Then. — And. So in 2 Chronicles 23:14; 2 Chronicles 23:17.
They brought out ... and put. — 2 Kings 11:12 : “he (Jehoiada) brought out... and put.”
Put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony. — Literally, put upon him the crown (nçzer; Exodus 29:6; 2 Samuel 1:10) and the law (ha-’êdûth; Exodus 25:21-22; Exodus 31:18). Was a scroll of the ten words wrapped round the diadem, or laid on the king’s shoulder? (Comp. Vulg., “imposuerunt ei diadema testimonium dederuntque in manu ejus tenendam legem;” as if a copy of the law was solemnly presented to the newly-crowned king.)
Jehoiada and his sons. — The chronicler adds this to make it clear that it was the priests who anointed the king. (Comp. 1 Kings 1:39.)