each his men from the beginning of the Sabbath to the end of the Sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss the courses.
8 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. They each took his men, those who were to come in on the Sabbath, with those who were to go out on the Sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest didn’t dismiss the shift.
9 And Jehoiada gave to the men the swords, and the shields, and the arms, which [had] belonged to King David, in the house of God.
9 Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, bucklers, and shields that had been king David’s, which were in God’s house.
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.
10 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, near the altar and the house, around the king.
11 And he brought out the king’s son, and put on him the crown and the testimony, and Jehoiada the priest and his sons proclaimed him king, and anointed him, and said, Long live the king!
11 Then they brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, gave him the covenant, and made him king. Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and they said, “Long live the king!”
12 And Athaliah 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.
12 When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into Yahweh’s house.
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 rent her robe, and cried, Ye surely are plotting against [me].
13 Then she looked, and behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, with the captains and the trumpeters by the king. All the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets. The singers also played musical instruments, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and said, “Treason! treason!”
14 And Jehoiada the priest went forth, and Jehoiada 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.
14 Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks; and whoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword.” For the priest said, “Don’t kill her in Yahweh’s house.”
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.
15 So they made way for her. She went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king’s house; and they killed her there.
16 And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and the people, and the king, that the people should be the Lord’s.
16 Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they should be Yahweh’s people.
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.
17 All the people went to the house of Baal, broke it down, broke his altars and his images in pieces, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
18 And Jehoiada the priest committed the works of the house of the Lord into the hand 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 Moses, with gladness, and with songs by the hand of David.
18 Jehoiada appointed the officers of Yahweh’s house under the hand of the Levitical priests, whom David had distributed in Yahweh’s house, to offer the burnt offerings of Yahweh, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as David had ordered.
19 And the porters stood at the gates of the house of the Lord, that no one unclean in any respect should enter in.
19 He set the gatekeepers at the gates of Yahweh’s house, that no one who was unclean in anything should enter in.
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.
20 He took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from Yahweh’s house. They came through the upper gate to the king’s house, and set the king on the throne of the kingdom.
21 And all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet: and they slew Athaliah.
21 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. They had slain Athaliah with the sword.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Adaiah
Named as the father of Maaseiah, a commander of hundreds.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 23:1
Azariah
One of the five commanders of hundreds with whom Jehoiada made a covenant to crown Joash.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 23:1
Azariah
One of the five commanders of hundreds with whom Jehoiada covenanted to crown Joash.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 23:1
Elishaphat
One of the five commanders of hundreds with whom Jehoiada covenanted to crown Joash.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 23:1
Ishmael
One of the five commanders of hundreds with whom Jehoiada covenanted to crown Joash.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 23:1
Jehohanan
Named as the father of Ishmael, a commander of hundreds.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 23:1
Jeroham
Named as the father of Azariah, a commander of hundreds.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 23:1
Maaseiah
One of the five commanders of hundreds with whom Jehoiada covenanted to crown Joash.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 23:1
Obed
Named as the father of Azariah, a commander of hundreds.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 23:1
Zichri
Named as the father of Elishaphat, a commander of hundreds.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 23:1
Cross references (21)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Kings 11:4–20; Nehemiah 9:38; 2 Chronicles 15:12; 1 Samuel 18:3
- 2 2 Chronicles 11:13–17; Ephesians 5:15; 2 Chronicles 21:2; Matthew 10:16; 1 Chronicles 15:12
- 3 2 Samuel 7:12; 2 Chronicles 21:7; 2 Chronicles 6:16; 2 Chronicles 7:18; 1 Kings 2:4
- 4 Luke 1:8–9; 1 Chronicles 9:25; 1 Chronicles 24:3–6; 1 Chronicles 26:13–16; 1 Chronicles 23:3–6
- 5 Acts 3:2; Ezekiel 46:2–3; 2 Kings 11:5–6; Ezekiel 44:2–3
- 6 1 Chronicles 23:28–32; 2 Kings 11:6–7
- 7 2 Kings 11:8–9; Exodus 21:14; Numbers 3:38; Exodus 19:12–13; Numbers 3:10
- 8 2 Kings 11:9; 1 Chronicles 24:1–26
- 9 1 Samuel 21:9; 2 Samuel 8:7
- 10 Exodus 40:6; 2 Kings 11:11; 2 Chronicles 6:12
- 11 1 Samuel 10:24; Exodus 25:16; Deuteronomy 17:18–20; Psalm 89:39; 2 Kings 11:12
- 12 2 Kings 9:32–37; 2 Kings 11:13–16
- 13 Proverbs 29:2; 1 Kings 18:17–18; 2 Kings 23:3; Judges 7:18–22; 2 Chronicles 34:31
- 14 Ezekiel 9:7; 2 Kings 10:25; 2 Kings 11:8; 2 Kings 11:15; Exodus 21:14
- 15 Nehemiah 3:28; 2 Chronicles 22:10; Jeremiah 31:40; Psalm 5:6; James 2:13
- 16 2 Chronicles 29:10; Nehemiah 9:38; 2 Kings 11:17; Deuteronomy 5:2–3; Nehemiah 10:29–39
- 17 1 Kings 18:40; Isaiah 2:18; 2 Kings 11:18–19; 2 Chronicles 34:7; 2 Chronicles 34:4
- 18 2 Chronicles 5:5; Numbers 28:1–31; 2 Chronicles 29:25; 1 Chronicles 25:1–31; 1 Chronicles 23:1–24
- 19 1 Chronicles 9:22–24; 1 Chronicles 26:1–32
- 20 2 Kings 11:19; 2 Kings 15:35; 2 Kings 11:9–10
- 21 2 Kings 11:20; Revelation 18:20; Psalm 58:10–11; Revelation 19:1–4; Proverbs 11:10
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