2 Chronicles 23:11

11 Then he brought out the king's son, put the crown on him, and gave him the covenant; they proclaimed him king, and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they shouted, "Long live the king!"

2 Chronicles 23:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 23:11

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 23:1).

2 Chronicles 23:11 In-Context

9 The priest Jehoiada delivered to the captains the spears and the large and small shields that had been King David's, which were in the house of God;
10 and he set all the people as a guard for the king, everyone with weapon in hand, from the south side of the house to the north side of the house, around the altar and the house.
11 Then he brought out the king's son, put the crown on him, and gave him the covenant; they proclaimed him king, and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they shouted, "Long live the king!"
12 When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she went into the house of the Lord to the people;
13 and when she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpeters beside the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and the singers with their musical instruments leading in the celebration. Athaliah tore her clothes, and cried, "Treason! Treason!"

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or [treaty], or [testimony]; Heb [eduth]
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.