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World English Bible

2 Chronicles 23 (WEBP)

[1] In the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds—Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri—into a covenant with him.
[2] They went around in Judah and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers’ households of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
[3] All the assembly made a covenant with the king in God’s house. Jehoiada said to them, “Behold, the king’s son must reign, as Yahweh has spoken concerning the sons of David.
[4] This is the thing that you must do: a third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be gatekeepers of the thresholds.
[5] A third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation. All the people will be in the courts of Yahweh’s house.
[6] But let no one come into Yahweh’s house except the priests and those who minister of the Levites. They shall come in, for they are holy, but all the people shall follow Yahweh’s instructions.
[7] The Levites shall surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand. Whoever comes into the house, let him be slain. Be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.”
[8] So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. They each took his men, those who were to come in on the Sabbath, with those who were to go out on the Sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest didn’t dismiss the shift.
[9] Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, bucklers, and shields that had been king David’s, which were in God’s house.
[10] He set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, near the altar and the house, around the king.
[11] Then they brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, gave him the covenant, and made him king. Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and they said, “Long live the king!”
[12] When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into Yahweh’s house.
[13] Then she looked, and behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, with the captains and the trumpeters by the king. All the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets. The singers also played musical instruments, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and said, “Treason! treason!”
[14] Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks; and whoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword.” For the priest said, “Don’t kill her in Yahweh’s house.”
[15] So they made way for her. She went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king’s house; and they killed her there.
[16] Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they should be Yahweh’s people.
[17] All the people went to the house of Baal, broke it down, broke his altars and his images in pieces, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
[18] Jehoiada appointed the officers of Yahweh’s house under the hand of the Levitical priests, whom David had distributed in Yahweh’s house, to offer the burnt offerings of Yahweh, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as David had ordered.
[19] He set the gatekeepers at the gates of Yahweh’s house, that no one who was unclean in anything should enter in.
[20] He took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from Yahweh’s house. They came through the upper gate to the king’s house, and set the king on the throne of the kingdom.
[21] So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. They had slain Athaliah with the sword.

2 Chronicles 23:3 Hebrew He

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 23 (KJVS)

[1] And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened () himself, and took () the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
[2] And they went about () in Judah, and gathered () the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came () to Jerusalem.
[3] And all the congregation made () a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said () unto them, Behold, the king’s son shall reign, () as the Lord hath said () of the sons of David.
[4] This is the thing that ye shall do; () A third part of you entering () on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;
[5] and a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.
[6] But let none come () into the house of the Lord, save the priests, and they that minister () of the Levites; they shall go in, () for they are holy: but all the people shall keep () the watch of the Lord.
[7] And the Levites shall compass () the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh () into the house, he shall be put to death: () but be ye with the king when he cometh in, () and when he goeth out. ()
[8] So the Levites and all Judah did () according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, () and took () every man his men that were to come in () on the sabbath, with them that were to go () out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed () not the courses.
[9] 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.
[10] And he set () all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.
[11] Then they brought out () the king’s son, and put () upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. () And Jehoiada and his sons anointed () him, and said, () God save () the king.
[12] Now when Athaliah heard () the noise of the people running () and praising () the king, she came () to the people into the house of the Lord:
[13] and she looked, () and, behold, the king stood () at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded () with trumpets, also the singers () with instruments of musick, and such as taught () to sing praise. () Then Athaliah rent () her clothes, and said, () Treason, Treason.
[14] Then Jehoiada the priest brought out () the captains of hundreds that were set over () the host, and said () unto them, Have her forth () of the ranges: and whoso followeth () her, let him be slain () with the sword. For the priest said, () Slay () her not in the house of the Lord.
[15] So they laid () hands on her; and when she was come () to the entering of the horse gate by the king’s house, they slew () her there.
[16] And Jehoiada made () a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord’s people.
[17] Then all the people went () to the house of Baal, and brake it down, () and brake his altars and his images in pieces, () and slew () Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
[18] Also Jehoiada appointed () the offices of the house of the Lord by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed () in the house of the Lord, to offer () the burnt offerings of the Lord, as it is written () in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David.
[19] And he set () the porters at the gates of the house of the Lord, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in. ()
[20] 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.
[21] And all the people of the land rejoiced: () and the city was quiet, () after that they had slain () Athaliah with the sword.

2 Chronicles 23:4 Heb. thresholds
2 Chronicles 23:10a Heb. shoulder
2 Chronicles 23:10b Heb. house
2 Chronicles 23:11 Heb. let the king live
2 Chronicles 23:13 Heb. Conspiracy
2 Chronicles 23:18 Heb. by the hands of David

