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Each one took his men—those who were going on duty on the Sabbath and those who were going off duty—and came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/nlt/2_kings/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> So the commanders did everything as Jehoiada the priest ordered. The commanders took charge of the men reporting for duty that Sabbath, as well as those who were going off duty. They brought them all to Jehoiada the priest, <a href="/esv/2_kings/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> The captains did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they each brought his men who were to go off duty on the Sabbath, with those who were to come on duty on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So the commanders of hundreds did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—and came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/11.htm">King James Bible</a> And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/11.htm">New King James Version</a> So the captains of the hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. Each of them took his men who were to be on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were going off duty on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So the captains of hundreds acted in accordance with everything that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each one of them took his men who were to come in on the Sabbath, along with those who were to go out on the Sabbath, and they came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> So the captains of hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each one of them took his men who were to come in on the sabbath, with those who were to go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So the captains of hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each one of them took his men who were to come in on the sabbath, with those who were to go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So the commanders of hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each one of them took his men who were to come in on the sabbath, with those who were to go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/amp/2_kings/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The captains of hundreds acted in accordance with everything that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and each of them took his men who were to come in (on duty) on the Sabbath, with those who were to go out (off duty) on the Sabbath, and they came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/csb/2_kings/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So the commanders of hundreds did everything the priest Jehoiada commanded. They each brought their men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—and came to the priest Jehoiada. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So the commanders of hundreds did everything Jehoiada the priest commanded. They each brought their men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—and went to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/asv/2_kings/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the captains over hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with those that were to go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/cev/2_kings/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The commanders followed Jehoiada's orders. Each one called together his guards--those coming on duty and those going off duty. <a href="/erv/2_kings/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the captains over hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with those that were to go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The company commanders did as the priest Jehoiada had ordered them. Each commander took his men who were coming on duty on the day of worship as well as those who were about to go off duty and came to the priest Jehoiada. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> The officers obeyed Jehoiada's instructions and brought their men to him--those going off duty on the Sabbath and those going on duty. <a href="/isv/2_kings/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> So the captains of hundreds did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. Each one of them assembled his men who were to enter on the Sabbath, along with those who were to leave on the Sabbath, and approached Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/msb/2_kings/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So the commanders of hundreds did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men?those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty?and came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/net/2_kings/11.htm">NET Bible</a> The officers of the units of hundreds did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. Each of them took his men, those who were on duty during the Sabbath as well as those who were off duty on the Sabbath, and reported to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The captains over hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they took every man his men, those who were to come in on the Sabbath, with those who were to go out on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/web/2_kings/11.htm">World English Bible</a> The captains over hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they each took his men, those who were to come in on the Sabbath with those who were to go out on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the heads of the hundreds do according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and take—each [one]—his men going in on the Sabbath, with those going out on the Sabbath, and come to Jehoiada the priest, <a href="/ylt/2_kings/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the heads of the hundreds do according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and take each his men going in on the sabbath, with those going out on the sabbath, and come in unto Jehoiada the priest, <a href="/slt/2_kings/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the captains of hundreds will do according to all that Jehoida the priest commanded: and they will take each his men going in the Sabbath, with those going forth the Sabbath, and they will come to Jehoida the priest.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the centurions did according to all things that Joiada the priest had commanded them: and taking every one their men, that went in on the sabbath, with them that went out on the sabbath, came to Joiada the priest. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the centurions acted in accord with all the things that Jehoiada, the priest, had instructed them. And taking each one of their men who would enter on the Sabbath, with those who would depart on the Sabbath, they went to Jehoiada, the priest. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/11.htm">New American Bible</a> The captains did just as Jehoiada the priest commanded. Each took his troops, both those going on duty for the week and those going off duty that week, and came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The captains did according to all that the priest Jehoiada commanded; each brought his men who were to go off duty on the sabbath, with those who were to come on duty on the sabbath, and came to the priest Jehoiada.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the captains of the hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded them; and they took every man his then who were to be on duty on the sabbath, with those who were to be off duty on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the Captains of hundreds did as Yawida the Priest commanded them, and each man took his men in entering the Sabbath with the goings forth of the Sabbath, and they came to Yawida the Priest.