2 Kings 11:12

American Standard Version (1901)

Then he brought out 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, [Long] live the king.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיּוֹצִ֣א אֶת־בֶּן־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיִּתֵּ֤ן עָלָיו֙ אֶת־הַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ וְאֶת־הָ֣עֵד֔וּת וַיַּמְלִ֥כוּ אֹת֖וֹ וַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֑הוּ וַיַּכּוּ־כָ֔ף וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ יְחִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס

Transliteration

And wayyôṣîʾ ʾet-son-of-the-king and wayyittēn upon-him ʾet-the-nēzer and ʾet-the-ʿēdût and wayyamlîkû him and wayyimšāḥûhû; and wayyakkû-kāp and wayyōʾmərû yəḥî the-king.

Grammar Details

• *wayyôṣîʾ*: verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he brought out
• *ʾet-ben-hammelek*: direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine singular - the son of the king
• *wayyittēn*: verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he put
• *ʿālāyw*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him
• *ʾet-hannēzer*: direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine singular - the crown/diadem
• *wəʾet-hāʿēdût*: conjunction + direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the testimony
• *wayyamlîkû*: verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they made king
• *ʾōtô*: direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
• *wayyimšāḥûhû*: verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and they anointed him
• *wayyakkû-kāp*: verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural + noun, feminine singular - and they clapped palm(s)
• *wayyōʾmərû*: verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they said
• *yəḥî*: verb, qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - may he live
• *hammelek*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king

Word Meanings

• *nēzer*: crown, diadem, consecration, separation
• *ʿēdût*: testimony, witness, evidence, possibly covenant document
• *wayyamlîkû*: made king, crowned, caused to reign
• *wayyimšāḥûhû*: anointed him, consecrated him with oil
• *wayyakkû-kāp*: clapped hands/palms, applauded
• *yəḥî hammelek*: Long live the king, May the king live

Referenced Verses

• Exod 25:16 : 16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
• 1 Sam 10:24 : 24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom Jehovah hath chosen, that there is none like him along all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, [Long] live the king.
• Exod 31:18 : 18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
• 2 Sam 1:10 : 10 So I stood beside him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.
• 1 Kgs 1:39 : 39 And Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the Tent, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, [Long] live king Solomon.
• Deut 17:18-20 : 18 And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book, out of [that which is] before the priests the Levites: 19 and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them; 20 that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the midst of Israel.
• 1 Sam 10:1 : 1 Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not that Jehovah hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance?
• 2 Sam 16:16 : 16 And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, [Long] live the king, [Long] live the king.
• 2 Kgs 11:2 : 2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king's sons that were slain, even him and his nurse, [and put them] in the bedchamber; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain;
• Ps 47:1 : 1 [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah]. Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
• Ps 98:8 : 8 Let the floods clap their hands; Let the hills sing for joy together
• Isa 55:12 : 12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.
• Lam 4:20 : 20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Jehovah, was taken in their pits; Of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.
• Dan 3:9 : 9 They answered and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, live for ever.
• Dan 6:21 : 21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
• Matt 21:9 : 9 And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
• Matt 27:29 : 29 And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
• Acts 4:27 : 27 for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together,
• 2 Cor 1:21 : 21 Now he that establisheth us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God;
• Heb 1:9 : 9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
• Heb 2:9 : 9 But we behold him who hath been made a little lower than the angels, [even] Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for every [man] .
• Rev 19:12 : 12 And his eyes [are] a flame of fire, and upon his head [are] many diadems; and he hath a name written which no one knoweth but he himself.
• Ps 132:18 : 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame; But upon himself shall his crown flourish.
• Isa 8:16 : 16 Bind thou up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
• Isa 8:20 : 20 To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
• Ps 72:15-17 : 15 And they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: And men shall pray for him continually; They shall bless him all the day long. 16 There shall be abundance of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains; The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. 17 His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun: And men shall be blessed in him; All nations shall call him happy.
• Ps 78:5 : 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children;
• Ps 89:39 : 39 Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: Thou hast profaned his crown [by casting it] to the ground.
• 2 Kgs 11:4 : 4 And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into the house of Jehovah; and he made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of Jehovah, and showed them the king's son.
• 2 Chr 23:11 : 11 Then they brought out the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and [gave him] the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they said, [Long] live the king.
• Esth 2:17 : 17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
• Esth 6:8 : 8 let royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and on the head of which a crown royal is set:
• Ps 21:3 : 3 For thou meetest him with the blessings of goodness: Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.
• 1 Kgs 1:34 : 34 and let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel; and blow ye the trumpet, and say, [Long] live king Solomon.
• 1 Sam 16:13 : 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
• 2 Sam 2:4 : 4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, The men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.
• 2 Sam 2:7 : 7 Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be ye valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
• 2 Sam 5:3 : 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah: and they anointed David king over Israel.
• 2 Sam 12:30 : 30 And he took the crown of their king from off his head; and the weight thereof was a talent of gold, and [in it were] precious stones; and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.
• 2 Kgs 9:3 : 3 Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith Jehovah, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.