2 Chronicles 23

1 and in/on/with year [the] seventh to strengthen: strengthen Jehoiada and to take: take [obj] ruler [the] hundred to/for Azariah son: child Jeroham and to/for Ishmael son: child Jehohanan and to/for Azariah son: child Obed and [obj] Maaseiah son: child Adaiah and [obj] Elishaphat son: child Zichri with him in/on/with covenant

After Joash had been hidden in the temple for six years, Jehoiada the priest decided that it was necessary to do something. So he made an agreement with the army commanders of groups of 100 soldiers: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zicri.

2 and to turn: turn in/on/with Judah and to gather [obj] [the] Levi from all city Judah and head: leader [the] father to/for Israel and to come (in): come to(wards) Jerusalem

They went throughout Judah and gathered the descendants of Levi and the leaders of Israeli families from all the towns. When they came to Jerusalem,

3 and to cut: make(covenant) all [the] assembly covenant in/on/with house: temple [the] God with [the] king and to say to/for them behold son: descendant/people [the] king to reign like/as as which to speak: speak LORD upon son: descendant/people David

the whole group went to the temple and made an agreement with the young king there. Jehoiada said to them, “This is the son of the previous king of Judah. So he is the one who must rule, like Yahweh promised that the descendants of King David must do.

4 this [the] word: thing which to make: do [the] third from you to come (in): come [the] Sabbath to/for priest and to/for Levi to/for gatekeeper [the] threshold

“So this is what you must do: One-third of you priests and other descendants of Levi who are starting their work on the Sabbath day must guard the doors [of the temple].

5 and [the] third in/on/with house: home [the] king and [the] third in/on/with gate [the] (Gate of the) Foundation and all [the] people in/on/with court house: temple LORD

One-third of you must guard the king’s palace, and one-third of you must guard the Foundation Gate. All the other people will be in the courtyards outside the temple.

6 and not to come (in): come house: temple LORD that if: except if: except [the] priest and [the] to minister to/for Levi they(masc.) to come (in): come for holiness they(masc.) and all [the] people to keep: obey charge LORD

Only the priests and the descendants of Levi who work there will enter the temple. They will be allowed to enter the temple because they are set apart [for that work]. All the others must remain in the courtyards, obeying what Yahweh has commanded.

7 and to surround [the] Levi [obj] [the] king around man: anyone and article/utensil his in/on/with hand his and [the] to come (in): come to(wards) [the] house: home to die and to be with [the] king in/on/with to come (in): come he and in/on/with to come out: come he

You descendants of Levi must stand around the young king, each of you with your weapon in your hand. Anyone else who tries to enter the temple you must kill. And stay close to the young king, wherever he goes.”

8 and to make: do [the] Levi and all Judah like/as all which to command Jehoiada [the] priest and to take: bring man: anyone [obj] human his to come (in): come [the] Sabbath with to come out: come [the] Sabbath for not to separate Jehoiada [the] priest [obj] [the] division

So the descendants of Levi and all [the men of] Judah did what Jehoiada had told them. He did not allow anyone to go home after having finished his work on that Sabbath day. Each commander took charge of his men, the ones who were finishing their work on that day and those who were starting their work on that day.

9 and to give: give Jehoiada [the] priest to/for ruler [the] hundred [obj] [the] spear and [obj] [the] shield and [obj] [the] shield which to/for king David which house: temple [the] God

Then Jehoiada gave each of the commanders the spears and the large and small shields that had been put there in the temple by King David.

10 and to stand: appoint [obj] all [the] people and man: anyone missile his in/on/with hand his from shoulder [the] house: home [the] right: south till shoulder [the] house: home [the] left: north to/for altar and to/for house: home upon [the] king around

He commanded all the guards to stand in their positions, each with his sword in his hand, all around the king—around the altar and the temple, from the north side to the south side.

