2 Kings 11:10

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.

📖 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 And David took the golden shields that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
• 1 Chr 18:7 : 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
• 1 Chr 26:26-27 : 26 This Shelomith and his brothers were over all the treasures of the dedicated things which King David, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army had dedicated. 27 Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.
• 2 Chr 5:1 : 1 Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished; and Solomon brought in all the things that his father David had dedicated: the silver, the gold, and all the instruments, he placed among the treasures of the house of God.
• 2 Chr 23:9-9 : 9 Moreover Jehoiada the priest gave the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had belonged to King David, which were in the house of God. 10 And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, around the king.
• 1 Sam 21:9 : 9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if you will take that, take it, for there is no other but that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it to me.