Jehoiada in the Bible

Meaning: knowledge of the Lord

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And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.

Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, son of a valiant man, great in exploits, of Kabzeel: he it was that smote two lions of Moab; and he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.

Verse ConceptsPitsSnowStrength, HumanChampionsKilling Wild AnimalsDeliverance From LionsCold WeatherHoles In The Ground

These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he had a name among the three mighty men.

Verse ConceptsPraising Specific People

But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men whom David had, were not with Adonijah.

Verse ConceptsGuardsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, he has not invited.

And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.

Verse ConceptsKings SummoningNamed Prophets Of The Lord

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, Amen: Jehovah, the God of my lord the king, say so too.

Verse ConceptsAgreement, Before GodAmen

And Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.

Verse ConceptsMulesBodyguardsRiding MulesNamed Prophets Of The Lord

And the king has sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule;

Verse ConceptsMulesRiding Mules

And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; who fell on him, that he died.

Verse ConceptsMurder

And it was told king Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of Jehovah; and behold, he is by the altar. And Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall on him.

Verse ConceptsDeath penalty

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell upon him, and put him to death; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

Verse ConceptsSwordsLiving In The WildernessKilling Named Individuals

And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his stead over the host; and Zadok the priest the king put in the stead of Abiathar.

Verse ConceptsSolomon, Character OfExchanging Of Leaders

And the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; who went out and fell upon him, and he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTKilling Named IndividualsThe Kingdom Of Solomon

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains of the hundreds, of the bodyguard and the couriers, and brought them to him into the house of Jehovah, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of Jehovah, and shewed them the king's son.

Verse ConceptsSealing A CovenantCommanderMercenariesOaths, HumanCovenant RelationshipsPeople Made Known

And the captains of the hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go forth on the sabbath, and they came to Jehoiada the priest.

Verse ConceptsRank

Jehoiada led out the king's son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia. They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head. They clapped their hands and cried out, "Long live the king!"

Verse ConceptsClappingCrowns, Worn ByHead coveringHeraldHigh Priest, In OtAnointing, Performed OnCoronationsApplauseAnointing KingsMaking Kings

And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds that were set over the host, and said to them, Lead her forth without the ranks; and whosoever follows her, slay with the sword; for the priest said, Let her not be put to death in the house of Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsRestraints From KillingApproval To Kill

And Jehoiada solemnised a covenant between Yahweh, and the king, and the people, that they should become a people unto Yahweh, - also between the king and the people.

Verse ConceptsCovenant RelationshipsConversion, God's demands forLater Covenants With God

All the people of the land went and demolished the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols to bits. They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altar. Jehoiada the priest then placed guards at the Lord's temple.

Verse ConceptsFalse GodsDestruction Of Satan's WorksKilling Priests

So King Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other priests, and said unto them - Why are ye not repairing the breaches of the house? Now, therefore, do not take silver from your acquaintances, for, to repair the breaches of the house, ought ye to have given it?

Verse ConceptsKings Summoningsales

Then took Jehoiada a certain chest, and bored a hole in the door thereof, - and set it beside the altar, on the right as one entereth into the house of Yahweh, and the priests that kept the entrance-hall, used to put therein - all the silver that was brought into the house of Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsChestsRight SidesMoney Box

Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, son of a man of valour, hero of many a deed, from Kabziel - he, smote the two sons of Ariel of Moab, he, also went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit, in time of snow;

Verse ConceptsClimates, TypesSnowStrength, HumanKilling Wild AnimalsDeliverance From LionsCold Weatherheroes

These things, did Benaiah son of Jehoiada, so, he, had a name among three heroes.

And Jehoiada, was chief ruler for Aaron, - and, with him, three thousand and seven hundred;

Verse ConceptsThree Thousand And Up

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were the first at the king's hand.

The ruler of the third host, for the third month, was Benaiah, son of Jehoiada the priest - a chief, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

And, after Ahitophel, was Jehoiada son of Benaiah - and Abiathar. And, the captain of the king's army, was Joab.

But Jehoshabeath the daughter of the king took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in the bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest (for she was the sister of Ahaziah), hid him from Athaliah, so that she did not slay him;

Verse ConceptsBedroomsNursesSistersNamed Sisters

And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of the 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.

Verse ConceptsCovenant Relationships

and the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the temple of God. Jehoiada said to them, "The king's son will rule, just as the Lord promised David's descendants.

Verse ConceptsCovenant Relationships

And the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go forth on the sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest did not liberate the divisions.

And Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains of the hundreds king David's spears and shields and targets, which were in the house of God.

And they brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, Long live the king!

