וּבַשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִעִית הִתְחַזַּק יְהוֹיָדָע וַיִּקַּח אֶת־שָׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת לַעֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶן־יְרֹחָם וּלְיִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן־יְהוֹחָנָן   23:1

 וְלַעֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶן־עוֹבֵד וְאֶת־מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ בֶן־עֲדָיָהוּ וְאֶת־אֱלִישָׁפָט בֶּן־זִכְרִי עִמּוֹ בַבְּרִית׃

2Chr. 23:1   And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself enough that he took the captains of hundreds for Azariah son of Jeroham and for Ishmael son of Jehohanan and for Azariah son of Obed, and Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri, into covenant with him.

This chapter recalls the same events that 2Kings Chapter 11 does beginning with 2Kin. 11:4, although the details of the two accounts differ in several respects.  In addition, the name of Ahaziah is incorrectly given here as Azariah again (see 2Chr. 22:6).

וַיָּסֹבּוּ בִּיהוּדָה וַיִּקְבְּצוּ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם מִכָּל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָה וְרָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִָם׃   23:2

2Chr. 23:2   And they circled throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the heads of Israel's households, and they came to Jerusalem.

This verse and the next are not mentioned in 2 Kings Chapter 11.

וַיִּכְרֹת כָּל־הַקָּהָל בְּרִית בְּבֵית הָאֱלֹהִים עִם־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הִנֵּה בֶן־הַמֶּלֶךְ יִמְלֹךְ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר   23:3

 יְהוָה עַל־בְּנֵי דָוִיד׃

2Chr. 23:3   And the whole assembly made a covenant in the house of God with the king, and he said to them, “Behold, the son of the king shall reign as the Lord spoke regarding the sons of David.”

זֶה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשׂוּ הַשְּׁלִשִׁית מִכֶּם בָּאֵי הַשַּׁבָּת לַכֹּהֲנִים וְלַלְוִיִּם לְשֹׁעֲרֵי הַסִּפִּים׃   23:4

2Chr. 23:4   “This is the thing that you shall do:  This third out of you who are coming this Sabbath belonging to the priesthood and to the Levites shall be for keepers of the doors,

These instructions by Jehoiada in this verse and the next are somewhat different from those in 2Kin. 11:5 and 11:6.

וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית בְּבֵית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית בְּשַׁעַר הַיְסוֹד וְכָל־הָעָם בְּחַצְרוֹת בֵּית יְהוָה׃   23:5

2Chr. 23:5   and that third shall be at the house of the king, and the other third shall be at the foundation gate.  And all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord;

וְאַל־יָבוֹא בֵית־יְהוָה כִּי אִם־הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַמְשָׁרְתִים לַלְוִיִּם הֵמָּה יָבֹאוּ כִּי־קֹדֶשׁ הֵמָּה וְכָל־הָעָם יִשְׁמְרוּ   23:6

 מִשְׁמֶרֶת יְהוָה׃

2Chr. 23:6   however, none shall enter the house of the Lord but only the priests and those ministering belonging to the Levites.  They can enter, for they are holy, and all the people must observe the injunction of the Lord.”

This part of Jehoiada’s instructions is missing from 2Kings Chapter 11.

וְהִקִּיפוּ הַלְוִיִּם אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ סָבִיב אִישׁ וְכֵלָיו בְּיָדוֹ וְהַבָּא אֶל־הַבַּיִת יוּמָת וִהְיוּ אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּבֹאוֹ   23:7

 וּבְצֵאתוֹ׃

2Chr. 23:7   “And the Levites shall surround the king on every side, each with his weapons in his hand, and anyone coming into the house shall be slain.  And remain with the king on his coming in and his going out.”

וַיַּעֲשׂוּ הַלְוִיִּם וְכָל־יְהוּדָה כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵן וַיִּקְחוּ אִישׁ אֶת־אֲנָשָׁיו בָּאֵי הַשַּׁבָּת עִם   23:8

 יוֹצְאֵי הַשַּׁבָּת כִּי לֹא פָטַר יְהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַמַּחְלְקוֹת׃

2Chr. 23:8   And the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada, the priest, had commanded, and they took, each his men coming in that Sabbath as well as going out that Sabbath, for Jehoiada, the priest, had not released the courses.

וַיִּתֵּן יְהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵן לְשָׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת אֶת־הַחֲנִיתִים וְאֶת־הַמָּגִנּוֹת וְאֶת־הַשְּׁלָטִים אֲשֶׁר לַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִיד   23:9

 אֲשֶׁר בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים׃

2Chr. 23:9   And Jehoiada, the priest, delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears and the bucklers and the shields that had belonged to king David that were of the house of God.

וַיַּעֲמֵד אֶת־כָּל־הָעָם וְאִישׁ שִׁלְחוֹ בְיָדוֹ מִכֶּתֶף הַבַּיִת הַיְמָנִית עַד־כֶּתֶף הַבַּיִת הַשְּׂמָאלִית לַמִּזְבֵּח   23:10

וְלַבָּיִת עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ סָבִיב׃

2Chr. 23:10   And he stationed all the people, each with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house up to the left side of the house toward the altar and toward the house by the king on every side.

וַיּוֹצִיאוּ אֶת־בֶּן־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּתְּנוּ עָלָיו אֶת־הַנֵּזֶר וְאֶת־הָעֵדוּת וַיַּמְלִיכוּ אֹתוֹ וַיִּמְשָׁחֻהוּ יְהוֹיָדָע וּבָנָיו   23:11

 וַיֹּאמְרוּ יְחִי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃

2Chr. 23:11   And they brought out the son of the king and put the crown and the evidence upon him, and made him king, and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, as they said, “May the king live!”

