23:1 And in the eighth year Jodae
strengthened [himself], and took the captains of hundreds, Azarias the son
of Joram, and Ismael the son of Joanan, and Azarias the son of Obed, and
Maasaeas the son of Adia, and Elisaphan the son of Zacharias, with him unto
the house of Yehovah.
23:2 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.
23:3 and all the congregation of Judah made a covenant with the king in the
house of Elohim. And he shewed them the king's son, and said to them, Lo, let
the king's son reign, as Yehovah said concerning the house of David.
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;
23:5 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 Yehovah's house.
23:6 And let not [any one] enter into the house of Yehovah, 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.
23:7 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.
23:8 And the Levites and all Judah did according to all that the priest Jodae
commanded them, and they took each his men from the beginning of the sabbath
to the end of the sabbath, for Jodae the priest did not dismiss the courses.
23:9 And Jodae gave to the men the swords, and the shields, and the arms,
which [had] belonged to King David, in the house of Elohim.
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.
23:11 And he brought out the king's son, and put on him the crown and the
testimony, and Jodae the priest and his sons proclaimed him king, and
anointed him, and said, Long live the king!
23:12 And 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.
23:13 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 Gotholia rent her robe, and cried, ye surely are plotting
against [me].
23:14 And Jodae the priest went forth, and 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
Yehovah.
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.
23:16 And Jodae made a covenant between himself, and the people, and the
king, that the people should be Yehovah's.
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.
23:18 And Jodae the priest committed the works of the house of Yehovah 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 Yehovah, and
[he appointed them] to offer whole-burnt-offerings to Yehovah, as it is
written in the law of Moses, with gladness, and with songs by the hand of
David.
23:19 And the porters stood at the gates of the house of Yehovah, that no
one unclean in any respect should enter in.
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 Yehovah; and he went through the inner gate into the
king's house, and they seated the king on the throne of the kingdom.
23:21 And all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet: and
they slew Gotholia. |
23:1 And in the seventh 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, into covenant
with him.
23:2 And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the
cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to
Jerusalem.
23:3 And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of
Elohim. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as Yehovah
hath said of the sons of David.
23:4 This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the
sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;
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 the
house of Yehovah.
23:6 But let none come into the house of Yehovah, save the priests, and
they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but
all the people shall keep the watch of Yehovah.
23:7 And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his
weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be
put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth
out.
23:8 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada
the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on
the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the
priest dismissed not the courses.
23:9 Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds
spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which were in
the house of Elohim.
23:10 And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand,
from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by
the altar and the temple, by the king round about.
23:11 Then they brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown, and
gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons
anointed him, and said, Elohim save the king.
23:12 Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising
the king, she came to the people into the house of Yehovah:
23:13 And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the
entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the
people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers
with instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah
rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.
23:14 Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that
were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges:
and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest
said, Slay her not in the house of Yehovah.
23:15 So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of
the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there.
23:16 And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people,
and between the king, that they should be Yehovah's people.
23:17 Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and
brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of
Baal before the altars.
23:18 Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of Yehovah by the
hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of
Yehovah, to offer the burnt offerings of Yehovah, as it is written in the
law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David.
23:19 And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Yehovah, that
none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
23:20 And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the
governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down
the king from the house of Yehovah: and they came through the high gate
into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
23:21 And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after
that they had slain Athaliah with the sword. |