He took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from Yahweh’s house. They came through the upper gate to the king’s house, and set the king on the throne of the kingdom.
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He took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from Yahweh’s house. They came through the upper gate to the king’s house, and set the king on the throne of the kingdom.
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And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
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And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD; and they came through the upper gate unto the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 23:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Kings 11:19 He took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from Yahweh’s house, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. He sat on the throne of the kings.
- 2 Kings 11:9-10 The captains over hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they each took his men, those who were to come in on the Sabbath, with those who were to go out on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. The priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been king David’s, which were in Yahweh’s house.
- 2 Kings 15:35 However the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. He built the upper gate of Yahweh’s house.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Which was the principal gate, that the King might…
Which was the principal gate, that the King might be seen of all the people.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 23:20 And he took the captains of hundreds,…
2Ch 23:20 And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
Ver. 20. And brought down the king.] See 2Ki 11:19.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Through the high gate, to wit, of the court…
Through the high gate, to wit, of the court belonging and leading to the king’s palace.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The high gate - See 2Ki 11:19 note.
The high gate - See 2Ki 11:19 note.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Upper gate of the guards, at the back or…
Upper gate of the guards, at the back or western end of the temple, C. v. 5.
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 20. the nobles] Heb. addîrîm; cp. Neh_3:5 (with Ryle’s…
20. the nobles] Heb. addîrîm; cp. Neh_3:5 (with Ryle’s note). In 2 Kin., “the Carites”; cp. 2Ch_23:1 (note).
the high gate] R.V. the upper gate; cp. 2Ch_27:3, “the high (‘upper,’ R.V.) gate of the house of the Lord.” In 2 Kin., “by the way of the gate of the guard” (doubtless one of the gates of the palace). The Chronicler writing at a time when the palace had ceased to exist, prefers to fix localities by reference to the Temple.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (20) And he took.—See 2Ki_11:19.
(20) And he took.—See 2Ki_11:19.
The nobles, and the governors of the people.—Kings has: “And the Carians and the Couriers.” (See Note on 2Ch_23:1.)
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The nobles.—Comp. Psa_16:3.
Governors of the people.—Comp. Isa_28:14. These “nobles and governors” are perhaps “the heads of the clans” of 2Ch_23:2, and “the princes of 2Ch_23:13; though the phrase certainly looks like an attempt at explaining the obscure titles of the royal guard.
And they came through the high gate.—Kings, “And they came by the way of the Couriers’ Gate.” (See Note on 2Ch_23:5, supra.) The Couriers’ Gate may have been called the High Gate, as being the grand entrance to the palace. A gate of the Temple has the same designation in 2Ch_27:3.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The high gate. There is some doubt as to…
The high gate. There is some doubt as to what this gate was, whether the temple gate of 2Ch_27:3, the chief gate of the outer court, or whether it was merely a palace gate, and not identified also with the precincts of the temple. It is called in the parallel "the gate of the guard."
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 the commanders of hundreds
the commanders of hundreds
The phrase "commander of hundreds" is probably an official title for a military officer. Possible meanings are 1) the word "hundreds" represents the exact amount of soldiers that these commanders led. AT: "the commanders of 100 soldiers" or 2) the word translated as "hundreds" does not represent an exact number, but is the name of a military division. AT: "the commanders of military divisions" See how you translated this in 2 Chronicles 23:1. (See: Numbers)
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all the people of the land
This is a generalization that means he took very many people with him. AT: "a very large group of the people of Israel" (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
He brought down the king from the house of Yahweh
The temple was built on the highest hill in Jerusalem. AT: "He brought the king down from the temple to the palace"
the throne of the kingdom
"the royal throne"
So all the people of the land
This is generalization to say that most of the people rejoiced. (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
the city was quiet
Here "the city" represents the people of the city, and "quiet" represents peace, since no one opposed Joash after Athaliah died. AT: "the people of the city were at peace" (See: Metonymy)
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commander
noble
govern
kingdom
Athaliah
sword
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