KJV King James Version
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, God save the king.
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2 Chronicles 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, God save the king.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”
WEB World English Bible
Then they brought out the king’s son, and put the crown on him, and gave him the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they said, “Long live the king!”
ASV American Standard Version
Then they brought out the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they said, Long live the king.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they bring out the son of the king, and put upon him the crown, and the testimony, and cause him to reign; and Jehoiada and his sons anoint him, and say, ‘Let the king live!’
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 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.
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 God.
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.
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, God save the king.
12 Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:
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 musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.
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 the LORD.
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וַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בֶּן־H1121 · benson: childהַמֶּ֗לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingוַיִּתְּנ֤וּH5414 · na.tanto give: giveעָלָיו֙H5921 · aluponאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַנֵּ֙זֶר֙H5145 · ne.zerconsecration: Nazirite vowוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָ֣עֵד֔וּתH5715 · e.duttestimonyוַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּH4427 · ma.lakhto reignאֹת֑וֹH853 · et[Obj.]וַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֙הוּ֙H4886 · ma.shachto anointיְהוֹיָדָ֣עH3077 · ye.ho.ya.daJehoiadaוּבָנָ֔יוH1121 · benson: childוַיֹּאמְר֖וּH559 · a.marto sayיְחִ֥יH2421 · cha.yahto liveהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סH4428 · me.lekhking
Cross-references
1 Samuel 10:24And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that [there is] none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.Exodus 25:16And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.Psalm 89:39Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown [by casting it] to the ground.2 Kings 11:12And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and [gave him] the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.Deuteronomy 17:18-20And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of [that which is] before the priests the Levites:Revelation 5:10And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with [their] face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.1 Kings 1:34And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.2 Samuel 5:3So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.Psalm 132:18His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.Revelation 4:10The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,Acts 4:26-27The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.Exodus 31:18And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.Psalm 21:3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.Isaiah 8:16Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.James 2:5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?2 Samuel 1:10So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that [was] upon his head, and the bracelet that [was] on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.1 Samuel 10:1Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured [it] upon his head, and kissed him, and said, [Is it] not because the LORD hath anointed thee [to be] captain over his inheritance?
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