2 Kings 11:12
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What does 2 Kings 11:12 mean?
And he brought forth the king's son
Out of the apartment in the temple where he had been brought up:
and put the crown upon him;
the crown royal, which seems to have been kept in the temple:
and gave him the testimony;
the book of the law, which he was to read in all his days, and
according to it govern the people; and which was a testimony of
the will of God both to him and them: Kimchi and Ben Melech
interpret it of royal garments put upon him:
and they made him king, and anointed him;
proclaimed and declared him king, and anointed him, for the
confirmation of it, because of the pretension Athaliah made to
the kingdom; otherwise, as the Jewish writers say, the son of a
king was not anointed; and hence, they say, it was, that Solomon
was anointed, because of the claim of Adonijah:
and they clapped their hands;
in token of joy:
and said, God save the king;
or, "let the king live"; or, "may he prosper", as the Targum; may
health and prosperity attend him in his government. In ( 2
Chronicles 23:11 ) , it is said; "Jehoiada and his sons
anointed him", and said those words; among whom must be
Zechariah, whom this king afterwards slew, which was an instance
of great ingratitude, (
2 Chronicles 24:20-22 ) .