Verse ConceptsHead coveringVoicesCoronations

And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of the hundreds that were set over the host, and said to them, Lead her forth without the ranks; and whosoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword; for the priest said, Ye shall not put her to death in the house of Jehovah.

And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they should be the people of Jehovah.

And Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of Jehovah under the hand of the priests, the Levites, whom David had set by classes over the house of Jehovah to offer up Jehovah's burnt-offerings, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing according to the directions of David.

Verse ConceptsOverseersSinging

Jehoiada stationed the gatekeepers [at the gates] of the house of the Lord, so that no one would enter who was in any way unclean.

Verse ConceptsGatesPorters

And Joash did what was right in the sight of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begot sons and daughters.

And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said to him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tribute of Moses the servant of Jehovah laid upon the congregation of Israel, for the tent of the testimony?

Verse ConceptsChief priestsMoses, Significance OfTax Collectors

And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and they hired masons and carpenters to renew the house of Jehovah, and also such as wrought in iron and bronze, to repair the house of Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsCraftsmenBronzeCarpentersHiringIronMasonsreinforcement

And when they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada; and they made of it vessels for the house of Jehovah, utensils to minister, and with which to offer up, and cups, and utensils of gold and silver. And they offered up burnt-offerings in the house of Jehovah continually all the days of Jehoiada.

Verse ConceptsLeaders, SpiritualSilverSpoons

And Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; he was a hundred and thirty years old when he died.

Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attainment Of

And after the death of Jehoiada the princes of Judah came and made obeisance to the king; then the king hearkened to them.

And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood up above the people and said unto them, Thus saith God: Wherefore do ye transgress the commandments of Jehovah? And ye cannot prosper; for ye have forsaken Jehovah, and he hath forsaken you.

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentevil, believers' responses toImpenitence, Results OfVictory, As An Act Of GodThe Spirit Of God

And king Joash remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, Jehovah see and require it!

Verse ConceptsIngratitudeKindness

And when they had departed from him (for they left him in great diseases), his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died; and they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the sepulchres of the kings.

Verse ConceptsTombs

And the gate of the old wall repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodiah; they laid its beams, and set up its doors, and its locks, and its bars.

Verse ConceptsNamed Gates

Jeshua fathered Jehoiakim; Jehoiakim fathered Eliashib; Eliashib [fathered] Jehoiada;

Jehoiada fathered Jehonathan; Jehonathan fathered Jaddua.

In the days of Eliashib, Jehoiada, Jehohanan, and Jaddua the Levites were recorded as heads of the {families}. So [these were] the priests [during] the reign of Darius the Persian.

Verse ConceptsTimes Of People

Even one of the sons of Jehoiada, son of Eliashib the high priest, had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. So I drove him away from me.

"The Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada. He has put you in charge in the Lord's temple of controlling any lunatic who pretends to be a prophet. And it is your duty to put any such person in the stocks with an iron collar around his neck.

Verse ConceptsMadmenDeposed PriestsExchange Of IndividualsReckoned Insane

Thematic Bible



And all the people of the land will go into the house of Baal, and lay it waste; his altars and his images they brake in pieces diligently, and Mattan, priest of Baal, they slew before the altars. And the priest will set overseers over the house of Jehovah.


And in the seventh year Jehoida will send and take the captains of hundreds for executioners, and for runners, and he will bring them to him to the house of Jehovah, and he will cut out to them a covenant, and he will cause them to swear in the house of Jehovah, and he will cause them to see the king's son. And he will command them saying, This the word which ye shall do: The third of you coming in the Sabbath and watching the: watches of the king's house; And the third in the gate of Sur; and a third in the gate behind the runners: and watch the watches of the house from being swept away. read more.
And two hands among you. all going forth the Sabbath, and watch ye the watches of the house of Jehovah for the king. And surround upon the king round about, a man and his weapon in, his hand: and he coming into the ranks shall be slain. And be ye with, the king in his going forth and in his coming And the captains of hundreds will do according to all that Jehoida the priest commanded: and they will take each his men going in the Sabbath, with those going forth the Sabbath, and they will come to Jehoida the priest And the priest will give to the captains of hundreds the spears: and shields: which were to king David, Which were in the house of Jehovah. And the runners will stand, a man his weapon in his hand, from the right shoulder of the house even to the left shoulder of the house, to the altar and to the house by the king round about And he will bring forth the king's son, and he will give upon him the diadem and the testimonies; and they will make him king, and: anoint him and they will strike the hand and say, The king shall live.


And all the people of the land will go into the house of Baal, and lay it waste; his altars and his images they brake in pieces diligently, and Mattan, priest of Baal, they slew before the altars. And the priest will set overseers over the house of Jehovah.


And Jehoida the priest will take one ark and bore a hole in its door, and he will give it by the altar on the right in a man's coming to the house of Jehovah: and the priests watching the threshold will give there all the silver being brought to the house of Jehovah.

And Jehoida will cut out the covenant between Jehovah and between the king, and between the people, to be for a: people to Jehovah; and between the king and between the people.

And Jehoiada will cutout a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, to be for a people to Jehovah.

And in the seventh year Jehoida will send and take the captains of hundreds for executioners, and for runners, and he will bring them to him to the house of Jehovah, and he will cut out to them a covenant, and he will cause them to swear in the house of Jehovah, and he will cause them to see the king's son.

And Jehoshabeath daughter of the king will take Joash son of Ahaziah, and she will steal him from the midst of the king's sons being slain, and give him and his nurse in a bed-chamber. And Jehoshabeath daughter of king Jehoram wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was sister of Ahaziah) will hide him from the face of Athaliah. and she slew him not.

And Jehoiada the priest will give to the chiefs of hundreds, spears and shields and bucklers, which were to king David, which were in the house of God.

And Joash will do the straight in the eyes of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest

And Jehoiada will be old and full of days, and he will die the son of a hundred and thirty years in his death.


And Jehoash will say to the priests, All the silver of the holies which shall come to the house of Jehovah, the silver of a man passing by, the silver of the souls of his estimation, all the silver which shall come up upon the heart of a man to bring in to the house of Jehovah, The priests shall take to themselves a man from his selling; and they shall make firm the breach of the house to all which a breach shall be found there. And it will be in the year the twenty and third year to king Jehoash, and the priests strengthened not the breach of the house. read more.
And king Jehoash will call for Jehoida the priest, and for the priests, and he will say to them, Wherefore are ye not strengthening the breach of the house? now ye shall not take silver from the selling, for ye shall give it for the breach of the house. And the priests will consent not to take silver from the people, and not to strengthen the breach of the house. And Jehoida the priest will take one ark and bore a hole in its door, and he will give it by the altar on the right in a man's coming to the house of Jehovah: and the priests watching the threshold will give there all the silver being brought to the house of Jehovah. And it will be when they saw much silver was in the ark, and the king's scribe will come up, and the great priest, and they will bind together, and number the silver found in the house of Jehovah. And they gave the silver being prepared into the hand of those doing the work of those overseeing the house of Jehovah: and they will bring forth to the artificers of wood, and to the builders doing the house of Jehovah, And to those building the wall, and to the cutters of stone, and to buy woods and stones being cut to strengthen the breach of the house of Jehovah, and for all which went forth upon the house to strengthen. But there shall not be made for the house of Jehovah silver dishes, snuffers, vases, trumpets, any vessels of gold and vessels of silver from the silver being brought to the house of Jehovah: For they shall give to those doing the work, and they strengthened with it the house of Jehovah. And they will not reckon with the men which they will give the silver into their hand to give to those doing the work, for they do in faith. The silver of trespass and the silver of sins shall not come into the house of Jehovah: it shall be to the priests.

And it will be after this it was with the heart of Joash to renew the house of Jehovah. And he will gather together the priests and the Levites, and say to them, Go ye forth to the cities of Judah and gather together from all Israel silver to strengthen the house of your God as often as year by year, and ye shall hasten to the word. And the Levites hastened not And the king will call for Jehoiada the head, and say to him, Wherefore didst thou not seek out for the Levites to bring in from Judah and from Jerusalem the loan of Moses the servant of Jehovah, and of the convocation to Israel, to the tent of testimonies? read more.
For Athaliah doing evil; her sons broke asunder the house of God; and also all the holies of the house of Jehovah they made for the Baals. And the king will say, and they will make one ark, and they will give it in the gate of the house of Jehovah without And they will give a voice in Judah and in Jerusalem, to bring in to Jehovah the loan of Moses the servant of God, upon Israel in the desert And the chiefs and all the people will rejoice, and they will bring in and cast into the ark, even to finishing. And it will be in the time of bringing in the ark to the charge of the king by the hand of the Levites, and in their seeing that there was much silver, and the king's scribe came, and the head priest's overseer, and they will empty the ark and lift it up, and turn it back to its place. Thus they did to day by day, and they will gather silver for multitude. And the king and Jehoiada will give for doing the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and hewers and artificers will be hired to renew the house of Jehovah, and also for those working iron and brass to strengthen the house of Jehovah. And they doing the work will work, and healing will go up to the work by their hand, and they will cause the house of God to stand upon its measure, and they will make it firm. And in their finishing they brought before the king and Jehoiada the rest of the silver, and they will make vessels for the house of Jehovah, vessels to serve and to bring up, and dishes, and vessels of gold and silver. And they will be bringing up burnt-offerings in the house of Jehovah always all the days of Jehoiada.


