2 Kings 11:4

In the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into Yahweh’s house; and he made a covenant with them, and made a covenant with them in Yahweh’s house, and showed them the king’s son.

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WEBBE

In the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into the LORD’s house; and he made a covenant with them, and made a covenant with them in the LORD’s house, and showed them the king’s son.

BSB

Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son

KJV

And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king’s son.

ASV

And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into the house of Jehovah; and he made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of Jehovah, and showed them the king’s son.

BBE

Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the captains of hundreds of the Carians, and the armed men, and taking them into the house of the Lord, made an agreement with them, and made them take an oath in the house of the Lord, and let them see the king's son.

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וּבַשָּׁנָה u·va·sha·nah and in the year H8141 הַשְּׁבִיעִית ha·she·vi·'it (the) seventh H7637 שָׁלַח sha·lach he sent H7971 יְהוֹיָדָע ye·ho·ya·da' Jehoiada H3077 וַיִּקַּח vai·yi·kach and he took H3947 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 שָׂרֵי sa·rei [the] commanders of H8269 הַמֵּאוֹת ha·me·yot the hundreds H3967 לַכָּרִי la·ka·ri of the Carian[s] H3746 וְלָרָצִים ve·la·ra·tzim and of the runners H7323 וַיָּבֵא vai·ya·ve' and he brought H935 אֹתָם 'o·tam (marks the object) them H853 אֵלָיו 'e·lav to himself H413 בֵּית beit [the] house of H1004 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וַיִּכְרֹת vai·yikh·rot and he made H3772 לָהֶם la·hem to them H9038 בְּרִית be·rit a covenant H1285 וַיַּשְׁבַּע vai·yash·ba' and he made to swear an oath H7650 אֹתָם 'o·tam with them H854 בְּבֵית be·veit in [the] house of H1004 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וַיַּרְא vai·yar' and he showed H7200 אֹתָם 'o·tam (marks the object) them H853 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 בֶּן־ ben- [the] son of H1121 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–12

Athaliah destroyed all she knew to be akin to the crown. Jehoash, one of the king's sons, was hid. Now was the promise made to David bound up in one life only, and yet it did not fail. Thus to the Son of David, the Lord, according to his promise, will secure a spiritual seed, hidden sometimes, and unseen, but hidden in God's pavilion, and unhurt. Six years Athaliah tyrannized. Then the king was brought forward. A child indeed, but he had a good guardian, and, what was better, a good God to go to With such joy and satisfaction must the kingdom of Christ be welcomed into our hearts, when his throne is set up there, and Satan the usurper is cast out. Say, Let the King, even Jesus, live, for ever live and reign in my soul, and in all the world.

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Jehoiada

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ChurchZeal, ReligiousArmiesKingOathCitizensConspiracyLoyaltyChurch And State

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.