2 Chronicles 23:20
in 2 Chronicles 23He also took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate. They seated King Joash on the royal throne,
BSB
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ASV
And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of Jehovah: and they came through the upper gate unto the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
KJV
And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the Lord: and they came through the high gate into the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 23
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
so that nothing unclean could enter
on 2 Chronicles 23:19-21
Jehoiada stations gatekeepers at the temple gates “so that nothing unclean could enter for any reason”, the purity line the chapter drew at verse 6. Joash is seated on the royal throne. Six years under a usurper end in one day with no breach of the temple's holiness.
This site's exposition
entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate
The procession takes Joash down from the house of the LORD to the royal palace. The whole order of the land walks with him: commanders, nobles, rulers and people. Joash is seven years old at 24:1, and Matthew Henry notes he would give judgment through Jehoiada as his guardian.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The continuance of David's seed and throne was what God had sworn by his holiness ( Ps. lxxxix. 35 ), and an interruption was no defeasance; the stream of government here runs again in the right channel. The instrument and chief manager of the restoration is Jehoiada, who appears to have been, 1.
They brought the king in state to his own palace, and set him upon the throne of the kingdom, to give law, and give judgment, either in his own person or by Jehoiada his tutor. Thus was this happy revolution perfected.
The words behind it
30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקַּ֣ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שָׂרֵ֣י | sarei | [the] commanders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הַמֵּא֡וֹת | hameot | the hundreds | H3967 → | 581 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָֽאַדִּירִים֩ | haadirim | the nobles | H117 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמּֽוֹשְׁלִ֨ים | hamoshelim | the rulers | H4910 → | 81 times |
| בָּעָ֜ם | baam | over the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| וְאֵ֣ת׀ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עַ֣ם | ʾam | [the] people of | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| הָאָ֗רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וַיּ֤וֹרֶד | vaiyored | and he brought down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| מִבֵּ֣ית | mibeit | from [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ | vaiyavou | and they came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בְּתֽוֹךְ־ | betokh- | in [the] middle of | H8432 → | 418 times |
| שַׁ֥עַר | shaar | [the] gate | H8179 → | 374 times |
| הָֽעֶלְי֖וֹן | haelyon | <the> upper | H5945 → | 53 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וַיּוֹשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ | vaiyoshivu | and they made sit | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| עַ֖ל | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כִּסֵּ֥א | kise' | [the] throne of | H3678 → | 135 times |
| הַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃ | hamamlakhah | <the> royalty | H4467 → | 117 times |
וַיִּקַּ֣חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שָׂרֵ֣י[the] commanders of
sareiH8269 →421 times
הַמֵּא֡וֹתthe hundreds
hameotH3967 →581 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הָֽאַדִּירִים֩the nobles
haadirimH117 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַמּֽוֹשְׁלִ֨יםthe rulers
hamoshelimH4910 →81 times
בָּעָ֜םover the people
baamH5971 →1873 times
וְאֵ֣ת׀and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
עַ֣ם[the] people of
ʾamH5971 →1873 times
הָאָ֗רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
וַיּ֤וֹרֶדand he brought down
vaiyoredH3381 →381 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
מִבֵּ֣יתfrom [the] house of
mibeitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וַיָּבֹ֛אוּand they came
vaiyavouH935 →2568 times
בְּתֽוֹךְ־in [the] middle of
betokh-H8432 →418 times
שַׁ֥עַר[the] gate
shaarH8179 →374 times
הָֽעֶלְי֖וֹן<the> upper
haelyonH5945 →53 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וַיּוֹשִׁ֙יבוּ֙and they made sit
vaiyoshivuH3427 →1079 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
עַ֖לon
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
כִּסֵּ֥א[the] throne of
kise'H3678 →135 times
הַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃<the> royalty
hamamlakhahH4467 →117 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Kings 15:35Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 12:3
Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
- 2 Chronicles 32:12
Did not Hezekiah himself remove His high places and His altars and say to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn sacrifices’?
- 2 Kings 18:4
He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites…
- 2 Kings 12:3
Through
2 Kings 11:19He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the…
it leads to
- Matthew 19:28
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve…
- Matthew 25:31
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
- 2 Chronicles 23:19
He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that nothing unclean could enter for any reason.
- Jeremiah 22:4
For if you will indeed carry out these commands, then kings who sit on David’s throne will enter through the gates of this palace riding on chariots and horses—they and their officials and their…
- 1 Kings 1:13
Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”?…
- Matthew 19:28
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.