2 Kings 11:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king. ”

• 2 Kings 11:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The testimony - i. e., “The Book of the Law” which was kept in the ark of the covenant (Dent. 31:26). This Jehoiada placed ou the king’s head at the moment of coronation, perhaps to indicate that...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And he brought forth (l) the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and [gave him] (m) the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the k...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  2 Kings 11. Usurpation of Athaliah. Coronation of Joash and Execution of Athaliah. Athaliah, mother of Ahaziah, a daughter of Ahab, destroyed the royal family of Judah, except Joash, a child who wa...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  gave him. The Figure of speech Zeugma (App-6), by which the second verb has to be thus supplied. testimony. See note on Exodus 17:14 , and App-47.

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king. Put...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Gave him the testimony— Both here and in the parallel place, 2 Chronicles 23:11 there is nothing for gave him; and therefore as the word put refers to to testimony as well as crown, it is...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house; No JFB commentary o...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Usurpation of Athaliah and Preservation of Joash 1. Athaliah] She was the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel ( 2 Kings 8:18 ; 2 Kings 8:26 ), possessed her mother's high courage, and, like her, was...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And he brought forth the king’s son. — When the two lines were formed, cutting off the interior of the Temple from the court, Jehoiada led forth the young prince into the protected space between th...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  ATHALLAH (B.C. 842-836) JOASH BEN AHAZIAH OF JUDAH (B.C. 836-796) 2 Kings 11:1-21 ; 2 Kings 12:1-21 " Par cette fin terrible, et due a ses forfaits, Apprenez, Roi des Juifs, et n'oub...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Crowning the Boy-King 2 Kings 11:1-12 Athaliah well deserves the title given her in 2 Chronicles 24:7 . She usurped the throne, and played in Judah the part of her mother Jezebel. Joram was a...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The story now turns to Judah. When Jehu had slain Ahaziah, his mother Athaliah, the sister of Ahab and of his very nature, seized the throne by killing all the seed royal, and for six years swayed th...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Young as Joash was, no doubt the sight of him stirred up the minds of the people to love him. And young as he was, the priest took care that the ceremony should be observed the same in his coronation...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  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...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and [gave him] the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king. V...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And put the crown upon him Having produced Joash, he put the crown on his head, which, it is likely, was kept in the sanctuary. And gave him the testimony The book of the law, which he put into t...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  ATHALIAH SEIZES CONTROL OF JUDAH (vv.1-3) The fact that Jehu did not kill Athaliah left Judah exposed to the wickedness of this cruel daughter of Jezebel. Since her son had been killed, she hers...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        4 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 L ORD , and made a covenant with them...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The testimony, i.e. the book of the law, which he put into the king's hand, to mind him of his duty at his entrance upon his kingdom, which was to read and write out that holy book, Deuteronomy 1...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  1). The Usurping Of The Throne By Athaliah And The Preservation And Eventual Crowning Of The Davidic Heir Resulting In Her Execution ( 2 Kings 11:1-16 ). Analysis. a Now when Athaliah the mother...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 11:4 . And the seventh year Jehoiada sent, &c.—There are numerous points of difference between this account and its parallel in the Chronicles; but...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  2 Kings 11:1 . Athaliah, that is, wicked woman. She must have received this as a surname for her evil deeds; and justly did she merit the appellation, for she slew her grandsons at a tender age, a...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

  And when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead. The history of Athaliah The blackest names in the long roll of the world’s infamy are those of kings and queens, and amongst...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION 2 Kings 11:1-12 REVOLUTION IN JUDAH , FOLLOWING THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS IN ISRAEL . REIGN OF ATHALIAH OVER JUDAH . CONSPIRACY OF JEHOIADA , AND...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Jehoash Becomes King

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 1:34 ; 1 Kings 1:39 ; 1 Samuel 10:1 ; 1 Samuel 10:24 ; 1 Samuel 16:13 ; 2 Chronicles 23:11 ; 2 Corinthians 1:21 ; 2 Kings 11:2 ; 2 Kings 11:4 ; 2 Kings 9:3 ; 2 Samuel 1:10 ; 2 Sam...

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• 2 Kings 11:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Testimony — The book of the law, which he put into the king's hand, to mind him of his duty at his entrance upon his kingdom, which was to read and write out that holy book, Deuteronomy 17:18 , an...

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