2 Kings 11:4

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 house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king’s son.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
seventh	הַ֠שְּׁבִיעִית Ha.she.vi.'it	H7637	seventh · definite article + ordinal number, feminine singular absolute
year	וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה u.va.sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Jehoiada	יְהוֹיָדָ֜ע ye.ho.ya.Da'	H3077	Jehojada · proper noun, a man's name
sent	שָׁלַ֨ח sha.Lach	H7971	to send away · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fetched	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	הַמֵּא֗וֹת ha.me.yot	H3967	a hundred · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
captains	לַכָּרִי֙ la.ka.Ri	H3746	a life-guardsman · preposition with the article + proper noun, a title
guard	וְלָ֣רָצִ֔ים ve.La.ra.Tzim	H7323	to run (for whatever reason · conjunction + preposition with the article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
brought	וַיָּבֵ֥א vai.ya.Ve'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
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
made	וַיִּכְרֹת֩ vai.yikh.Rot	H3772	to cut (off · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
covenant	בְּרִ֜ית be.Rit	H1285	a compact (because made by passing between pieces of fl… · noun, common feminine singular absolute
oath	וַיַּשְׁבַּ֤ע vai.yash.Ba'	H7650	to seven oneself · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
house	בְּבֵ֣ית be.Veit	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
shewed	וַיַּ֥רְא vai.Yar'	H7200	to see · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king’s	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct

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Cross-references

2 Kings 11:9 And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were…
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 t…
2 Kings 11:17 And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD’s people; between the king also and…
2 Chronicles 15:12 And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
Genesis 50:25 And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.
Joshua 24:25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
1 Samuel 18:3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
1 Samuel 23:18 And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 11:4-12

Six years Athaliah tyrannised. We have not a particular account of her reign; no doubt it was of a piece with the beginning. While Jehu was extirpating the worship of Baal in Israel, she was establishing it in Judah, as appears, Ch2 24:7. The court and kingdom of Judah had been debauched by their alliance with the house of Ahab, and now one of that house is a curse and a plague to both: sinful friendships speed no better. All this while, Joash lay hid, entitled to a crown and intended for it, and yet buried alive in obscurity. Though the sons and heirs of heaven are now hidden, the world knows them not (Jo1 3:1), yet the time is fixed when they shall appear in glory, as Joash in his seventh…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 11:4

HE IS MADE KING. (Kg2 11:4-12) the seventh year--namely, of the reign of Athaliah, and the rescue of Jehoash. Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers, &c.--He could scarcely have obtained such a general convocation except at the time, or on pretext, of a public and solemn festival. Having revealed to them the secret of the young king's preservation and entered into a covenant with them for the overthrow of the tyrant, he then arranged with them the plan and time of carrying their plot into execution (see on 2Ch. 22:10-23:21). The conduct of Jehoiada, who acted the leading and chief part in this conspiracy, admits of an easy and full justification; for, while Athaliah was a usurper, and belon…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 11:4

And the seventh year Jehoiada sent - He had certainly sounded them all, and brought them into the interests of the young king, before this time; the plot having been laid, and now ripe for execution, he brings the chief officers of the army and those of the body guard into the temple, and there binds them by an oath of secrecy, and shows them the king's son, in whose behalf they are to rise.

John Gill on 2 Kings 11:4

Dictionary and topics

Alliances — On the first establishment of the Hebrews in Palestine no connections were formed between them and the surrounding nations. But with the extension of their power under the kings alliances became…
Cherethites — (executioners) and of King David. (2 Samuel 8:18; 15:18; 20:7,23; 1 Kings 1:38,44; 1 Chronicles 18:17) It is plain that these royal guards were employed as executioners., (2 Kings 11:4) and as…
Footman — a word employed in the English Bible in two senses:
Host — An entertainer (Rom. 16:23); a tavern-keeper, the keeper of a caravansary (Luke 10:35). In warfare, a troop or military force. This consisted at first only of infantry. Solomon afterwards added…
Church · HOUSE OF THE LOR — HOUSE OF THE LOR
Church And State · .Withdraws support and anoints a succes — .Withdraws support and anoints a succes
Citizens · .Jehoiada — .Jehoiada
Conspiracy · .Of Jehoiada — .Of Jehoiada
Fatherless · Exemplified: Joash — Exemplified: Joash
King · By an oath — By an oath
Kings · Who reigned over Judah: Joash or Jehoash — Who reigned over Judah: Joash or Jehoash
Loyalty · .Jehoiada — .Jehoiada
Oaths · Used for: Pledging allegiance to sovereigns

2 Kings 11:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 11:4-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 11:4

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 11:4

John Gill on 2 Kings 11:4

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 11:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 11:4-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 11:4

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 11:4

John Gill on 2 Kings 11:4

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 11:4-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 11:4

Rashi on 2 Kings 11:4