2 Kings 11:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

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!'.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Jehoiada brought out the king's son, crowned him, presented him with the testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, clapped their hands, and shouted, 'Long live the king!'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And he broughte forth the kynges sonne, and set a crowne vpon his heade, and toke the witnes, and made him kynge, and they were glad, and clapped their handes together, and sayde: God saue the kynge.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then he brought out the Kings sonne, & put the crowne vpon him and gaue him the Testimonie, and they made him King: also they anoynted him, and clapt their handes, and sayde, God saue the King.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he brought out the kinges sonne, and put the crowne vpon him, and delyuered him the witnesse, & made him king, & annoynted him: And they clapt their handes, and saide: God saue the king.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then he brought out the king's son, and put the crown on 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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he bringeth out the son of the king, and putteth on him the crown, and the testimony, and they make him king, and anoint him, and smite the hand, and say, `Let the king live.'

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then he made the king's son come out, and put the crown on him and the arm-bands, and made him king, and put the holy oil on him; and they all, making sounds of joy with their hands, said, Long life to the king.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then he brought out the king's son, and put the crown on 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!"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Jehoiada 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 clapped their hands and cried out,“Long live the king!”

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 25:16 : 16 And you shall put into the ark the testimony which I will give you.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 2 Kgs 11:2 : 2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons who were slain. She hid him and his nurse in the bedroom away from Athaliah, so he was not killed.
  • Ps 47:1 : 1 Clap your hands, all you people; shout to God with a voice of triumph.
  • Ps 98:8 : 8 Let the rivers clap their hands; let the hills be joyful together
  • Isa 55:12 : 12 For you 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 field shall clap their hands.
  • Lam 4:20 : 20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was captured in their pits, of whom we said, 'Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.'
  • Dan 3:9 : 9 They spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live forever.
  • Dan 6:21 : 21 Then Daniel said to the king, O king, live forever.
  • 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!
  • Matt 27:29 : 29 And when they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And they bowed the knee before him and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
  • Acts 4:27 : 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
  • 2 Cor 1:21 : 21 Now he who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, is God;
  • Heb 1:9 : 9 You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your companions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Ps 72:15-17 : 15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given the gold of Sheba; prayer also shall be made for him continually, and daily he shall be praised. 16 There shall be a handful of grain in the earth on the top of the mountains; the fruit shall shake like Lebanon, and those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. 17 His name shall endure forever; his name shall continue as long as the sun, and men shall be blessed in him; all nations shall call him blessed.
  • 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 You have made void the covenant of your servant; you have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
  • 2 Kgs 11:4 : 4 In the seventh year, Jehoiada sent and brought the commanders of hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath from them in the house of the LORD, and showed them the king's son.
  • 2 Chr 23:11 : 11 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.
  • Esth 2:17 : 17 And the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
  • Esth 6:8 : 8 Let the royal robe be brought which the king wears, and the horse that the king rides on, and the royal crown which is set on his head:
  • Ps 21:3 : 3 For you come before him with the blessings of goodness: you set a crown of pure gold on his head.
  • 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 Sam 16:13 : 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers: and the Spirit of the LORD came 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, It was the men of Jabeshgilead who buried Saul.
  • 2 Sam 2:7 : 7 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.
  • 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 12:30 : 30 He took their king's crown from his head, the weight of which was a talent of gold, with precious stones: and it was set on David's head. He brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
  • 2 Kgs 9:3 : 3 Then take the flask of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus says the LORD, I have anointed you king over Israel. Then open the door and flee, and do not linger.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 23:10-13
    4 verses
    93%

    10And 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.

    11Then 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.

    12Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:

    13And she looked, and behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entrance, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded trumpets, also the singers with instruments of music, and those who taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.

  • 1 Kgs 1:38-40
    3 verses
    77%

    38So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down and caused Solomon to ride upon King David's mule and brought him to Gihon.

    39And 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.

