2 Chronicles 23

1 and in/on/with year [the] seventh to strengthen: strengthen Jehoiada and to take: take [obj] ruler [the] hundred to/for Azariah son: child Jeroham and to/for Ishmael son: child Jehohanan and to/for Azariah son: child Obed and [obj] Maaseiah son: child Adaiah and [obj] Elishaphat son: child Zichri with him in/on/with covenant

But in the seventh year, Jehoiada had the courage to act. He made a pledge with the commanders of hundreds: Azariah, son of Jeroham, Ishmael, son of Jehohanan, Azariah, son of Obed, Maaseiah, son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat, son of Zichri.

2 and to turn: turn in/on/with Judah and to gather [obj] [the] Levi from all city Judah and head: leader [the] father to/for Israel and to come (in): come to(wards) Jerusalem

They traveled all over Judah and brought together the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the family leaders of Israel. When they came to Jerusalem,

3 and to cut: make(covenant) all [the] assembly covenant in/on/with house: temple [the] God with [the] king and to say to/for them behold son: descendant/people [the] king to reign like/as as which to speak: speak LORD upon son: descendant/people David

they all assembled at God's Temple and made a solemn agreement with the king. Jehoiada announced to them, “Look, here is the king's son and he must reign, just as the Lord promised the descendants of David would.

4 this [the] word: thing which to make: do [the] third from you to come (in): come [the] Sabbath to/for priest and to/for Levi to/for gatekeeper [the] threshold

Here's what you have to do. One third of you priests and Levites who enter on the Sabbath shall guard the entrances.

5 and [the] third in/on/with house: home [the] king and [the] third in/on/with gate [the] (Gate of the) Foundation and all [the] people in/on/with court house: temple LORD

Another third shall go over to the king's palace, while the last third shall be at the Foundation Gate. Everyone else stay in the courtyards of the Lord's Temple.

6 and not to come (in): come house: temple LORD that if: except if: except [the] priest and [the] to minister to/for Levi they(masc.) to come (in): come for holiness they(masc.) and all [the] people to keep: obey charge LORD

No one should enter the Lord's Temple except the priests and those Levites are serving. They can enter because they have been made holy, but everyone else must follow the Lord's commands.

7 and to surround [the] Levi [obj] [the] king around man: anyone and article/utensil his in/on/with hand his and [the] to come (in): come to(wards) [the] house: home to die and to be with [the] king in/on/with to come (in): come he and in/on/with to come out: come he

The Levites shall surround the king, weapons in hand. Kill anyone who enters the Temple. Stay close to the king wherever he goes.”

8 and to make: do [the] Levi and all Judah like/as all which to command Jehoiada [the] priest and to take: bring man: anyone [obj] human his to come (in): come [the] Sabbath with to come out: come [the] Sabbath for not to separate Jehoiada [the] priest [obj] [the] division

The Levites and all the people of Judah did everything that Jehoiada the priest told them. The commanders each brought his men, both those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty, for Jehoiada the priest had not dismissed any of the divisions.

9 and to give: give Jehoiada [the] priest to/for ruler [the] hundred [obj] [the] spear and [obj] [the] shield and [obj] [the] shield which to/for king David which house: temple [the] God

Jehoiada the priest provided the commanders with the spears and the large and small shields of King David that were in God's Temple.

10 and to stand: appoint [obj] all [the] people and man: anyone missile his in/on/with hand his from shoulder [the] house: home [the] right: south till shoulder [the] house: home [the] left: north to/for altar and to/for house: home upon [the] king around

He placed them all, with their weapons in hand, to surround the king from the south side of the Temple to the north side, and near the altar and the Temple.

11 and to come out: send [obj] son: child [the] king and to give: put upon him [obj] [the] consecration: crown and [obj] [the] testimony and to reign [obj] him and to anoint him Jehoiada and son: child his and to say to live [the] king

Jehoiada and his sons then brought out the king's son, placed the crown on him, presented him with a copy of God's law, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and shouted out, “Long live the king!”

12 and to hear: hear Athaliah [obj] voice: sound [the] people [the] to run: run and [the] to boast: praise [obj] [the] king and to come (in): come to(wards) [the] people house: temple LORD

When Athaliah heard the noise of people running and shouting praise to the king, she rushed to the crowds at the Lord's Temple.

13 and to see: see and behold [the] king to stand: stand upon pillar his in/on/with entrance and [the] ruler and [the] trumpet upon [the] king and all people [the] land: country/planet glad and to blow in/on/with trumpet and [the] to sing in/on/with article/utensil [the] song and to know to/for to boast: praise and to tear Athaliah [obj] garment her and to say conspiracy conspiracy

She saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The commanders and trumpeters were with the king, and everyone was celebrating and blowing trumpets as the singers with musical instruments led the praise. Athaliah ripped her clothes and screamed out, “Treason! Treason!”

14 and to come out: send Jehoiada [the] priest [obj] ruler [the] hundred to reckon: overseer [the] strength: soldiers and to say to(wards) them to come out: send her to(wards) from house: home [the] rank and [the] to come (in): come after her to die in/on/with sword for to say [the] priest not to die her house: temple LORD

Jehoiada ordered the army commanders, “Bring her to the men standing in front of the Temple, and kill anyone who follows her.” Earlier the priest had made it clear, “She must not be killed in the Lord's Temple.”

15 and to set: put to/for her hand and to come (in): come to(wards) entrance gate [the] horse house: home [the] king and to die her there

They grabbed hold of her and took her to the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king's palace, and killed her there.

16 and to cut: make(covenant) Jehoiada covenant between him and between all [the] people and between [the] king to/for to be to/for people to/for LORD

Then Jehoiada made a solemn agreement between himself and all the people and the king that they would be the Lord's people.

17 and to come (in): come all [the] people house: home [the] Baal and to tear him and [obj] altar his and [obj] image his to break and [obj] Mattan priest [the] Baal to kill to/for face: before [the] altar

Everyone went to the Temple of Baal and tore down its altars and smashed the idols. They killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, right in front of the altar.

18 and to set: put Jehoiada punishment house: temple LORD in/on/with hand: power [the] priest [the] Levi which to divide David upon house: temple LORD to/for to ascend: offer up burnt offering LORD like/as to write in/on/with instruction Moses in/on/with joy and in/on/with song upon hand: power David

Jehoiada placed the responsibility for the Lord's Temple in the hands of the Levitical priests. They were the ones whom David had appointed over the Lord's Temple to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, as is required by the Law of Moses, with celebration and singing, as David instructed.

19 and to stand: stand [the] gatekeeper upon gate house: temple LORD and not to come (in): come unclean to/for all word: thing

He placed gatekeepers at the entrances to the Lord's Temple, so that no one unclean for any reason could enter.

20 and to take: take [obj] ruler [the] hundred and [obj] [the] great and [obj] [the] to rule in/on/with people and [obj] all people [the] land: country/planet and to go down [obj] [the] king from house: temple LORD and to come (in): come in/on/with midst gate [the] high house: home [the] king and to dwell [obj] [the] king upon throne [the] kingdom

Along with the commanders, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people, he led the king in a procession down from the Lord's Temple through the upper gate to the royal palace. There they set the king on the royal throne.

21 and to rejoice all people [the] land: country/planet and [the] city to quiet and [obj] Athaliah to die in/on/with sword

All throughout the land people celebrated, and Jerusalem was at peace, because Athaliah had been killed by the sword.