2 Chronicles 23:1-11 (2 Kings 11:4-12). The Conspiracy against Athaliah 1. _strengthened himself_ Cp. 2 Chronicles 1:1 (note); the phrase does not occur in the parallel passage of Kings. _Azariah_, etc.] These names do not occur in Kings. _captains of hundreds_ In 2 Kin. "captains over hundreds o... [ Continue Reading ]
_gathered the Levites_ This statement is not found in Kings, nor is it there stated as here (2 Chronicles 23:6) that only Levites were allowed inside the Temple to guard the king. _the chief of the fathers_ R.V. THE HEADS OF FATHERS" HOUSES. _Israel_ See 2 Chronicles 11:3 (note).... [ Continue Reading ]
_made a covenant_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 11:3 (note). _hath said of_ R.V. HATH SPOKEN CONCERNING. Cp. 2 Samuel 7:16; 1 Chronicles 17:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
_This_is _the thing that ye shall do_ The main features of the arrangement as given here and in 2 Kin. are clear, although some details are obscure. From Kings it appears that it was the custom on the Sabbath for two-thirds of the royal guards to be free and for one-third to be on duty at the palace... [ Continue Reading ]
_let none come_into _the house of the Lord_ It is clear on the contrary from Kings (2 Chronicles 23:11) that the royal guards (who were laymen) were brought into the Temple itself under Jehoiada's directions. Ritual custom was broken through for such a crisis. _all the people_ Not mentioned in King... [ Continue Reading ]
_into the house_ 2 Kin. "within the ranges" ("within the ranks," R.V.). Any one who should attempt to break through the ranks of the guard to get near to the king was to be killed. According to the Chronicler Jehoiada's precaution would protect the sanctity of the Temple as well as the person of the... [ Continue Reading ]
_the Levites and all Judah_ In 2 Kin. "the captains over the hundreds." See notes on 2 Chronicles 23:4. _for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses_ Not in Kings. The Levites (1 Chronicles 23:6), the priests (_ibid._1 Chronicles 24:1), and the king's army (_ibid._1 Chronicles 27:1 ff.) were... [ Continue Reading ]
_shields_ Heb. _shĕlâṭîm_; see note on 1 Chronicles 18:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
_having his weapon_ R.V. WITH HIS WEAPON. The Heb. word (_shelaḥ_) means a "missile weapon." _the temple_ R.V. THE HOUSE.... [ Continue Reading ]
_put upon him the crown, and_gave him _the Testimony_ So LXX. and Heb. both here and in 2 Kings 11:12. It was the custom that the king at his accession should give a kind of charter to his people, and so "the testimony" mentioned here was probably some document testifying to the promises which had b... [ Continue Reading ]
(2 Kings 11:13-16). Death of Athaliah 12. _Now when_ R.V. AND WHEN. _praising the king_ Perhaps verses were extemporised in praise of a king at his coronation just as over a maiden at her marriage; cp. Psalms 78:63 (A.V. mg. and R.V.). _she came_ Athaliah was allowed to pass the palace guard, but... [ Continue Reading ]
_at his pillar_ R.V. BY HIS PILLAR; cp. 2 Kings 23:3 (2 Chronicles 34:31, "in his place"). Others translate, _upon his platform_. _at the entering in_ Read (as 2 Kin.) _as the manner was_. _also the singers_… _to_sing _praise_ R.V. THE SINGERS ALSO PLAYED ON INSTRUMENTS OF MUSIC, AND LED THE SINGI... [ Continue Reading ]
_brought out_ Read (as 2 Kin.) COMMANDED. _of the ranges_ R.V. BETWEEN THE RANKS; she was to be taken out between two lines of guards.... [ Continue Reading ]
_they laid hands on her_ R.V. THEY MADE WAY FOR HER. _and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate_by _the king's house, they_etc.] R.V. AND SHE WENT TO THE ENTRY OF THE HORSE GATE TO THE KING'S HOUSE: AND THEY etc. _the horse gate_ Perhaps the "gate of the foundation" (2 Chronicles 23:... [ Continue Reading ]
(2 Kings 11:17-20). The Sequel of the Fall of Athaliah 16. _between him … the king_ R.V. BETWEEN HIMSELF, AND ALL THE PEOPLE, AND THE KING. Jehoiada puts himself first as regent. Better in 2 Kin. "between the Lord and the king and the people." _that_they _should be the Lord's people_ Cp. 2 Chronicl... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then all_ R.V. AND ALL. _the house of Baal_ When this was erected is not known, perhaps under Jehoram (2 Chronicles 21:6) or Ahaziah (2 Chronicles 22:3), but it was doubtless intended for the worship of the Tyrian Baal, for Athaliah was probably grand-daughter of a Tyrian king (cp. 2 Kings 8:18 wi... [ Continue Reading ]
AND _Jehoiada appointed_, etc.] This whole ver. is represented in Kings simply by the words, "And the priest appointed officers (-offices," mg.) over the house of the Lord" (i.e. officers for the care of the Temple, e.g. to see to cleaning and repairing it). _by the hand_ R.V. UNDER THE HAND. _as... [ Continue Reading ]
_he set the porters_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 26:1 ff., 2 Chronicles 26:13 ff. Jehoiada re-established a Davidic arrangement which had fallen into disuse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_the nobles_ Heb. _addîrîm_; cp. Nehemiah 3:5 (with Ryle's note). In 2 Kin., "the Carites"; cp. 2 Chronicles 23:1 (note). _the high gate_ R.V. THE UPPER GATE; cp. 2 Chronicles 27:3, "the high (-upper," R.V.) gate of the house of the Lord." In 2 Kin., "by the way of the gate of the guard" (doubtless... [ Continue Reading ]
_after that they had slain_ R.V. AND THEY SLEW.... [ Continue Reading ]