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2 Kings 11:10

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Then the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and shields of King David from the house of the LORD.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And the priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been king David’s, which were in the house of Jehovah.

KJV

And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David’s spears and shields, that were in the temple of the Lord.

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This verse in 2 Kings 11

Commentary

6 notes on this verse
And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give King David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the Lord. Such as he had taken in war from his enemies, and had dedicated for the service of the temple, to defend it on occasion, and laid up there; those the priests gave to the captains, to arm their men with, who came unarmed, and so unsuspected, and in this way might be armed without being seen and known.

This site's exposition

the spears and shields of King David

on 2 Kings 11:10-11

Jehoiada arms the guard with the spears and shields of King David, kept in the house of the LORD as trophies of David's wars. The coup that restores David's throne is fought with David's own arms, a detail Spurgeon preached in a sermon titled New Uses for Old Trophies.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If they were old and unfashionable, yet those that used them might, by their being David's, be reminded of God's covenant with him, which they were now acting in the defence of.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

King David’s spears and shields - Josephus expressly says that David had provided an arsenal for the temple, out of which Jehoiada took those arms.
WHEN DAVID HAD FOUGHT with an adversary, and overcome him, he took away his armor and his weapons, and as other victorious heroes were wont to do, he bore them home as mementoes of his prowess, the trophies of the battle. These were placed in the house of the Lord. Perhaps David at the same time dedicated in like manner the shield and the sword which he had himself used in battle. After Solomon had built the temple, these trophies, which seem to have been very numerous, were hung up there. So they adorned the walls.
WHEN DAVID HAD FOUGHT with an adversary, and overcome him, he took away his armor and his weapons, and as other victorious heroes were wont to do, he bore them home as mementoes of his prowess, the trophies of the battle. These were placed in the house of the Lord. Perhaps David at the same time dedicated in like manner the shield and the sword which he had himself used in battle. After Solomon had built the temple, these trophies, which seem to have been very numerous, were hung up there. So they adorned the walls. So they illustrated the velour of noble sires. So they served to kindle emulation, I doubt not, in the breasts of true-hearted sons. Thus it was while generations sprung up and passed away; till at length other days dawned, darker scenes transpired, and sadder things filled up the chronicles of the nation. You will all of you remember the crisis to which my text refers. Athaliah, daughter of Ahab, wife of Jehoram, king of Judah, the usurping queen of Judah, had played the tyrant for well-nigh seven years. The endurance of the people had been tried to the uttermost; a just recompense was in store, and a well-concerted plan ready for execution. The time had come when she should be put to death, and the young prince who had been hidden away should be proclaimed king. It was arranged that he should be proclaimed in the temple court, yet the men that were to be the body-guard were not armed with weapons, for fear an alarm might be given, and the matter discovered too soon. But these weapons that were hung up of old in the temple were taken down, and the Levites and other friends were armed with them.

The words behind it

14 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he gave

    vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times

  • הַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priest

    hakohenH3548 →750 times

  • לְשָׂרֵ֣יto [the] commanders of

    lesareiH8269 →421 times

  • הַמֵּא֗וֹתthe hundreds

    hameyotH3967 →581 times

  • אֶֽת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הַחֲנִית֙the spear

    hachanitH2595 →

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • הַשְּׁלָטִ֔יםthe shields

    hashelatimH7982 →

  • אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ[had belonged] to the king

    lamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • דָּוִ֑דDavid

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • בְּבֵ֥ית[were] in [the] house of

    beveitH1004 →2046 times

  • יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

7 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Samuel 8:7And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.5 works1 Chronicles 18:7And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.3 works2 Chronicles 23:9–10Then 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.2 works1 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. For there is no other but this one.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”2 works1 Chronicles 26:26–27This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.2 works2 Chronicles 5:1So all the work that Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God.2 works
The other 1 cross-references, with their words ▾
2 Kings 11:11And the guards stood with weapons in hand surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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 21:9

    The 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.

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 18:7

    And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

    it leads to

    • 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.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 2 Chronicles 12:9–10

      So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.

    • 1 Kings 14:26–28

      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.

  • Through

    2 Samuel 8:7

    And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 10:16–17

      King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

About 2 Kings

The Death of Athaliah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Death of Athaliah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
2 Kings: the study guide →Read 2 Kings 11 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 972, New Uses for Old Trophies; Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 972: “New Uses for Old Trophies” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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