2 Chronicles 23:1

וּבַשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִעִית הִתְחַזַּק יְהוֹיָדָע וַיִּקַּח אֶת ־ שָׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת לַעֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶן ־ יְרֹחָם וּלְיִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן ־ יְהוֹחָנָן וְלַֽעֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶן ־ עוֹבֵד וְאֶת ־ מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ בֶן ־ עֲדָיָהוּ וְאֶת ־ אֱלִישָׁפָט בֶּן ־ זִכְרִי עִמּוֹ בַבְּרִֽית ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2וַיָּסֹבּוּ בִּֽיהוּדָה וַיִּקְבְּצוּ אֶת ־ הַלְוִיִּם מִכָּל ־ עָרֵי יְהוּדָה וְרָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל ־ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם ׃

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:3וַיִּכְרֹת יְהוֹנָתָן וְדָוִד בְּרִית בְּאַהֲבָתוֹ אֹתוֹ כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ ׃

2 Kings 12:7וַיְהִי בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וְשָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנָה לַמֶּלֶךְ יְהוֹאָשׁ לֹֽא ־ חִזְּקוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת ־ בֶּדֶק הַבָּֽיִת ׃

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 23:1

Six years bloody Athaliah had tyrannised; in this chapter we have her deposed and slain, and Joash, the rightful heir, enthroned. We had the story before nearly as it is here related, 2 Kings xi. 4 , &c. I. Jehoiada prepared the people for the king, acquainted them with his design, armed them, and appointed them their posts, ver. 1-10 . II. He produced the king to the people, crowned him, and anointed him, ver. 11 . III. He slew the usurper, ver. 12-15 . IV. He reformed the kingdom, re-established religion, and… Read the whole commentary →

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