2 Kings 11:12

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!"

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיּוֹצִ֣א אֶת־בֶּן־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיִּתֵּ֤ן עָלָיו֙ אֶת־הַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ וְאֶת־הָ֣עֵד֔וּת וַיַּמְלִ֥כוּ אֹת֖וֹ וַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֑הוּ וַיַּכּוּ־כָ֔ף וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ יְחִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס

Transliteration

And wayyôṣîʾ ʾet-son-of-the-king and wayyittēn upon-him ʾet-the-nēzer and ʾet-the-ʿēdût and wayyamlîkû him and wayyimšāḥûhû; and wayyakkû-kāp and wayyōʾmərû yəḥî the-king.

Grammar Details

• *wayyôṣîʾ*: verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he brought out
• *ʾet-ben-hammelek*: direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine singular - the son of the king
• *wayyittēn*: verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he put
• *ʿālāyw*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him
• *ʾet-hannēzer*: direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine singular - the crown/diadem
• *wəʾet-hāʿēdût*: conjunction + direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the testimony
• *wayyamlîkû*: verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they made king
• *ʾōtô*: direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
• *wayyimšāḥûhû*: verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and they anointed him
• *wayyakkû-kāp*: verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural + noun, feminine singular - and they clapped palm(s)
• *wayyōʾmərû*: verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they said
• *yəḥî*: verb, qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - may he live
• *hammelek*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king

Word Meanings

• *nēzer*: crown, diadem, consecration, separation
• *ʿēdût*: testimony, witness, evidence, possibly covenant document
• *wayyamlîkû*: made king, crowned, caused to reign
• *wayyimšāḥûhû*: anointed him, consecrated him with oil
• *wayyakkû-kāp*: clapped hands/palms, applauded
• *yəḥî hammelek*: Long live the king, May the king live

Referenced Verses

• Exod 25:16 : 16 You shall put the testimony which I shall give you into the ark.
• 1 Sam 10:24 : 24 Samuel said to all the people, "You see him whom Yahweh has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people?" All the people shouted, and said, "[Long] live the king!"
• Exod 31:18 : 18 He gave to Moses, when he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets, written with God's finger.
• 2 Sam 1:10 : 10 So I stood beside him, and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he had fallen. I took the crown that was on his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord."
• 1 Kgs 1:39 : 39 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, "Long live king Solomon!"
• Deut 17:18-20 : 18 It shall be, when he sits on 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 Yahweh his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them; 20 that his heart not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he not turn 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 the vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said, "Isn't it that Yahweh has anointed you to be prince over his inheritance?
• 2 Sam 16:16 : 16 It happened, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, had come to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, "Long live the king! Long live 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 away from among the king's sons who were slain, even him and his nurse, [and put them] in the bedroom; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain;
• Ps 47:1 : 1 Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
• Ps 98:8 : 8 Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the mountains sing for joy 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 fields shall clap their hands.
• Lam 4:20 : 20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Yahweh, was taken in their pits; Of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.
• Dan 3:9 : 9 They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, live for ever.
• Dan 6:21 : 21 Then Daniel said to the king, O king, live forever.
• Matt 21:9 : 9 The multitudes who went before him, and who followed kept shouting, "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 They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
• Acts 4:27 : 27 "For truly, in this city 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 anointed us, is God;
• Heb 1:9 : 9 You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows."
• Heb 2:9 : 9 But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.
• Rev 19:12 : 12 His eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has names written and a name written which no one knows but he himself.
• Ps 132:18 : 18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, his crown will be resplendent." A Song of Ascents. By David.
• Isa 8:16 : 16 Wrap up the testimony. Seal the law among my disciples.
• Isa 8:20 : 20 Turn to the law and to the testimony! If they don't speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
• Ps 72:15-17 : 15 They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba. Men shall pray for him continually. They shall bless him all day long. 16 Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field. 17 His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
• Ps 78:5 : 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a teaching in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children;
• Ps 89:39 : 39 You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.
• 2 Kgs 11:4 : 4 In the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into the house of Yahweh; and he made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of Yahweh, and showed them the king's son.
• 2 Chr 23:11 : 11 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!"
• Esth 2:17 : 17 The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
• Esth 6:8 : 8 let royal clothing be brought which the king uses to wear, and the horse that the king rides on, and on the head of which a crown royal is set.
• Ps 21:3 : 3 For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.
• 1 Kgs 1:34 : 34 Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel. Blow the trumpet, and say, 'Long live 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 Yahweh came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
• 2 Sam 2:4 : 4 The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, saying, "The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who buried Saul."
• 2 Sam 2:7 : 7 Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them."
• 2 Sam 5:3 : 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel.
• 2 Sam 12:30 : 30 He took the crown of their king from off his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and [in it were] precious stones; and it was set on David's head. He brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.
• 2 Kgs 9:3 : 3 Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, 'Thus says Yahweh, "I have anointed you king over Israel."' Then open the door, flee, and don't wait."