2 Kings 11:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Jehoiada the priest gave the commanders of hundreds spears and shields that had belonged to King David and were kept in the temple of the LORD.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּתֵּ֨ן הַכֹּהֵ֜ן לְשָׂרֵ֣י המאיות הַמֵּא֗וֹת אֶֽת־הַחֲנִית֙ וְאֶת־הַשְּׁלָטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֑ד אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּבֵ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

And wayyittēn the-kōhēn to-captains-of the-hammēʾôt ʾet-the-ḥănît and ʾet-the-šəlāṭîm which belonged-to-the-king dāwid which were in-bêt YHWH.

Grammar Details

• *wayyittēn*: verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he gave
• *hakkōhēn*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the priest
• *ləśārê*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to captains of
• *hammēʾôt*: definite article + noun, feminine plural - the hundreds
• *ʾet-haḥănît*: direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - the spear
• *wəʾet-haššəlāṭîm*: conjunction + direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine plural - and the shields
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which
• *lammelek*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to/belonging to the king
• *dāwid*: proper noun, masculine - David
• *bəbêt*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in the house of

Word Meanings

• *ḥănît*: spear, lance, javelin
• *šəlāṭîm*: shields, equipment, weapons

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  The priest gave to the captains over hundreds King David's spears and shields that were in the temple of the LORD.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the priest{H3548} delivered{H5414} to the captains{H8269} over hundreds{H3967} the spears{H2595} and shields{H7982} that had been king{H4428} David's,{H1732} which were in the house{H1004} of Jehovah.{H3068}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And to the captains{H8269} over hundreds{H3967} did the priest{H3548} give{H5414}{(H8799)} king{H4428} David's{H1732} spears{H2595} and shields{H7982}, that were in the temple{H1004} of the LORD{H3068}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the prest gaue the captaynes speares and shyldes which had bene kynge Dauids, and were in the house of the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Priest gaue to the captaines of hundreths the speares and the shieldes that were King Dauids, & were in the house of the Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And to the captaynes ouer hundredes, did the priest geue king Dauids speares and shieldes, that were in the temple.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's spears and shields, that [were] in the temple of the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been king David's, which were in the house of Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the priest giveth to the heads of the hundreds the spears and the shields that king David had, that `are' in the house of Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been king David's, which were in the house of Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been king David's, which were in the house of Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and body-covers which had been King David's, and which were kept in the house of the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been king David's, which were in the house of Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The priest gave to the officers of the units of hundreds King David’s spears and the shields that were kept in the LORD’s temple.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 8:7 : 7 David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
• 1 Chr 18:7 : 7 David took the gold shields carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
• 1 Chr 26:26-27 : 26 Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasures of the dedicated things that King David, the heads of families, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the military officers had set apart. 27 From the spoils won in battles, they had dedicated them to maintain and repair the house of the LORD.
• 2 Chr 5:1 : 1 So all the work that Solomon did for the temple of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the holy items dedicated by his father David— the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God.
• 2 Chr 23:9-9 : 9 Jehoiada the priest gave the commanders of hundreds the spears, large shields, and small shields that had belonged to King David and were kept in the house of God. 10 He stationed all the people, each man with his weapon in hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side, along the altar and the temple, surrounding the king on every side.
• 1 Sam 21:9 : 9 David asked Ahimelech, 'Don’t you have a spear or a sword here? I haven’t brought my sword or any other weapon, because the king’s mission was urgent.'