11 and to come out: send [obj] son: child [the] king and to give: put upon him [obj] [the] consecration: crown and [obj] [the] testimony and to reign [obj] him and to anoint him Jehoiada and son: child his and to say to live [the] king

Then Jehoiada and his sons brought Joash out. They put a crown on his head and gave him [a scroll] on which were written the rules [that the kings needed to obey], and proclaimed that he was now the king. They anointed him with olive oil and shouted, “We hope that the king will live for many years!”

12 and to hear: hear Athaliah [obj] voice: sound [the] people [the] to run: run and [the] to boast: praise [obj] [the] king and to come (in): come to(wards) [the] people house: temple LORD

When Athaliah heard the noise being made by the people running [toward the king] and cheering, she ran to the temple.

13 and to see: see and behold [the] king to stand: stand upon pillar his in/on/with entrance and [the] ruler and [the] trumpet upon [the] king and all people [the] land: country/planet glad and to blow in/on/with trumpet and [the] to sing in/on/with article/utensil [the] song and to know to/for to boast: praise and to tear Athaliah [obj] garment her and to say conspiracy conspiracy

She saw the young king there, standing alongside the pillar at the entrance of the temple, [which is the place at the temple] where the kings usually stood. The army commanders and trumpet players were standing beside the king, and all the people of Judah were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and singers with their musical instruments were leading the people while they praised God. Then Athaliah tore her robes and started screaming, “You are committing treason!”

14 and to come out: send Jehoiada [the] priest [obj] ruler [the] hundred to reckon: overseer [the] strength: soldiers and to say to(wards) them to come out: send her to(wards) from house: home [the] rank and [the] to come (in): come after her to die in/on/with sword for to say [the] priest not to die her house: temple LORD

Jehoiada the Supreme Priest said to the army commanders, “Kill her, but do not kill her at the temple of Yahweh!” Then he said to them, “Bring Athaliah out in front of the troops and kill anyone who tries to follow her!”

15 and to set: put to/for her hand and to come (in): come to(wards) entrance gate [the] horse house: home [the] king and to die her there

[She tried to flee, but] they seized her as she reached the gate where horses enter the palace area, and they killed her there.

16 and to cut: make(covenant) Jehoiada covenant between him and between all [the] people and between [the] king to/for to be to/for people to/for LORD

Then Jehoiada made an agreement that he and the king and all the other people would be Yahweh’s people.

17 and to come (in): come all [the] people house: home [the] Baal and to tear him and [obj] altar his and [obj] image his to break and [obj] Mattan priest [the] Baal to kill to/for face: before [the] altar

Then all the people who were there went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars [of Baal]. They also killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of those altars.

18 and to set: put Jehoiada punishment house: temple LORD in/on/with hand: power [the] priest [the] Levi which to divide David upon house: temple LORD to/for to ascend: offer up burnt offering LORD like/as to write in/on/with instruction Moses in/on/with joy and in/on/with song upon hand: power David

Then Jehoiada appointed the priests, who were also descended from Levi, to work at the temple. They were part of the group to whom King David had given various jobs at the temple, to sacrifice the animals that were to be completely burned on the altar, doing what was written in the laws that Moses had given to them. He also told them to rejoice and sing, which was also what David had commanded.

19 and to stand: stand [the] gatekeeper upon gate house: temple LORD and not to come (in): come unclean to/for all word: thing

He also put guards at the gates of the temple in order that anyone who was unacceptable to God would not be allowed to enter.

20 and to take: take [obj] ruler [the] hundred and [obj] [the] great and [obj] [the] to rule in/on/with people and [obj] all people [the] land: country/planet and to go down [obj] [the] king from house: temple LORD and to come (in): come in/on/with midst gate [the] high house: home [the] king and to dwell [obj] [the] king upon throne [the] kingdom

Jehoiada took with him the army commanders, the important men, the leaders and many others, and brought the king down from the temple. They went into the palace through the Upper Gate, and put the king on his throne.

21 and to rejoice all people [the] land: country/planet and [the] city to quiet and [obj] Athaliah to die in/on/with sword

Then all the people of Judah rejoiced. And there was calm throughout the city, because Athaliah had been killed.