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the captains over hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with those that were to go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. <a href="/sep/2_kings/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the captains of hundreds did all things that the wise Jodae commanded; and they took each his men, both those that went in on the sabbath-day, and those that went out on the sabbath-day, and went in to Jodae the priest. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/11-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=3881" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/11.htm">Joash Anointed King in Judah</a> …8You must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who approaches the ranks must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.” 9<a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: śā·rê (N-mpc) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">So the commanders</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: ham·mē·yōṯ (Art:: Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">of hundreds</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘ă·śū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">did</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kə·ḵōl (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everything</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3077.htm" title="3077: yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘ (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD knows, the name of several Isr. From Yhovah and yada'; Jehovah-known; Jehojada, the name of three Israelites.">Jehoiada</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">had ordered.</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">Each of them</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">took</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ă·nā·šāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">his men—</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’ê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">those coming on duty</a> <a href="/hebrew/7676.htm" title="7676: haš·šab·bāṯ (Art:: N-cs) -- Sabbath. Intensive from shabath; intermission, i.e the Sabbath.">on the Sabbath</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yō·ṣə·’ê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">those going off duty</a> <a href="/hebrew/7676.htm" title="7676: haš·šab·bāṯ (Art:: N-cs) -- Sabbath. Intensive from shabath; intermission, i.e the Sabbath.">—</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and came</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3077.htm" title="3077: yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘ (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD knows, the name of several Isr. From Yhovah and yada'; Jehovah-known; Jehojada, the name of three Israelites.">Jehoiada</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest.</a> 10Then the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and shields of King David from the house of the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-8.htm">2 Chronicles 23:8</a> So the Levites and all Judah did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions. <a href="/2_kings/12-9.htm">2 Kings 12:9-10</a> Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests who guarded the threshold put all the money brought into the house of the LORD. / Whenever they saw that there was a large amount of money in the chest, the royal scribe and the high priest would go up, count the money brought into the house of the LORD, and tie it up in bags. <a href="/1_kings/1-38.htm">1 Kings 1:38-40</a> Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon. / Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!” / All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth was split by the sound. <a href="/2_samuel/15-1.htm">2 Samuel 15:1-6</a> Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him. / He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,” / Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.” ... <a href="/1_chronicles/9-25.htm">1 Chronicles 9:25-27</a> Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to serve with them for seven-day periods. / But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God. / They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning. <a href="/1_samuel/22-17.htm">1 Samuel 22:17</a> Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD. <a href="/2_samuel/20-4.htm">2 Samuel 20:4-5</a> Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.” / So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him. <a href="/1_kings/2-29.htm">1 Kings 2:29-30</a> It was reported to King Solomon: “Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar.” So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down!” / And Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” But Joab replied, “No, I will die here.” So Benaiah relayed the message to the king, saying, “This is how Joab answered me.” <a href="/2_chronicles/23-1.htm">2 Chronicles 23:1-7</a> Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the commanders of hundreds—with Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri. / So they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the heads of the families of Israel. And when they came to Jerusalem, / the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David. ... <a href="/1_kings/1-10.htm">1 Kings 1:10-11</a> But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or his brother Solomon. / Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it? <a href="/2_samuel/11-9.htm">2 Samuel 11:9-11</a> But Uriah slept at the door of the palace with all his master’s servants; he did not go down to his house. / And David was told, “Uriah did not go home.” “Haven’t you just arrived from a journey?” David asked Uriah. “Why didn’t you go home?” / Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!” <a href="/1_kings/1-33.htm">1 Kings 1:33-35</a> “Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon. / There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ / Then you shall go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. For I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.” <a href="/2_chronicles/23-10.htm">2 Chronicles 23:10-11</a> He stationed all the troops, with their weapons in hand, surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple. / Then Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!” <a href="/1_samuel/19-11.htm">1 Samuel 19:11</a> Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!” <a href="/2_samuel/15-10.htm">2 Samuel 15:10-12</a> Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’” / Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and they went along innocently, for they knew nothing about the matter. / While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.the captains<a href="/2_kings/11-4.htm">2 Kings 11:4</a> And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over 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 of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son.<a href="/1_chronicles/26-26.htm">1 Chronicles 26:26</a> Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.<a href="/2_chronicles/23-8.htm">2 Chronicles 23:8</a> So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/11-4.htm">Captains</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-5.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-5.htm">Commanders</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-43.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-4.htm">Hundreds</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-4.htm">Jehoiada</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-4.htm">Jehoi'ada</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-20.