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2 Kings 11:15

And Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”

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ASV

And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and him that followeth her slay with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be slain in the house of Jehovah.

KJV

But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord.

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְצַו֩vay.Tzavand he commandedH6680 →
יְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'JehoiadaH3077 →
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
שָׂרֵ֥יsa.Rei[the] commanders ofH8269 →
הַמֵּא֣וֹתha.mei.'otthe hundredsH3967 →
פְּקֻדֵ֣יpe.ku.Dei[the] officers ofH6485 →
הַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilthe armyH2428 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hemto themH413 →
הוֹצִ֤יאוּho.Tzi.'ubring outH3318 →
אֹתָהּ֙'o.Tah<obj.> herH853 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
מִבֵּ֣יתmi.Beitfrom betweenH1004 →
לַשְּׂדֵרֹ֔תla.se.de.Rotto the ranksH7713 →
וְהַבָּ֥אve.ha.Ba'and the [one who] comesH935 →
אַחֲרֶ֖יהָ'a.cha.Rei.habehind herH310 →
הָמֵ֣תha.Metput to deathH4191 →
בֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revwith the swordH2719 →
כִּ֚יkiforH3588 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe had saidH559 →
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תּוּמַ֖תtu.Matshe be put to deathH4191 →
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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2 Kings 11:9–10So the commanders of hundreds did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—and came to Jehoiada the priest.2 Kings 11:4Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s sonEzekiel 9:7Then He told them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth!” So they went out and began killing throughout the city.2 Chronicles 23:14And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”2 Chronicles 23:9Then 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.Ezekiel 21:14‘So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every side!1 Chronicles 9:19Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.2 Kings 11:8You must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who approaches the ranks must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”Acts 21:30The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.Exodus 21:14But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.Jeremiah 29:26‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.Luke 22:52Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?

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