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2 Kings 11:4

And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king’s son.

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KJV King James Version

And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king’s son.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son

WEB World English Bible

In the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into the house of Yahweh; and he made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of Yahweh, and showed them the king’s son.

ASV American Standard Version

And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into the house of Jehovah; and he made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of Jehovah, and showed them the king’s son.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And in the seventh year hath Jehoiada sent and taketh the heads of the hundreds, of the executioners and of the runners, and bringeth them in unto him, to the house of Jehovah, and maketh with them a covenant, and causeth them to swear in the house of Jehovah, and sheweth them the son of the king,

Surrounding context — 2 Kings 11

1 And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.

2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons [which were] slain; and they hid him, [even] him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

3 And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.

4 And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king’s son.

5 And he commanded them, saying, This [is] the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;

6 And a third part [shall be] at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.

7 And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.

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וּבַשָּׁנָ֣הH8141 · sha.nehyear הַ֠שְּׁבִיעִיתH7637 · she.vi.iseventh שָׁלַ֨חH7971 · sha.lachto send: depart יְהוֹיָדָ֜עH3077 · ye.ho.ya.daJehoiada וַיִּקַּ֣ח׀H3947 · la.qachto take: take אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שָׂרֵ֣יH8269 · sarruler הַמֵּא֗וֹתH3967 · me.ahhundred לַכָּרִי֙H3746 · ka.riCarite וְלָ֣רָצִ֔יםH7323 · rutsto run: run וַיָּבֵ֥אH935 · boto come (in): come אֹתָ֛םH853 · et[Obj.]אֵלָ֖יוH413 · elto(wards)בֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplace יְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD וַיִּכְרֹת֩H3772 · ka.ratto cut: cut לָהֶ֨םH9038 · hemthem בְּרִ֜יתH1285 · be.ritcovenant וַיַּשְׁבַּ֤עH7650 · sha.vato swear אֹתָם֙H854 · etwith בְּבֵ֣יתH1004 · betplace יְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD וַיַּ֥רְאH7200 · ra.ahto see: see אֹתָ֖םH853 · et[Obj.]אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בֶּן־H1121 · benson: child הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃H4428 · me.lekhking

Cross-references

2 Kings 11:9And the captains over the hundreds did according to all [things] that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.2 Kings 11:19And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.2 Kings 11:17And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD’S people; between the king also and the people.2 Chronicles 15:12And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;Nehemiah 9:38And because of all this we make a sure [covenant], and write [it]; and our princes, Levites, [and] priests, seal [unto it].2 Chronicles 23:1-21And 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.2 Chronicles 29:10Now [it is] in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.Joshua 24:25So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.Acts 5:24Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.Nehemiah 5:12Then said they, We will restore [them], and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.2 Kings 23:3And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all [their] heart and all [their] soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.Genesis 50:25And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.Nehemiah 10:29They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;Acts 5:26Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.1 Samuel 18:3Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.2 Chronicles 34:31-32And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.1 Samuel 23:18And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.1 Chronicles 9:13And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

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