2 Chronicles 23

In the seventh year, the priest **Yehoiada** orchestrates a covenant with army captains, Levites, and leaders to proclaim the hidden infant king **Yo'ash** (Joash), son of Ahazyahu, as rightful heir to David's line as promised by **YHWH**, arming them to guard him in the house of **YHWH**.[1][2][3] When **'Atalyahu** (Athaliah) cries treason, Yehoiada orders her execution outside the temple at the Horse Gate; a covenant is made for the people to be **YHWH**'s, temple worship is restored with gatekeepers, and Yo'ash is enthroned amid rejoicing.[1][2][4]

Interlinear Text

And-in-the-year the-seventh he-strengthened-himself Jehoiada and-he-took [direct object marker] captains-of the-hundreds to-Azariah son-of Jeroham and-to-Ishmael son-of Jehohanan and-to-Azariah son-of Obed and-[et] Maaseiah son-of Adaiah and-[et] Elishaphat son-of Zichri with-him in-the-covenant
1 וּ/בַ/שָּׁנָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤄 uvashanah And-in-the-year HC/Rd/Ncfsa הַ/שְּׁבִעִ֜ית 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤕 hasheviit the-seventh HTd/Aofsa הִתְחַזַּ֣ק 𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤆𐤒 hitechazaq he-strengthened-himself HVtp3ms יְהוֹיָדָ֗ע 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏 yehoyada Jehoiada HNp וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and-he-took HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo שָׂרֵ֣י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey captains-of HNcmpc הַ/מֵּא֡וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 hameot the-hundreds HTd/Acbpa לַ/עֲזַרְיָ֣הוּ 𐤋/𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤅 laazareyahu to-Azariah HR/Np בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son-of HNcmsc יְרֹחָ֡ם 𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤌 yerocham Jeroham HNp וּ/לְ/יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤀𐤋 uleyishemael and-to-Ishmael HC/R/Np בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son-of HNcmsc יְ֠הוֹחָנָן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤇𐤍𐤍 yehochanan Jehohanan HNp וְ/לַֽ/עֲזַרְיָ֨הוּ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤅 velaazareyahu and-to-Azariah HC/R/Np בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven-2 Bene (Bemba) son-of HNcmsc עוֹבֵ֜ד 𐤏𐤅𐤁𐤃 oved Obed HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[et] HC/To מַעֲשֵׂיָ֧הוּ 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 maaseyahu Maaseiah HNp בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven-3 Bene (Bemba) son-of HNcmsc עֲדָיָ֛הוּ 𐤏𐤃𐤉𐤄𐤅 adayahu Adaiah HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and-[et] HC/To אֱלִישָׁפָ֥ט 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤈 elishafat Elishaphat HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-2 Bene (Bemba) son-of HNcmsc זִכְרִ֖י 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉 zikheri Zichri HNp עִמּ֥/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with-him HR/Sp3ms בַ/בְּרִֽית 𐤁/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 vaberit in-the-covenant HRd/Ncfsa
and they did the Levites and all Judah according to all that he had commanded Jehoiada the priest and they took each man [direct object marker] his men coming the sabbath with going out the sabbath for not dismissed Jehoiada the priest [direct object marker] the divisions
8 וַ/יַּעֲשׂ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 vayaasu and they did HC/Vqw3mp הַ/לְוִיִּ֜ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites HTd/Ngmpa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all HC/Ncmsc יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah HNp כְּ/כֹ֣ל 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhol according to all HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr צִוָּה֮ 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah he had commanded HVpp3ms יְהוֹיָדָ֣ע 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏 yehoyada Jehoiada HNp הַ/כֹּהֵן֒ 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּקְחוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇𐤅 vayiqechu and they took HC/Vqw3mp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo אֲנָשָׁ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 anashayv his men HNcmpc/Sp3ms בָּאֵ֣י 𐤁𐤀𐤉 baey coming HVqrmpc הַ/שַּׁבָּ֔ת 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤕 hashabat the sabbath HTd/Ncbsa עִ֖ם 𐤏𐤌 im with HR יוֹצְאֵ֣י 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤀𐤉 yotseey going out HVqrmpc הַ/שַּׁבָּ֑ת 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤕 hashabat-2 the sabbath HTd/Ncbsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn פָטַ֛ר 𐤐𐤈𐤓 fatar dismissed HVqp3ms יְהוֹיָדָ֥ע 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏 yehoyada-2 Jehoiada HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֖ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen-2 the priest HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo הַֽ/מַּחְלְקֽוֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤅𐤕 hamacheleqot the divisions HTd/Ncfpa
