2 Chronicles 23:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They brought out the king's son, placed the crown and the testimony on him, and made him king. Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said, 'Long live the king!'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then they brought out{H3318} the king's{H4428} son,{H1121} and put{H5414} the crown{H5145} upon him, and [gave him] the testimony,{H5715} and made him king:{H4427} and Jehoiada{H3077} and his sons{H1121} anointed{H4886} him; and they said,{H559} [Long] live{H2421} the king.{H4428}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then they brought out{H3318}{(H8686)} the king's{H4428} son{H1121}, and put{H5414}{(H8799)} upon him the crown{H5145}, and gave him the testimony{H5715}, and made him king{H4427}{(H8686)}. And Jehoiada{H3077} and his sons{H1121} anointed{H4886}{(H8799)} him, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, God save{H2421}{(H8799)} the king{H4428}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And they broughte forth the kynges sonne, & set the crowne vpon his heade, and gaue them the wytnesse, & made him kynge. And Ioiada wt his sonnes anoynted him, & sayde: God saue the kynge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then they brought out the Kings sonne, and put vpon him the crowne and gaue him the testimonie, and made him King; Iehoiada and his sonnes anoynted him, and sayd, God saue the King.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they brought out the kinges sonne, and put vpon him the crowne, and the testimonie, and made him king: and Iehoiada and his sonnes annoynted him, and sayde, God saue the king.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then they brought out the king's son, and put the crown on him, and [gave him] the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they said, [Long] live the king.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they bring out the son of the king, and put upon him the crown, and the testimony, and cause him to reign; and Jehoiada and his sons anoint him, and say, `Let the king live!'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then they made the king's son come out, and they put the crown on his head and gave him the arm-bands and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons put the holy oil on him and said, Long life to the king.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then they brought out the king's son, and put the crown on him, and [gave him] the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they said, "Long live the king!"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jehoiada and his sons led out the king’s son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia. They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head. They declared,“Long live the king!”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 10:24 : 24 And Samuel said to all the people, Do you see him whom the LORD has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, Long live the king.
• Exod 25:16 : 16 And you shall put into the ark the testimony which I will give you.
• Exod 31:18 : 18 And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.
• Deut 17:18-20 : 18 Also it shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write 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 it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the LORD his God and be careful to observe all the words of this law and these statutes. 20 That his heart may not be lifted above his brothers, that he may not turn aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left, and 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 on his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD has anointed you to be captain over His inheritance?
• 2 Sam 1:10 : 10 So I stood upon him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord.
• 2 Sam 5:3 : 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made a covenant 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, came to Absalom, that Hushai said to 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 as king over Israel, and blow the trumpet, and say, God save King Solomon.
• 1 Kgs 1:39 : 39 And Zadok the priest took a horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save King Solomon.
• 2 Kgs 11:12 : 12 He brought out the king's son, put the crown on him, and gave him the testimony; they made him king and anointed him; and they clapped their hands and said, 'Long live 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 who were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedroom. 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 did not kill him.
• Ps 2:10-12 : 10 Be wise now therefore, O you kings: be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you 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 you come before him with the blessings of goodness: you set a crown of pure gold on his head.
• 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 89:20 : 20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him:
• Ps 89:39 : 39 You have made void the covenant of your servant; you have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
• Ps 132:18 : 18 His enemies I will clothe with shame, but upon Himself His crown shall 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 do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
• Isa 49:23 : 23 And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed who wait for me.
• Matt 21:9 : 9 And the multitudes that went before, and those that followed, cried out, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest!
• Acts 4:26-27 : 26 The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ. 27 For truly against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You 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 honor, so that by the grace of God, He might taste death for everyone.
• Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation: for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
• Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
• Rev 4:4 : 4 Around the throne were twenty-four seats, and upon the seats I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and they had crowns of gold on their heads.
• Rev 4:10 : 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
• Rev 5:10 : 10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth.
• Rev 19:12 : 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written that no one knew but he himself.