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.
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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.
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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.
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And 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, along by the altar and the house, by the king round about.
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 23:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 40:6 “You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.
- 2 Kings 11:11 The guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, around the king.
- 2 Chronicles 6:12 He stood before Yahweh’s altar in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Meaning, the most holy place where the Ark stood.
Meaning, the most holy place where the Ark stood.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 23:10 And he set all the people, every…
2Ch 23:10 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.
Ver. 10. And he set all the people … by the king round about.] Subjects should stand by their princes, and defend them to their utmost; resolving to live and die with them. See 2Ki 11:11.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Altar of holocausts, in the court of the priests,…
Altar of holocausts, in the court of the priests, while the people stood in their own court. T.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. having his weapon] R.V. with his weapon. The…
10. having his weapon] R.V. with his weapon. The Heb. word (shelaḥ) means a “missile weapon.”
the temple] R.V. the house.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) And he set all the people.—2Ki_9:11 : “And…
(10) And he set all the people.—2Ki_9:11 : “And the Couriers stood.” By “the people,” the chronicler obviously means, not the mass of the congregation, but the armed body who were to “compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand” (2Ch_23:7).
His weapon.—Or, his missiles, arms. LXX., ὅπλοα. (Comp. 2Ch_32:5.) Kings has a commoner word. The remainder of the verse is identical with its parallel.
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Along by.—Towards the altar.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain All the people; i.e. , again, all those, not…
All the people; i.e. , again, all those, not being Levites and priests, who had been trusted to assist. The parallel (ver. 11) summarizes them under the name the guard. It may be just noted, in passing, that, while the Hebrew text has in both places "shoulder," i.e. for the "side" of this verse, and the "corner" of the parallel, the Revised Version has harmonized the rendering, electing the rendering side. From the right side of the temple to the left side. This is equivalent to saying, those composing the guard were placed on the south and north sides. Along by the altar. This was the altar of burnt offerings in front of the perch, and close by which the young "king stood at his pillar," or on his pedestal (ver. 13), the rows of the guard bristling with weapons before and behind and round about him.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
General Information:
Throughout chapter 23, Joash is referred to as "the king." It may be helpful to your readers to occasionally add "King Joash" or "Joash the king" to make his identity explicit. (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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with his weapon in his hand
This means they were ready to fight. See how you translated a similar phrase in 2 Chronicles 23:7.
the king's son
Here "king" refers to Joash's father. AT: "Joash, the son of the king"
put the crown on him
This is a symbolic act to show that they are making him king. (See: Symbolic Action)
gave him the covenant decrees
The symbolic act of giving him a scroll with the decrees shows that they expect him to obey them. It is unclear if these decrees were a portion of the law of Moses, or a separate set of rules for kings to obey. AT: "presented to him the covenant decrees that he should obey" (See: Symbolic Action)
anointed him
This was a symbolic act to show that he was chosen by God to be the king. (See: Symbolic Action)
Long live the king
"May the king live a long life"
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temple
altar
crown
decree
anoint
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