2 Kings 11:19

And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
took	וַיִּקַּ֣ח vai.yi.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
rulers	שָׂרֵ֣י sa.Rei	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · noun, common masculine plural construct
hundreds	הַ֠מֵּאוֹת Ha.me.'ot	H3967	a hundred · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
captains	הַכָּרִ֨י ha.ka.Ri	H3746	a life-guardsman · definite article + proper noun, a title
guard	הָרָצִ֜ים ha.ra.Tzim	H7323	to run (for whatever reason · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
people	עַ֣ם 'am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct
land	הָאָ֗רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
down	וַיֹּרִ֤ידוּ vai.yo.Ri.du	H3381	to descend (literally · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
house	מִבֵּ֣ית mi.Beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
came	וַיָּב֛וֹאוּ vai.ya.Vo.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
way	דֶּֽרֶך de.rekh-	H1870	a road (as trodden) · noun, common both genders singular construct
gate	שַׁ֥עַר Sha.'ar	H8179	an opening · noun, common masculine singular construct
guard	הָרָצִ֖ים ha.ra.Tzim	H7323	to run (for whatever reason · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
king’s	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
sat	וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב vai.Ye.shev	H3427	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
throne	כִּסֵּ֥א ki.Se'	H3678	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
kings	הַמְּלָכִֽים ha.me.la.Khim	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

1 Kings 1:13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon…
2 Kings 11:4-6 And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the h…
1 Chronicles 29:23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
2 Chronicles 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…
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.
Jeremiah 17:25 Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, the…
Jeremiah 22:4 For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chari…
Jeremiah 22:30 Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting up…

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 11:17–end

Jehoiada had now got over the harlot part of his work, when, by the death of Athaliah, the young prince had his way to the throne cleared of all opposition. He had now to improve his advantages for the perfecting of the revolution and the settling of the government. Two things we have an account of here: - I. The good foundations he laid, by an original contract, Kg2 11:17. Now that prince and people were together in God's house, as it should seem before they stirred, Jehoiada took care that they should jointly covenant with God, and mutually covenant with each other, that they might rightly understand their duty both to God and to one another, and be firmly bound to it. 1. He endeavoured t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 11:17

JEHOIADA RESTORES GOD'S WORSHIP. (Kg2 11:17-20) a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people--The covenant with the Lord was a renewal of the national covenant with Israel (Exo. 19:1-24:18; "to be unto him a people of inheritance," Deu 4:6; Deu 27:9). The covenant between the king and the people was the consequence of this, and by it the king bound himself to rule according to the divine law, while the people engaged to submit, to give him allegiance as the Lord's anointed. The immediate fruit of this renewal of the covenant was the destruction of the temple and the slaughter of the priests of Baal (see Kg2 10:27); the restoration of the pure worship of God in all its ancient int…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 11:18

His altars and images brake they in pieces - It is probable that Athaliah had set up the worship of Baal in Judah, as Jezebel had done in Israel; or probably it had never been removed since the days of Solomon. It was no wonder that Jehoiada began his reform with this act, when we learn from Ch2 24:7, that the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the Lord did they bestow upon Baalim.

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Congregation — (Heb. kahal), the Hebrew people collectively as a holy community (Num. 15:15). Every circumcised Hebrew from twenty years old and upward was a member of the congregation. Strangers resident in the…
Footman — a word employed in the English Bible in two senses:
Governor — (1.) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1 Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the leader of…
Jehoash — Jehovah-given. (1.) The son of King Ahaziah. While yet an infant, he was saved from the general massacre of the family by his aunt Jehosheba, and was apparently the only surviving descendant of…
Jerusalem — Called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of Judah” (2 Chr. 25:28). This name is in the original in the…
Church · HOUSE OF THE LOR — HOUSE OF THE LOR
Joash · .Anointed king by the priest, Jehoiada — .Anointed king by the priest, Jehoiada
Kings · Ceremonies at inauguration of: Enthroning — Ceremonies at inauguration of: Enthroning

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).

2 Kings 11:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 11:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 11:17

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 11:18

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 11:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 11:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 11:17

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 11:18

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 11:19–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 11:19-20

Rashi on 2 Kings 11:19