2 Chronicles 23:9
in 2 Chronicles 23Then Jehoiada the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields of King David that were in the house of God.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David’s, which were in the house of God.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 23
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
not released any of the divisions
on 2 Chronicles 23:8-9
The Levites and all Judah do everything Jehoiada ordered. He “had not released any of the divisions”, so the outgoing and incoming weekly shifts stay armed together and double the guard. The spears and shields the commanders receive had belonged to David and were kept in the house of God.
This site's exposition
the spears and the large and small shields of King David
Jamieson, Fausset and Brown suggest the captains came unarmed so as to raise no suspicion, and were armed only once inside. They take the store as the place where David laid up the trophies of his wars. Clarke points to the same issue of arms at 2 Kings 11:10.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The people were divided into three bodies; one attended as guards to the king, while the other two were posted at all the doors and gates, and the captains and military officers who entered the temple unarmed to lull suspicion, were furnished with weapons out of the sacred armory, where David had deposited his trophies of victory and which was reopened on this occasion.
Spears and bucklers - See on 2Ki 11:10 (note).
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּתֵּן֩ | vaiyiten | and he gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| יְהוֹיָדָ֨ע | yehoyada' | Jehoiada | H3077 → | 51 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֜ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| לְשָׂרֵ֣י | lesarei | to [the] commanders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הַמֵּא֗וֹת | hameot | the hundreds | H3967 → | 581 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַֽחֲנִיתִים֙ | hachanitim | the spears | H2595 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמָּגִנּוֹת֙ | hamaginot | the shields | H4043 → | 63 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַשְּׁלָטִ֔ים | hashelatim | the shields | H7982 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | lamelekh | [had belonged] to the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| דָּוִ֑יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [were] [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
וַיִּתֵּן֩and he gave
vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times
יְהוֹיָדָ֨עJehoiada
yehoyada'H3077 →51 times
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
לְשָׂרֵ֣יto [the] commanders of
lesareiH8269 →421 times
הַמֵּא֗וֹתthe hundreds
hameotH3967 →581 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַֽחֲנִיתִים֙the spears
hachanitimH2595 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַמָּגִנּוֹת֙the shields
hamaginotH4043 →63 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַשְּׁלָטִ֔יםthe shields
hashelatimH7982 →
אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ[had belonged] to the king
lamelekhH4428 →2525 times
דָּוִ֑ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בֵּ֥ית[were] [the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 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
1 Samuel 21:9The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take…
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 17:2
Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines.
- 1 Samuel 31:10
They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan.
- 1 Samuel 17:50–54
Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
- Exodus 28:6–14
They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
- 1 Samuel 17:2
Through
2 Samuel 8:7And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 14:26–27
He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made.
- 1 Chronicles 18:7
And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
- 1 Kings 10:16–17
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
- 2 Chronicles 9:15–16
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.
- 1 Kings 14:26–27
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible.