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Second Book of Chronicles, Chapter 23

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2 Chronicles 23 NASB - New American Standard Bible2 Chronicles 23 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 23 of 2 Chronicles—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. 1Now in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Johanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, and they entered into a covenant with him.
  2. They went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the heads of the fathers’ households of 2Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
  3. Then all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And [a]Jehoiada said to them, “Behold, the king’s son shall reign, 3as the LORD has spoken concerning the sons of David.
  4. This is the thing which you shall do: one third of you, of the priests and Levites 4who come in on the sabbath, shall be gatekeepers,
  5. and one third shall be at the king’s house, and a third at the Gate of the Foundation; and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD.
  6. But let no one enter the house of the LORD except the priests and 5the ministering Levites; they may enter, for they are holy. And let all the people keep the charge of the LORD.
  7. The Levites will surround the king, each man with his weapons in his hand; and whoever enters the house, let him be killed. Thus 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. And each one of them took his men who were to come in on the sabbath, with those who were to go out on the sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss any of 6the divisions.
  9. Then Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields which had been King David’s, which were in the house of God.
  10. He stationed all the people, each man with his weapon in his hand, from the right [b]side of the house to the left [c]side of the house, by the altar and by the house, around the king.
  11. Then they brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him, and gave him 7the testimony and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said, “8Long live the king!”
  12. ¶ When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came into the house of the LORD to the people.
  13. She looked, and behold, the king was standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the [d]trumpeters were beside the king. And all the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets, the singers with their musical instruments [e]leading the praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and said, “Treason! Treason!”
  14. Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were appointed over the army and said to them, “Bring her out [f]between the ranks; and whoever follows her, put to death with the sword.” For the priest said, “Let her not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
  15. So they [g]seized her, and when she arrived at the entrance of 9the Horse Gate of the king’s house, they 10put her to death there.
  16. ¶ Then 11Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they would be the LORD’S people.
  17. And all the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down, and they broke in pieces his altars and his images, and 12killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
  18. Moreover, Jehoiada placed the offices of the house of the LORD under the [h]authority of 13the Levitical priests, 14whom David had assigned over the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses—15with rejoicing and singing according to the [i]order of David.
  19. He stationed 16the gatekeepers of the house of the LORD, so that no one would enter who was in any way unclean.
  20. 17He took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the LORD, and came through the upper gate to the king’s house. And they placed the king upon the royal throne.
  21. So 18all of the people of the land rejoiced and the city was quiet. For they had put Athaliah to death with the sword.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit he
  2. ^ Lit shoulder
  3. ^ Lit shoulder
  4. ^ Lit trumpets
  5. ^ Lit and leading for praising
  6. ^ Lit from within
  7. ^ Lit placed hands to her
  8. ^ Lit hand
  9. ^ Lit hands of

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 2Ki 11:4-20
  2. ^ 2Ch 11:13-17; 21:2
  3. ^ 2Sa 7:12; 2Ch 21:7
  4. ^ 1Ch 9:25
  5. ^ 1Ch 23:28-32
  6. ^ 1Ch 24:1
  7. ^ Ex 25:16, 21
  8. ^ 1Sa 10:24
  9. ^ Ne 3:28; Je 31:40
  10. ^ 2Ch 22:10
  11. ^ 2Ki 11:17
  12. ^ De 13:6-9; 1Ki 18:40
  13. ^ 2Ch 5:5
  14. ^ 1Ch 23:6, 25-31
  15. ^ 1Ch 25:1
  16. ^ 1Ch 9:22
  17. ^ 2Ki 11:19
  18. ^ 2Ki 11:20

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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