And they brought out [direct object marker] the son of the king and put upon him [direct object marker] the crown and [direct object marker] the testimony and made king him and anointed him Jehoiada and his sons and said Long live the king
and she saw and behold the king standing by his pillar at the entrance and the captains and the trumpeters beside the king and all people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets and the singers with instruments of song leading in praise and she tore Athaliah her clothes and said Treason treason
13 וַ/תֵּ֡רֶא 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤀 vatere and she saw HC/Vqw3fs וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold HC/Tm הַ/מֶּלֶךְ֩ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king HTd/Ncmsa עוֹמֵ֨ד 𐤏𐤅𐤌𐤃 omed standing HVqrmsa עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al by HR עַמּוּד֜/וֹ 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤃/𐤅 amudo his pillar HNcmsc/Sp3ms בַּ/מָּב֗וֹא 𐤁/𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤀 bamavo at the entrance HRd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/שָּׂרִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 vehasarim and the captains HC/Td/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/חֲצֹצְרוֹת֮ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 vehachatsotserot and the trumpeters HC/Td/Ncfpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 beside HR הַ/מֶּלֶךְ֒ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all HC/Ncmsc עַ֨ם 𐤏𐤌 am people HNcmsc הָ/אָ֜רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the land HTd/Ncbsa שָׂמֵ֗חַ 𐤔𐤌𐤇 samecha rejoicing HAamsa וְ/תוֹקֵ֨עַ֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤅𐤒𐤏 vetoqea and blowing HC/Vqrmsa בַּ/חֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹת 𐤁/𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 bachatsotserot trumpets HR/Ncfpa וְ/הַ/מְשֽׁוֹרֲרִים֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤓𐤉𐤌 vehameshorarim and the singers HC/Td/Vormpa בִּ/כְלֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤊𐤋𐤉 bikheley with instruments HR/Ncmpc הַ/שִּׁ֔יר 𐤄/𐤔𐤉𐤓 hashir of song HTd/Ncbsa וּ/מוֹדִיעִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤌 umodiim leading HC/Vhrmpa לְ/הַלֵּ֑ל 𐤋/𐤄𐤋𐤋 lehalel in praise HR/Vpc וַ/תִּקְרַ֤ע 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤏 vatiqera and she tore HC/Vqw3fs עֲתַלְיָ֨הוּ֙ 𐤏𐤕𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅 ataleyahu Athaliah HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et her HTo בְּגָדֶ֔י/הָ 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉/𐤄 begadeyha clothes HNcmpc/Sp3fs וַ/תֹּ֖אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and said HC/Vqw3fs קֶ֥שֶׁר 𐤒𐤔𐤓 qesher Treason HNcmsa קָֽשֶׁר 𐤒𐤔𐤓 qasher treason HNcmsa
and he brought out Jehoiada the priest [direct object marker] captains of the hundreds who were appointed over the army and he said to them bring her out to from the house of the ranks and the one who comes after her let him be put to death with the sword for he had said the priest not put her to death in the house of YHWH
14 וַ/יּוֹצֵא֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤀 vayotse and he brought out HC/Vhw3ms יְהוֹיָדָ֨ע 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏 yehoyada Jehoiada HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֜ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo שָׂרֵ֥י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey captains of HNcmpc הַ/מֵּא֣וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 hameot the hundreds HTd/Acbpa פְּקוּדֵ֣י 𐤐𐤒𐤅𐤃𐤉 pequdey who were appointed over HVqsmpc הַ/חַ֗יִל 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤋 hachayil the army HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֲלֵ/הֶם֙ 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem to them HR/Sp3mp הֽוֹצִיא֨וּ/הָ֙ 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀𐤅/𐤄 hotsiuha bring her out HVhv2mp/Sp3fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR מִ/בֵּ֣ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from the house of HR/Ncmsc הַ/שְּׂדֵר֔וֹת 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤓𐤅𐤕 hasederot the ranks HTd/Ncfpa וְ/הַ/בָּ֥א 𐤅/𐤄/𐤁𐤀 vehaba and the one who comes HC/Td/Vqrmsa אַחֲרֶ֖י/הָ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤄 achareyha after her HR/Sp3fs יוּמַ֣ת 𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤕 yumat let him be put to death HVHi3ms בֶּ/חָ֑רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 becharev with the sword HRd/Ncfsa כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar he had said HVqp3ms הַ/כֹּהֵ֔ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen-2 the priest HTd/Ncmsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn תְמִית֖וּ/הָ 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤅/𐤄 temituha put her to death HVhi2mp/Sp3fs בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt in the house of HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp
