2Ki 11 | TSK | STEP | Jehoash, being saved by Jehosheba his aunt from Athaliah's massacre of the seed royal, is hid six years in the house of God. Jehoiada, giving order to the captains, in the seventh year anoints him king. Athaliah is slain. Jehoiada restores the worship of God. A.M. 3120. B.C.884. Athaliah. the mother. and destroyed.A similar history is related by Mr. Bruce, as having occurred in Abyssinia. Judith "surprised the rock Damo, and slew the whole of the princes, to the number, it is said, of about 400;" while the infant king, Del Naad, was conveyed for safety to a loyal province, and afterwards restored. seed royal. Heb. seed of the kingdom.

2 Kings 11

1 Jehoash, being saved by Jehosheba his aunt from Athaliah's massacre of the seed royal, is hid six years in the house of God.

4 Jehoiada, giving order to the captains, in the seventh year anoints him king.

13 Athaliah is slain.

17 Jehoiada restores the worship of God.

A.M. 3120. B.C.884. Athaliah.

2Ch 22:10; 24:7

the mother.

8:26; 9:27

and destroyed.A similar history is related by Mr. Bruce, as having occurred in Abyssinia. Judith "surprised the rock Damo, and slew the whole of the princes, to the number, it is said, of about 400;" while the infant king, Del Naad, was conveyed for safety to a loyal province, and afterwards restored.

Mt 2:13,16; 21:38,39

seed royal. Heb. seed of the kingdom.

Jehosheba.

Jehoshabeath. Joram.

Jehoram. Joash.

Jehoash. they hid him.

8:19; Pr 21:30; Isa 7:6,7; 37:35; 65:8,9; Jer 33:17,21,26

in the bed-chamber.{Bachadar hammittoth,} "in a chamber of beds;" which Sir J. Chardin thinks does not mean a room to sleep in, but a chamber used as a repository for beds; for, in the East, they sleep upon cotton mattresses, "of which they have several in great houses, against they should have occasion, and a room on purpose for them."

1Ki 6:5,6,8,10; Jer 35:2; Eze 40:45

A.M. 3120-3126. B.C. 884-878. And Athaliah.

2Ch 22:12; Ps 12:8; Mal 3:15

A.M. 3126. B.C. 878. the seventh.

2Ch 23:1-15

rulers.

9; 1Ch 9:13

the captains.

Ac 5:24,26

made a covenant.

17; 23:3; Jos 24:25; 1Sa 18:3; 23:18; 2Ch 15:12; 29:10; 34:31,32

Ne 9:38

took an oath.

Ge 50:25; 1Ki 18:10; Ne 5:12; 10:29

that enter.

1Ch 9:25; 23:3-6,32; 24:3-6; Lu 1:8,9

the watch.

19; 16:18; 1Ki 10:5; Jer 26:10; Eze 44:2,3; 46:2,3

the gate of Sur.

1Ch 26:13-19; 2Ch 23:4,5

that it be not broken down. or, from breaking up.

parts. or, companies. Heb. hands. go forth.

5; 2Ch 23:6

he that cometh.

15; Ex 21:14; 1Ki 2:28-31; 2Ch 23:7

the captains.

4; 1Ch 26:26; 2Ch 23:8

king David's spears.Josephus states that, for fear of creating suspicion, they came unarmed, "and Jehoiada having opened the arsenal in the temple which David had prepared, he divided among the centurions, priests, and Levites, the spears (arrows), and quivers, and all other kinds of weapons which he found there."

1Sa 21:9; 2Sa 8:7; 1Ch 26:26,27; 2Ch 5:1; 23:9,10

every man.

8,10

corner. Heb. shoulder. by the altar.

Ex 40:6; 2Ch 6:12; Eze 8:16; Joe 2:17; Mt 23:35; Lu 11:51

he brought.

2,4; 2Ch 23:11

put the crown.

2Sa 1:10; 12:30; Es 2:17; 6:8; Ps 21:3; 89:39; 132:18; Mt 27:29

Heb 2:9; Re 19:12

the testimony.

Ex 25:16; 31:18; De 17:18-20; Ps 78:5; Isa 8:16,20

anointed him.

9:3; 1Sa 10:1; 16:13; 2Sa 2:4,7; 5:3; 1Ki 1:39; La 4:20; Ac 4:27

2Co 1:21; Heb 1:9

and they clapped.{Wyyakkoo kaph,} "they clapped the hand," which Mr. Harmer thinks was similar to the mode in which Oriental females express their respect for persons of high rank, by gently applying one of their hands to their mouth. So Pitts relates, that in some of the towns of Barbary, the leaders of the sacred caravan being received with loud acclamations, "the very women get upon the tops of the houses to view the parade, or fine show, where they keep striking their four fingers on their lips, as fast as they can, making a joyful noise all the while."

Ps 47:1; 98:8; Isa 55:12

and said.

1Ki 1:34; Ps 72:15-17; Da 3:9; 6:21; Mt 21:9

God save the king. Heb. Let the king live.

1Sa 10:24; 2Sa 16:16; *margins

2Ch 23:12-15

stood.The Orientals considered a seat by a pillar or column as particularly honourable.

a pillar.

23:3; 2Ch 34:31

the princes.

10,11

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