And Jehoash will do the straight in the eyes of Jehovah all his days which Jehoida the priest taught him.

And Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father did with him, and he will kill his son. And in his death he said, Jehovah will see and seek out

And Joash will do the straight in the eyes of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest



And Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites: and the sons of David were priests.


And it will be after this it was with the heart of Joash to renew the house of Jehovah. And he will gather together the priests and the Levites, and say to them, Go ye forth to the cities of Judah and gather together from all Israel silver to strengthen the house of your God as often as year by year, and ye shall hasten to the word. And the Levites hastened not And the king will call for Jehoiada the head, and say to him, Wherefore didst thou not seek out for the Levites to bring in from Judah and from Jerusalem the loan of Moses the servant of Jehovah, and of the convocation to Israel, to the tent of testimonies? read more.
For Athaliah doing evil; her sons broke asunder the house of God; and also all the holies of the house of Jehovah they made for the Baals. And the king will say, and they will make one ark, and they will give it in the gate of the house of Jehovah without And they will give a voice in Judah and in Jerusalem, to bring in to Jehovah the loan of Moses the servant of God, upon Israel in the desert And the chiefs and all the people will rejoice, and they will bring in and cast into the ark, even to finishing. And it will be in the time of bringing in the ark to the charge of the king by the hand of the Levites, and in their seeing that there was much silver, and the king's scribe came, and the head priest's overseer, and they will empty the ark and lift it up, and turn it back to its place. Thus they did to day by day, and they will gather silver for multitude. And the king and Jehoiada will give for doing the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and hewers and artificers will be hired to renew the house of Jehovah, and also for those working iron and brass to strengthen the house of Jehovah. And they doing the work will work, and healing will go up to the work by their hand, and they will cause the house of God to stand upon its measure, and they will make it firm. And in their finishing they brought before the king and Jehoiada the rest of the silver, and they will make vessels for the house of Jehovah, vessels to serve and to bring up, and dishes, and vessels of gold and silver. And they will be bringing up burnt-offerings in the house of Jehovah always all the days of Jehoiada. And Jehoiada will be old and full of days, and he will die the son of a hundred and thirty years in his death. And they will bury him in the city of David with the kings, for he did good in Israel, and with God and his house.


And Jehoida the leader to Aaron and with him three thousand seven hundred.


Jehovah gave thee priest instead of Jehoida the priest to be overseers of the house of Jehovah, and for every man raving and prophesying, and give him to the stocks and to the prison.


And after Ahithophel, Jeboida son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the chief of the army to the king, Joab.


And Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites: and the sons of David were priests.


And the old gate held fast Jehoida son of Paseah, and Meshullam son of Besodeiah; they framed and set up its doors, its bolts and its bars.


And in the seventh year Jehoida will send and take the captains of hundreds for executioners, and for runners, and he will bring them to him to the house of Jehovah, and he will cut out to them a covenant, and he will cause them to swear in the house of Jehovah, and he will cause them to see the king's son. And he will command them saying, This the word which ye shall do: The third of you coming in the Sabbath and watching the: watches of the king's house; And the third in the gate of Sur; and a third in the gate behind the runners: and watch the watches of the house from being swept away. read more.
And two hands among you. all going forth the Sabbath, and watch ye the watches of the house of Jehovah for the king. And surround upon the king round about, a man and his weapon in, his hand: and he coming into the ranks shall be slain. And be ye with, the king in his going forth and in his coming And the captains of hundreds will do according to all that Jehoida the priest commanded: and they will take each his men going in the Sabbath, with those going forth the Sabbath, and they will come to Jehoida the priest And the priest will give to the captains of hundreds the spears: and shields: which were to king David, Which were in the house of Jehovah. And the runners will stand, a man his weapon in his hand, from the right shoulder of the house even to the left shoulder of the house, to the altar and to the house by the king round about And he will bring forth the king's son, and he will give upon him the diadem and the testimonies; and they will make him king, and: anoint him and they will strike the hand and say, The king shall live.


And they will bury him in the city of David with the kings, for he did good in Israel, and with God and his house.


And all the people of the land will go into the house of Baal, and lay it waste; his altars and his images they brake in pieces diligently, and Mattan, priest of Baal, they slew before the altars. And the priest will set overseers over the house of Jehovah.


And all the people of the land will go into the house of Baal, and lay it waste; his altars and his images they brake in pieces diligently, and Mattan, priest of Baal, they slew before the altars. And the priest will set overseers over the house of Jehovah.