And he put Jehoiada the oversight of the house of YHWH into the hand of the priests the Levites whom had divided David over the house of YHWH to offer up burnt offerings of YHWH as written in the law of Moses with joy and with song upon the hands of David
18 וַ/יָּשֶׂם֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem And he put HC/Vqw3ms יְהוֹיָדָ֨ע 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏 yehoyada Jehoiada HNp פְּקֻדֹּ֜ת 𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕 pequdot the oversight HNcfpc בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of the house HNcmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH HNp בְּ/יַ֨ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad into the hand HR/Ncbsc הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim of the priests HTd/Ncmpa הַ/לְוִיִּם֮ 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites HTd/Ngmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom HTr חָלַ֣ק 𐤇𐤋𐤒 chalaq had divided HVqp3ms דָּוִיד֮ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2 the house HNcmsc יְהוָה֒ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH HNp לְֽ/הַעֲל֞וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 lehaalot to offer up HR/Vhc עֹל֣וֹת 𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 olot burnt offerings HNcfpc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH HNp כַּ/כָּת֛וּב 𐤊/𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁 kakatuv as written HRd/Vqsmsa בְּ/תוֹרַ֥ת 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕 betorat in the law HR/Ncfsc מֹשֶׁ֖ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh of Moses HNp בְּ/שִׂמְחָ֣ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 besimechah with joy HR/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/שִׁ֑יר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤉𐤓 uveshir and with song HC/R/Ncbsa עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 upon HR יְדֵ֥י 𐤉𐤃𐤉 yedey the hands HNcbdc דָוִֽיד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david-2 of David HNp
and he took direct object marker captains of hundreds and nobles and governors of the people and all people of the land and brought down direct object marker the king from house YHWH and they came through gate upper of house the king and set direct object marker the king upon throne of the kingdom
20 וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and he took HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker HTo שָׂרֵ֣י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey captains HNcmpc הַ/מֵּא֡וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 hameot of hundreds HTd/Acbpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and HC/To הָֽ/אַדִּירִים֩ 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌 haadirim nobles HTd/Aampa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and HC/To הַ/מּֽוֹשְׁלִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤌 hamoshelim governors HTd/Vqrmpa בָּ/עָ֜ם 𐤁/𐤏𐤌 baam of the people HRd/Ncmsa וְ/אֵ֣ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc עַ֣ם 𐤏𐤌 am people HNcmsc הָ/אָ֗רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the land HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יּ֤וֹרֶד 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤃 vayored and brought down HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker HTo הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king HTd/Ncmsa מִ/בֵּ֣ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from house HR/Ncmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp וַ/יָּבֹ֛אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and they came HC/Vqw3mp בְּ/תֽוֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe through HR/Ncmsc שַׁ֥עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar gate HNcmsc הָֽ/עֶלְי֖וֹן 𐤄/𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍 haeleyon upper HTd/Aamsa בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of house HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יּוֹשִׁ֨יבוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 vayoshivu and set HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 direct object marker HTo הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-3 the king HTd/Ncmsa עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al upon HR כִּסֵּ֥א 𐤊𐤎𐤀 kise throne HNcmsc הַ/מַּמְלָכָֽה 𐤄/𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 hamamelakhah of the kingdom HTd/Ncfsa