2 Kings 11:12 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 11:12

Then Jehoiada brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and declared, “Long live the king!”

BSB

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ASV

Then he brought out the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, Long live the king.

KJV

And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Put the crown upon him - This was a diadem or golden band that went round the head. And - the testimony - Probably the book of the law, written on a roll of vellum. This was his scepter. Some think that it was placed upon his head, as well as the diadem. The diadem, the testimony, and the anointing oil, were essential to his consecration. They clapped their hands - This I believe is the first instance on record of clapping the hands as a testimony of joy.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Testimony - The book of the law, which he put into the king's hand, to mind him of his duty at his entrance upon his kingdom, which was to read and write out that holy book, Deut. xvii, 18, and to govern himself and his kingdom by it: the law of God being frequently and most properly called a testimony, because it is a witness of God's will, and man's duty.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיּוֹצִ֣א	vai.yo.Tzi'	and he brought out	H3318 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
וַיִּתֵּ֤ן	vai.yi.Ten	and he put	H5414 →
עָלָיו֙	'a.Lav	on him	H5921 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַנֵּ֙זֶר֙	ha.Ne.zer	the crown	H5145 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הָ֣עֵד֔וּת	ha.'e.Dut	the testimony	H5715 →
וַיַּמְלִ֥כוּ	vai.yam.Li.khu	and they made king	H4427 →
אֹת֖וֹ	'o.To	<obj.> him	H853 →
וַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֑הוּ	vai.yim.sha.Chu.hu	and they anointed him	H4886 →
וַיַּכּוּ־	vai.ya.ku-	and they struck	H5221 →
כָ֔ף	Khaf	a palm	H3709 →
וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ	vai.yo.me.Ru	and they said	H559 →
יְחִ֥י	ye.Chi	may he live	H2421 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 31:18
When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 4:13
  He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow—the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone.
- Exodus 32:15–16
  Then Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back.
- Deuteronomy 5:22
  The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them…
- Exodus 24:12
  Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay here, so that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commandments I have written…
- Exodus 8:19
  “This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
Through
1 Kings 1:39
Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”
leads to
- Psalms 89:20
  I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
- 1 Samuel 10:24
  Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
Through
1 Samuel 10:24
Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
leads to
- 1 Kings 1:25
  For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest.…

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 2 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About 2 Kings