וַתִּשְׁמַע עֲתַלְיָהוּ אֶת־קוֹל הָעָם הָרָצִים וְהַמְהַלְלִים אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַתָּבוֹא אֶל־הָעָם בֵּית יְהוָה׃   23:12

2Chr. 23:12   And Athaliah heard the sound of the people running and praising the king, and she came to the people at the house of the Lord,

וַתֵּרֶא וְהִנֵּה הַמֶּלֶךְ עוֹמֵד עַל־עַמּוּדוֹ בַּמָּבוֹא וְהַשָּׂרִים וְהַחֲצֹצְרוֹת עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכָל־עַם הָאָרֶץ שָׂמֵחַ   23:13

וְתוֹקֵעַ בַּחֲצֹצְרוֹת וְהַמְשׁוֹרֲרִים בִּכְלֵי הַשִּׁיר וּמוֹדִיעִים לְהַלֵּל וַתִּקְרַע עֲתַלְיָהוּ אֶת־בְּגָדֶיהָ וַתֹּאמֶר קֶשֶׁר

 קָשֶׁר׃

2Chr. 23:13   and she looked and behold, the king was standing atop his pillar at the entrance and the captains and the trumpeters were by the king, and the entire people of the land rejoiced and was blowing on trumpets, and they were singing with instruments of music and declaring in praise.  And Athaliah tore her garments and said, “Treason! Treason!”

וַיּוֹצֵא יְהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־שָׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת פְּקוּדֵי הַחַיִל וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם הוֹצִיאוּהָ אֶל־מִבֵּית הַשְּׂדֵרוֹת   23:14

  וְהַבָּא אַחֲרֶיהָ יוּמַת בֶּחָרֶב כִּי אָמַר הַכֹּהֵן לֹא תְמִיתוּהָ בֵּית יְהוָה׃

2Chr. 23:14   Then Jehoiada, the priest, brought out the captains of hundreds, appointees of the host, and said to them, “Let her go out from the house to the ranks, and anyone who goes after her shall be slain by the sword.”  For the priest said, “You shall not slay her in the house of the Lord.”

These instructions exhibit some differences from those in 2Kin. 11:15.

וַיָּשִׂימוּ לָהּ יָדַיִם וַתָּבוֹא אֶל־מְבוֹא שַׁעַר־הַסּוּסִים בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיְמִיתוּהָ שָׁם׃   23:15

2Chr. 23:15   And they put hands to her, and she went to the entry of the gate of horses of the house of the king, and they slew her there.

וַיִּכְרֹת יְהוֹיָדָע בְּרִית בֵּינוֹ וּבֵין כָּל־הָעָם וּבֵין הַמֶּלֶךְ לִהְיוֹת לְעָם לַיהוָה׃   23:16

2Chr. 23:16   And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people, and the king, to be as the Lord's people.

וַיָּבֹאוּ כָל־הָעָם בֵּית־הַבַּעַל וַיִּתְּצֻהוּ וְאֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָיו וְאֶת־צְלָמָיו שִׁבֵּרוּ וְאֵת מַתָּן כֹּהֵן הַבַּעַל הָרְגוּ   23:17

 לִפְנֵי הַמִּזְבְּחוֹת׃

2Chr. 23:17   So all the people went to the house of Baal and pulled it down, and shattered its altars and its images, and slew Mattan, the priest of Baal, before the altars.

וַיָּשֶׂם יְהוֹיָדָע פְּקֻדֹּת בֵּית יְהוָה בְּיַד הַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם אֲשֶׁר חָלַק דָּוִיד עַל־בֵּית יְהוָה לְהַעֲלוֹת עֹלוֹת   23:18

 יְהוָה כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבְשִׁיר עַל יְדֵי דָוִיד׃

2Chr. 23:18   And Jehoiada put the offices of the house of the Lord in the hand of the priests, of the Levites, that David had alloted over the house of the Lord to offer burnt offerings as written in the law of Moses with joy and with song according to the hands of David.

וַיַּעֲמֵד הַשּׁוֹעֲרִים עַל־שַׁעֲרֵי בֵּית יְהוָה וְלֹא־יָבֹא טָמֵא לְכָל־דָּבָר׃   23:19

2Chr. 23:19   And he set the porters over the gates of the house of the Lord so no unclean one could enter in any matter.

וַיִּקַּח אֶת־שָׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת וְאֶת־הָאַדִּירִים וְאֶת־הַמּוֹשְׁלִים בָּעָם וְאֵת כָּל־עַם הָאָרֶץ וַיּוֹרֶד אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ   23:20

מִבֵּית יְהוָה וַיָּבֹאוּ בְּתוֹךְ־שַׁעַר הָעֶלְיוֹן בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיּוֹשִׁיבוּ אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל כִּסֵּא הַמַּמְלָכָה׃

2Chr. 23:20   And he took the captains of hundreds and the nobles and the governors among the people and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and they came within the upper gate of the house of the king and had the king sit upon the throne of the kingdom.

וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ כָל־עַם־הָאָרֶץ וְהָעִיר שָׁקָטָה וְאֶת־עֲתַלְיָהוּ הֵמִיתוּ בֶחָרֶב׃   23:21

2Chr. 23:21   And all the people of the land rejoiced and the city was at peace, as they had put Athaliah to death by the sword.

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