And in the seventh year Jehoida will send and take the captains of hundreds for executioners, and for runners, and he will bring them to him to the house of Jehovah, and he will cut out to them a covenant, and he will cause them to swear in the house of Jehovah, and he will cause them to see the king's son. And he will command them saying, This the word which ye shall do: The third of you coming in the Sabbath and watching the: watches of the king's house; And the third in the gate of Sur; and a third in the gate behind the runners: and watch the watches of the house from being swept away. read more.
And two hands among you. all going forth the Sabbath, and watch ye the watches of the house of Jehovah for the king. And surround upon the king round about, a man and his weapon in, his hand: and he coming into the ranks shall be slain. And be ye with, the king in his going forth and in his coming And the captains of hundreds will do according to all that Jehoida the priest commanded: and they will take each his men going in the Sabbath, with those going forth the Sabbath, and they will come to Jehoida the priest And the priest will give to the captains of hundreds the spears: and shields: which were to king David, Which were in the house of Jehovah. And the runners will stand, a man his weapon in his hand, from the right shoulder of the house even to the left shoulder of the house, to the altar and to the house by the king round about And he will bring forth the king's son, and he will give upon him the diadem and the testimonies; and they will make him king, and: anoint him and they will strike the hand and say, The king shall live. And Athaliah will hear the voice of the runners of the people; and she will go in to the: people to the house of Jehovah. And she will see and behold, the king standing by the pillar according to judgment, and the captains and the trumpets to the king; and all the people of the land rejoicing, and striking with the trumpets. And Athaliah will rend her garments and call out, A conspiracy! a conspiracy! And Jehoida the priest will command the captains of hundreds: overseeing the army, and he will say to them Bring her forth to within the ranks, be going after her being killed with the sword, For the priest said, She shall not be: killed in the house of Jehovah And they will put their hands upon her; and she will go the way of the entrance of the, horses of the king's house: and she will die there. And Jehoida will cut out the covenant between Jehovah and between the king, and between the people, to be for a: people to Jehovah; and between the king and between the people.

And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and he will take chiefs of hundreds to Azariah son of Jeroham, and to Ishmael son of Jehohanan, and to Azariah son of Obed, and with Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and with Elishaphat son of Zichri, with him in covenant. And they will go about in Judah and gather the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the heads of the fathers to Israel, and they will come to Jerusalem. And all the convocation will cut out a covenant in the house of God with the king. And he will say to them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as Jehovah spake concerning the sons of David. read more.
This the word which ye shall do; the third of you coming in the Sabbath to the priests and to the Levites, to the gates of the thresholds; And the third in the king's house; and the third in the gate of the foundation: and all the people in the enclosures of the house of Jehovah. And they shall not come into the house of Jehovah except the priests and those serving to the Levites; they shall come in for they are holy: and all the people shall watch the watches of Jehovah. And the Levites surrounded the king round about, a man and his utensil in his hand; and he coming to the house shall be put to death: and be ye with the king in his coming in, and in his going out And the Levites and all Judah will do according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they will take each his men coming in on the Sabbath, with those coming out on the Sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the divisions. And Jehoiada the priest will give to the chiefs of hundreds, spears and shields and bucklers, which were to king David, which were in the house of God. And he will cause all the people to stand, and each his missile weapon in his hand, from the right shoulder of the house even to the left shoulder of the house, to the altar and to the house by the king round about And they will bring forth the king's son, and they will give the diadem upon him, and the testimonies, and they will make him king. And Jehoiada and his sons will anoint him, and say, The king shall live. And Athaliah will hear the voice of the people running and praising the king, and she will come to the people in the house of Jehovah. And she will see, and behold, the king standing upon his standing in the coming in, and the chiefs and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoicing, and they clanged upon the trumpets; and those singing with instruments of the song, and those knowing to praise. And Athaliah will rend her garments and say, A conspiracy! a conspiracy! And Jehoiada the priest will bring forth the chiefs of hundreds reviewing the army, and he will say to them, Bring her forth from the house of the ranks: and he coming after her shall be slain with the sword: for the priest said, Ye shall not slay her in the house of Jehovah. And they will put hands upon her, and she will come to the entrance of the gate of horses of the king's house; and they will slay her there. And Jehoiada will cutout a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, to be for a people to Jehovah. And all the people will come to the house of Baal, and they will pull it down, and they broke his altars and his images, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.


And all the people of the land will go into the house of Baal, and lay it waste; his altars and his images they brake in pieces diligently, and Mattan, priest of Baal, they slew before the altars. And the priest will set overseers over the house of Jehovah.


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