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Chronicles 23 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ἐν () τῷ () ἔτει () τῷ () ἑβδόμῳ () ἐκραταίωσεν () Ιωδαε καὶ () ἔλαβεν () τοὺς () ἑκατοντάρχους, () τὸν () Αζαριαν υἱὸν () Ιωραμ () καὶ () τὸν () Ισμαηλ υἱὸν () Ιωαναν () καὶ () τὸν () Αζαριαν υἱὸν () Ωβηδ () καὶ () τὸν () Μαασαιαν υἱὸν () Αδαια καὶ () τὸν () Ελισαφαν υἱὸν () Ζαχαρια, () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () οἶκον. ()
[2] Καὶ () ἐκύκλωσαν () τὸν () Ιουδαν () καὶ () συνήγαγον () τοὺς () Λευίτας () ἐκ () πασῶν () τῶν () πόλεων () Ιουδα καὶ () ἄρχοντας () πατριῶν () τοῦ () Ισραηλ, () καὶ () ἦλθον () εἰς () Ιερουσαλημ. ()
[3] Καὶ () διέθεντο () πᾶσα () ἐκκλησία () Ιουδα διαθήκην () ἐν () οἴκῳ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () μετὰ () τοῦ () βασιλέως, () καὶ () ἔδειξεν () αὐτοῖς () τὸν () υἱὸν () τοῦ () βασιλέως () καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτοῖς () Ἰδοὺ () ὁ () υἱὸς () τοῦ () βασιλέως () βασιλευσάτω, () καθὼς () ἐλάλησεν () κύριος () ἐπὶ () τὸν () οἶκον () Δαυιδ. ()
[4] Νῦν () ὁ () λόγος () οὗτος, () ὃν () ποιήσετε· () τὸ () τρίτον () ἐξ () ὑμῶν () εἰσπορευέσθωσαν () τὸ () σάββατον, () τῶν () ἱερέων () καὶ () τῶν () Λευιτῶν, () καὶ () εἰς () τὰς () πύλας () τῶν () εἰσόδων, ()
[5] καὶ () τὸ () τρίτον () ἐν () οἴκῳ () τοῦ () βασιλέως, () καὶ () τὸ () τρίτον () ἐν () τῇ () πύλῃ () τῇ () μέσῃ, () καὶ () πᾶς () ὁ () λαὸς () ἐν () αὐλαῖς () οἴκου () κυρίου. ()
[6] Καὶ () μὴ () εἰσελθέτω () εἰς () οἶκον () κυρίου () ἐὰν () μὴ () οἱ () ἱερεῖς () καὶ () οἱ () Λευῖται () καὶ () οἱ () λειτουργοῦντες () τῶν () Λευιτῶν· () αὐτοὶ () εἰσελεύσονται, () ὅτι () ἅγιοί εἰσιν, () καὶ () πᾶς () ὁ () λαὸς () φυλασσέτω () φυλακὰς () κυρίου. ()
[7] Καὶ () κυκλώσουσιν () οἱ () Λευῖται () τὸν () βασιλέα () κύκλῳ, () ἀνδρὸς () σκεῦος () ἐν () χειρὶ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ὁ () εἰσπορευόμενος () εἰς () τὸν () οἶκον () ἀποθανεῖται· () καὶ () ἔσονται () μετὰ () τοῦ () βασιλέως () εἰσπορευομένου () καὶ () ἐκπορευομένου. ()
[8] Καὶ () ἐποίησαν () οἱ () Λευῖται () καὶ () πᾶς () Ιουδα κατὰ () πάντα, () ὅσα () ἐνετείλατο () Ιωδαε ὁ () ἱερεύς, () καὶ () ἔλαβον () ἕκαστος () τοὺς () ἄνδρας () αὐτοῦ () ἀπ’ () ἀρχῆς () τοῦ () σαββάτου () ἕως () ἐξόδου () τοῦ () σαββάτου, () ὅτι () οὐ () κατέλυσεν () Ιωδαε τὰς () ἐφημερίας. ()
[9] Καὶ () ἔδωκεν () τὰς () μαχαίρας () καὶ () τοὺς () θυρεοὺς () καὶ () τὰ () ὅπλα, () ἃ () ἦν () τοῦ () βασιλέως () Δαυιδ, () ἐν () οἴκῳ () τοῦ () θεοῦ. ()
[10] Καὶ () ἔστησεν () πάντα () τὸν () λαόν, () ἕκαστον () ἐν () τοῖς () ὅπλοις () αὐτοῦ, () ἀπὸ () τῆς () ὠμίας τοῦ () οἴκου () τῆς () δεξιᾶς () ἕως () τῆς () ὠμίας τῆς () ἀριστερᾶς () τοῦ () θυσιαστηρίου () καὶ () τοῦ () οἴκου () ἐπὶ () τὸν () βασιλέα () κύκλῳ. ()
[11] Καὶ () ἐξήγαγεν () τὸν () υἱὸν () τοῦ () βασιλέως () καὶ () ἔδωκεν () ἐπ’ () αὐτὸν () τὸ () βασίλειον () καὶ () τὰ () μαρτύρια, () καὶ () ἐβασίλευσαν () καὶ () ἔχρισαν () αὐτὸν () Ιωδαε καὶ () οἱ () υἱοὶ () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () εἶπαν () Ζήτω () ὁ () βασιλεύς. ()
