2 Chronicles 23:19

And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
set	וַֽיַּעֲמֵד֙ vai.ya.'a.Med	H5975	to stand · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
porters	הַשּׁ֣וֹעֲרִ֔ים ha.Sho.'a.Rim	H7778	a janitor · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
gates	שַׁעֲרֵ֖י sha.'a.Rei	H8179	an opening · noun, common masculine plural construct
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
unclean	טָמֵ֖א ta.Me'	H2931	foul in a religious sense · adjective, masculine singular absolute
thing	דָּבָֽר da.Var	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine singular absolute
in	יָבֹ֥א ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

1 Chronicles 9:22-24 All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages…
1 Chronicles 26:1-32 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 23:12–end

Here we have, I. The people pleased, Ch2 23:12, Ch2 23:13. When the king stood at his pillar, whose right it was to stand there, all the people of the land rejoiced to see a rod sprung out of the stem of Jesse, Isa 11:1. When it seemed a withered root in a dry ground, to see what they despaired of ever seeing - a king of the house of David, what a pleasing surprise was it to them! They ran in transports of joy to see this sight, praised the king, and praised God, for they had with them such as taught to sing praise. II. Athaliah slain. She ran upon the point of the sword of justice; for, imagining her interest much better than it was, she ventured into the house of the Lord at that time, and…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 23:16

JEHOIADA RESTORES THE WORSHIP OF GOD, AND SETTLES THE KING. (Ch2 23:16) Jehoiada made a covenant--(See on Kg2 11:17). Next: 2 Chronicles Chapter 24

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 23:17

Mattan the priest - The Targum will not prostitute the term priest, but calls him כומרא cumera, priestling.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 23:1

The contents of this chapter are the same with 2 Kings 11:4 and need no other explanation than what may be found in the notes there, to which the reader is referred.See Gill on 2 Kings 11:4. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:5. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:6. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:7. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:8. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:9. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:10. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:11. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:12. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:13. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:14. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:15. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:16. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:17. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:18. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:19. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:20.

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 23:18-19

By arranging for Joash to take the throne, Jehoiada the priest restored David’s dynasty and reinstituted Temple worship according to directions given by David.

Dictionary and topics

Covenant — A contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means “to cut,” and hence a covenant is a…

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 23:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 23:16

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 23:17

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 23:1

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 23:18-19

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Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 23:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 23:16

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 23:17

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 23:1

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 23:18-19

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Rashi on 2 Chronicles 23:19