2 Chronicles 23:12
in 2 Chronicles 23When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went out to them in the house of the LORD.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah:
KJV
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:
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 23
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the noise of the people running
on 2 Chronicles 23:12-13
Athaliah hears the noise and goes out in the house of the LORD to find the coronation finished. Chronicles names one detail Kings lacks here: “the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises”, the temple singers David founded joining the acclamation. Athaliah tears her clothes and cries, “Treason, treason”.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
When it seemed a withered root in a dry ground, to see what they despaired of ever seeing--a king of the house of David, what a pleasing surprise was it to them! They ran in transports of joy to see this sight, praised the king, and praised God, for they had with them such as taught to sing praise.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
She might have flattered herself that, having slain all the royal family, she was in perfect security; but it is just as likely that, finding on reflection, one had escaped her murderous hands, she might not deem it expedient to institute any enquiries; but the very idea would keep her constantly in a state of jealous suspicion and irritation.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
the crown This is the crown that David took from Rabbah of the children of Ammon, as it is written (I Chron:2): “And David took the crown of Malkam off his head, etc., and it was on David’s head.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
standing on his stand as it says (above:12f.): “And he stood before the altar of the Lord, etc. for Solomon had made a copper laver, etc., and he stood on it and kneeled on his knees.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַתִּשְׁמַ֣ע | vatishma' | and she heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| עֲתַלְיָ֗הוּ | ʾatalyahu | Athaliah | H6271 → | 17 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| ק֤וֹל | kol | [the] sound of | H6963 → | 506 times |
| הָעָם֙ | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| הָֽרָצִ֔ים | haratzim | who were running | H7323 → | 103 times |
| וְהַֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖ים | vehamhalim | and who were praising | H1984 → | 165 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וַתָּב֥וֹא | vatavo' | and she came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הָעָ֖ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַתִּשְׁמַ֣עand she heard
vatishma'H8085 →1159 times
עֲתַלְיָ֗הוּAthaliah
ʾatalyahuH6271 →17 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
ק֤וֹל[the] sound of
kolH6963 →506 times
הָעָם֙the people
haamH5971 →1873 times
הָֽרָצִ֔יםwho were running
haratzimH7323 →103 times
וְהַֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםand who were praising
vehamhalimH1984 →165 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וַתָּב֥וֹאand she came
vatavo'H935 →2568 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הָעָ֖םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
בֵּ֥ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.