    40And all the people came up after him, and the people played flutes and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth resounded with the sound of them.

  • 1 Kgs 1:32-35
    4 verses
    76%

    32And King David said, Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada to me. And they came before the king.

    33The king also said to them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.

    34And 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.

    35Then you shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my place; and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

  • 2 Kgs 11:13-17
    5 verses
    76%

    13When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and the people, she came to the people in the temple of the LORD.

    14When she looked, there was the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom, with the princes and the trumpeters beside him. All the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets, and Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, 'Treason, Treason!'.

    15Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the army, and said to them, 'Take her outside under guard, and kill anyone who follows her with the sword.' For the priest had said, 'Do not let her be slain in the house of the LORD.'.

    16They seized her, and she went by the way of the horses' entrance to the king's house, and there she was slain.

    17Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD, the king, and the people, that they would be the LORD's people; and also between the king and the people.

  • 2 Kgs 11:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3He was hidden with her in the house of the LORD for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land.

    4In the seventh year, Jehoiada sent and brought the commanders of hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath from them in the house of the LORD, and showed them the king's son.

  • 2 Chr 23:20-21
    2 verses
    76%

    20And he took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.

    21And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after they had slain Athaliah with the sword.

  • 1 Kgs 1:44-46
    3 verses
    75%

    44And the king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule.

    45And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise you have heard.

    46And also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.

  • 2 Kgs 11:19-21
    3 verses
    75%

    19He took the commanders over hundreds, the captains, the guard, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the LORD; they came by way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.

    20All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet, for they had killed Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house.

    21Joash was seven years old when he began to reign.

  • 1 Sam 10:24
    73%

    24And 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.

  • 2 Kgs 11:11
    72%

    11The guard stood, each with his weapons in hand, surrounding the king from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, by the altar and the temple.

  • 2 Kgs 9:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, Thus says the LORD, I have anointed you king over Israel.

    13Then they hurried, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.

  • 2 Kgs 9:6
    72%

    6And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed you king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 9:3
    71%

    3Then take the flask of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus says the LORD, I have anointed you king over Israel. Then open the door and flee, and do not linger.

  • 2 Chr 23:3
    71%

    3And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD has said of the sons of David.

  • 2 Sam 18:28
    69%

    28And Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

  • 1 Chr 11:3
    69%

    3Therefore, all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.

  • 2 Kgs 11:8
    69%

    8You shall encircle the king, each with his weapons in hand, and whoever comes within the ranks, let him be killed. Stay with the king as he comes out and goes in.

  • 2 Chr 22:11-12
    2 verses
    69%

    11But 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.

    12And he was hidden with them in the house of God for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land.

  • Exod 29:7
    68%

    7Then you shall take the anointing oil, and pour it on his head, and anoint him.

  • 2 Chr 22:1
    68%

    1And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram king of Judah, reigned.

  • 1 Sam 12:13
    68%

    13Now therefore behold the king whom you have chosen, and whom you have desired! and, behold, the LORD has set a king over you.

  • 1 Sam 10:1
    67%

    1Then 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 Chr 23:16
    67%

    16And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and all the people, and the king, that they should be the LORD'S people.

  • 1 Sam 16:12
    67%

    12And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and with a beautiful countenance, and good to look upon. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

  • 1 Sam 12:1
    67%

    1And Samuel said to all Israel, Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.

  • 2 Sam 5:3
    67%

    3So 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.

  • 1 Chr 29:22
    67%

    22And they ate and drank before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him to the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.

  • 2 Chr 6:4
    67%

    4And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who has with his hands fulfilled what he spoke with his mouth to my father David, saying,

  • 2 Kgs 11:1
    67%

    1When Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she rose and destroyed all the royal descendants.

  • 1 Kgs 1:25
    67%

    25For he has gone down this day and has sacrificed oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king's sons, and the captains of the army, and Abiathar the priest; and behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, Long live King Adonijah.