2 Chronicles 23:11

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Then they brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּ אֶת־בֶּן־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ עָלָיו֙ אֶת־הַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ וְאֶת־הָ֣עֵד֔וּת וַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּ אֹת֑וֹ וַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֙הוּ֙ יְהוֹיָדָ֣ע וּבָנָ֔יו וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ יְחִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Transliteration

wə-yôṣîʾû ʾeṯ-ben-the meleḵ wə-yittənû upon him ʾeṯ-the nēzer and ʾeṯ-the ʿēḏûṯ wə-yamliḵû him wə-yimšāḥuhû Yəhôyāḏāʿ and his sons wə-yōʾmərû yəḥî the meleḵ.

Grammar Details

• *wə-yôṣîʾû*: Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd plural - and they brought out
• *ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
• *ben*: noun, masculine singular construct - son of
• *meleḵ*: noun, masculine singular - king
• *wə-yittənû*: Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd plural - and they put
• *nēzer*: noun, masculine singular - crown/diadem
• *ʿēḏûṯ*: noun, feminine singular - testimony/witness
• *wə-yamliḵû*: Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd plural - and they made king
• *wə-yimšāḥuhû*: Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and they anointed him
• *Yəhôyāḏāʿ*: proper noun, masculine singular - Jehoiada
• *wə-yōʾmərû*: Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd plural - and they said
• *yəḥî*: Qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let live/may live

Word Meanings

• *yôṣîʾû*: brought out/led out/presented
• *nēzer*: crown/diadem/consecration
• *ʿēḏûṯ*: testimony/witness/covenant document
• *yamliḵû*: made king/crowned/proclaimed king
• *yimšāḥuhû*: anointed him/consecrated him
• *yəḥî*: live/may he live/long live

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 10:24 : 24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
• Exod 25:16 : 16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
• Exod 31:18 : 18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
• 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 the LORD 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 a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
• 2 Sam 1:10 : 10 So I stood upon 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.
• 2 Sam 5:3 : 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.
• 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, God save the king, God save the king.
• 1 Kgs 1:34 : 34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
• 1 Kgs 1:39 : 39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
• 2 Kgs 11:12 : 12 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 Chr 22:11 : 11 But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest,(for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.
• Ps 2:10-12 : 10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
• Ps 21:3 : 3 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
• Ps 78:5 : 5 For he established{H8686)} a testimony in Jacob, and appointed{H8804)} a law in Israel, which he commanded{H8765)} our fathers, that they should make them known{H8687)} to their children:
• Ps 89:20 : 20 I have found{H8804)} David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed{H8804)} him:
• Ps 89:39 : 39 Thou hast made void{H8765)} the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned{H8765)} his crown by casting it to the ground.
• Ps 132:18 : 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
• Isa 8:16 : 16 Bind 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, it is because there is no light in them.
• Isa 49:23 : 23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
• Matt 21:9 : 9 And the multitudes that went before, 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.
• Acts 4:26-27 : 26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ. 27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
• Heb 2:9 : 9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
• Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
• Jas 2:5 : 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
• Rev 4:4 : 4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
• Rev 4:10 : 10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
• Rev 5:10 : 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
• Rev 19:12 : 12 {G1161} His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.