2 Re 11:12

12 Allora il sacerdote menò fuori il figliuolo del re, e gli pose in testa il diadema, e gli consegnò la legge. E lo proclamarono re, lo unsero, e, battendo le mani, esclamarono: "Viva il re!"

2 Re 11:12 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 11:12

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 ) .

2 Re 11:12 In-Context

10 E il sacerdote diede ai capi-centurie le lance e gli scudi che avevano appartenuto al re Davide, e che erano nella casa dell’Eterno.

11 I soldati, con le armi alla mano, presero posto dall’angolo meridionale della casa, fino all’angolo settentrionale della casa, fra l’altare e l’edifizio, in modo da proteggere il re da tutte le parti.

12 Allora il sacerdote menò fuori il figliuolo del re, e gli pose in testa il diadema, e gli consegnò la legge. E lo proclamarono re, lo unsero, e, battendo le mani, esclamarono: "Viva il re!"

13 Or Athalia udì il rumore dei soldati e del popolo, e andò verso il popolo nella casa dell’Eterno.

14 Guardò ed ecco che il re stava in piedi sul palco, secondo l’uso; i capitani e i trombettieri erano accanto al re; tutto il popolo del paese era in festa, e dava nelle trombe. Allora Athalia si stracciò le vesti, e gridò: "Congiura! Congiura!"