[12] Καὶ () ἤκουσεν () Γοθολια τὴν () φωνὴν () τοῦ () λαοῦ () τῶν () τρεχόντων () καὶ () ἐξομολογουμένων () καὶ () αἰνούντων () τὸν () βασιλέα () καὶ () εἰσῆλθεν () πρὸς () τὸν () βασιλέα () εἰς () οἶκον () κυρίου. ()
[13] Καὶ () εἶδεν () καὶ () ἰδοὺ () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () ἐπὶ () τῆς () στάσεως () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἐπὶ () τῆς () εἰσόδου () οἱ () ἄρχοντες () καὶ () αἱ () σάλπιγγες () περὶ () τὸν () βασιλέα, () καὶ () πᾶς () ὁ () λαὸς () ηὐφράνθη () καὶ () ἐσάλπισαν () ἐν () ταῖς () σάλπιγξιν () καὶ () οἱ () ᾄδοντες () ἐν () τοῖς () ὀργάνοις ᾠδοὶ καὶ () ὑμνοῦντες () αἶνον· () καὶ () διέρρηξεν () Γοθολια τὴν () στολὴν () αὐτῆς () καὶ () ἐβόησεν () καὶ () εἶπεν () Ἐπιτιθέμενοι () ἐπιτίθεσθε. ()
[14] Καὶ () ἐξῆλθεν () Ιωδαε ὁ () ἱερεύς, () καὶ () ἐνετείλατο () Ιωδαε ὁ () ἱερεὺς () τοῖς () ἑκατοντάρχοις () καὶ () τοῖς () ἀρχηγοῖς () τῆς () δυνάμεως () καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτοῖς () Ἐκβάλετε () αὐτὴν () ἐκτὸς () τοῦ () οἴκου () καὶ () εἰσέλθατε () ὀπίσω () αὐτῆς, () καὶ () ἀποθανέτω () μαχαίρᾳ· () ὅτι () εἶπεν () ὁ () ἱερεύς () Μὴ () ἀποθανέτω () ἐν () οἴκῳ () κυρίου. ()
[15] Καὶ () ἔδωκαν () αὐτῇ () ἄνεσιν, () καὶ () διῆλθεν () διὰ () τῆς () πύλης () τῶν () ἱππέων () τοῦ () οἴκου () τοῦ () βασιλέως, () καὶ () ἐθανάτωσαν () αὐτὴν () ἐκεῖ. () —
[16] καὶ () διέθετο () Ιωδαε διαθήκην () ἀνὰ () μέσον () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () τοῦ () λαοῦ () καὶ () τοῦ () βασιλέως () εἶναι () λαὸν () τῷ () κυρίῳ. ()
[17] Καὶ () εἰσῆλθεν () πᾶς () ὁ () λαὸς () τῆς () γῆς () εἰς () οἶκον () Βααλ () καὶ () κατέσπασαν αὐτὸν () καὶ () τὰ () θυσιαστήρια () καὶ () τὰ () εἴδωλα () αὐτοῦ () ἐλέπτυναν καὶ () τὸν () Ματθαν () ἱερέα () τῆς () Βααλ () ἐθανάτωσαν () ἐναντίον () τῶν () θυσιαστηρίων () αὐτοῦ. ()
[18] Καὶ () ἐνεχείρησεν Ιωδαε ὁ () ἱερεὺς () τὰ () ἔργα () οἴκου () κυρίου () διὰ () χειρὸς () ἱερέων () καὶ () Λευιτῶν () καὶ () ἀνέστησεν () τὰς () ἐφημερίας () τῶν () ἱερέων () καὶ () τῶν () Λευιτῶν, () ἃς () διέστειλεν () Δαυιδ () ἐπὶ () τὸν () οἶκον () κυρίου () καὶ () ἀνενέγκαι () ὁλοκαυτώματα () κυρίῳ, () καθὼς () γέγραπται () ἐν () νόμῳ () Μωυσῆ, () ἐν () εὐφροσύνῃ () καὶ () ἐν () ᾠδαῖς () διὰ () χειρὸς () Δαυιδ. ()
[19] Καὶ () ἔστησαν () οἱ () πυλωροὶ ἐπὶ () τὰς () πύλας () οἴκου () κυρίου, () καὶ () οὐκ () εἰσελεύσεται () ἀκάθαρτος () εἰς () πᾶν () πρᾶγμα. ()
[20] Καὶ () ἔλαβεν () τοὺς () πατριάρχας () καὶ () τοὺς () δυνατοὺς () καὶ () τοὺς () ἄρχοντας () τοῦ () λαοῦ () καὶ () πάντα () τὸν () λαὸν () τῆς () γῆς () καὶ () ἀνεβίβασαν () τὸν () βασιλέα () εἰς () οἶκον () κυρίου, () καὶ () εἰσῆλθεν () διὰ () τῆς () πύλης () τῆς () ἐσωτέρας () εἰς () τὸν () οἶκον () τοῦ () βασιλέως, () καὶ () ἐκάθισαν () τὸν () βασιλέα () ἐπὶ () τὸν () θρόνον () τῆς () βασιλείας. ()
[21] Καὶ () ηὐφράνθη () πᾶς () ὁ () λαὸς () τῆς () γῆς, () καὶ () ἡ () πόλις () ἡσύχασεν· () καὶ () τὴν () Γοθολιαν ἐθανάτωσαν () μαχαίρᾳ. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.