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-5.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-7.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-4.htm">Units</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/11-10.htm">Captains</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-15.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-10.htm">Commanders</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-15.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-10.htm">Hundreds</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-12.htm">Jehoiada</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-17.htm">Jehoi'ada</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-15.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-10.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-18.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-15.htm">Units</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 11</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">Jehoash, being saved by Jehosheba his aunt from Athaliah's massacre,</a> 3. <a href="/2_kings/11-3.htm">is hidden six years in the house of God</a> 13. <a href="/2_kings/11-13.htm">Jehoiada, giving order to the captains, in the seventh year anoints him king</a> 17. <a href="/2_kings/11-17.htm">Jehoiada restores the worship of God</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So the commanders of hundreds did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Jehoiada the priest played a crucial role in preserving the Davidic line by orchestrating the protection and eventual crowning of Joash. The "commanders of hundreds" were military leaders responsible for executing Jehoiada's plan. This phrase highlights the obedience and respect the military had for Jehoiada, indicating his influence and authority. The cooperation between religious and military leaders was essential for the success of this plan, reflecting the theocratic nature of Israelite society where religious leaders often held significant sway over political and military matters.Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty— The reference to the Sabbath indicates the strategic timing of Jehoiada's plan. The changing of the guard on the Sabbath would have been a routine event, allowing for a seamless transition of forces without arousing suspicion. This clever use of timing ensured that there were enough loyal soldiers present to protect Joash and execute the coup against Athaliah. The Sabbath, a day of rest and worship, also underscores the religious significance of the event, as it was a day dedicated to the Lord, aligning the coup with divine approval.and came to Jehoiada the priest. The commanders and their men coming to Jehoiada signifies their allegiance and trust in his leadership. Jehoiada's role as a priest underscores the religious legitimacy of the coup. By gathering at the temple, the center of religious life, the event is framed as not just a political maneuver but a divinely sanctioned act. This gathering at the temple also foreshadows the anointing and crowning of Joash, which would take place in a sacred setting, emphasizing the restoration of the Davidic line as a fulfillment of God's covenant with David.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jehoiada_the_priest.htm">Jehoiada the Priest</a> A key religious leader who orchestrated the protection and coronation of Joash, ensuring the continuation of David's line. 2. <a href="/topical/c/commanders_of_hundreds.htm">Commanders of Hundreds</a> Military leaders who were loyal to Jehoiada and played a crucial role in executing his plan to protect the young king. 3. <a href="/topical/j/joash.htm">Joash (Jehoash)</a> The young king of Judah, hidden and protected by Jehoiada, who would later restore the temple. 4. <a href="/topical/a/athaliah.htm">Athaliah</a> The usurping queen who had seized power after the death of her son, King Ahaziah, and sought to destroy the royal line. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple_of_the_lord.htm">The Temple of the LORD</a> The central place of worship and the location where Joash was crowned king.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a> Jehoiada's role as a priest and leader demonstrates the impact of godly leadership in guiding a nation back to righteousness. <a href="/topical/s/strategic_obedience.htm">Strategic Obedience</a> The commanders' obedience to Jehoiada's instructions highlights the importance of following godly counsel and strategic planning in fulfilling God's purposes. <a href="/topical/p/preservation_of_god's_promises.htm">Preservation of God's Promises</a> The protection of Joash signifies God's faithfulness in preserving His promises, even amidst human attempts to thwart His plans. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_sabbath.htm">The Role of the Sabbath</a> The use of the Sabbath in Jehoiada's plan shows the significance of rest and worship in God's timing and purposes. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_evil.htm">Courage in the Face of Evil</a> The actions of Jehoiada and the commanders demonstrate the courage required to stand against evil and uphold righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 11</a> <a href="/q/who_was_zechariah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Zechariah in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/trust_2_chronicles_23's_coup_with_scant_proof.htm">How can we trust the historicity of this sudden coup described in 2 Chronicles 23 when there is limited archaeological evidence?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_the_high_priest_in_the_bible.htm">Who was the high priest in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/is_joash's_sudden_coronation_credible.htm">2 Kings 11:12: How credible is the sudden public coronation of Joash without Athaliah’s prior knowledge? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9, 10) The preparations for carrying out the above arrangements.(9) The captains over the hundreds--i.e., the centurions of the royal guard (<a href="/2_kings/11-4.htm" title="And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over 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 of them in the house of the LORD, and showed them the king's son.">2Kings 11:4</a>). So in <a href="/2_kings/11-10.htm" title="And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD.">2Kings 11:10</a>.Commanded.--Had commanded.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - And the captains over the hundreds - i.e., the five centurions of the guard, Azariah the son of Jeroham, Azariah the son of Obed, Ishmael, Maaseiah, and Eli-shaphat - did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded. The secular arm placed itself entirely at the disposal of the spirituality, and was content for once to be subordinate. And they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. The position of Jehoiada as high priest ("the priest" always means "high priest") had not been previously mentioned, probably because it was presumed to be known. The Chronicler, writing much later, gives Jehoiada the title on the first occasion that he mentions him (<a href="/2_chronicles/22-11.htm">2 Chronicles 22:11</a>). When it is said that "all the captains took their men and came to Jehoiada," the intention is to mark their exact obedience to the orders given them. Strictly speaking, only two out of the five actually appeared before Jehoiada on the day of the execution of his project, two divisions only having been summoned to come to the temple (ver. 7). The other three took up the positions assigned them in and about the royal palace. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/11-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So the commanders שָׂרֵ֣י (śā·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince of hundreds הַמֵּא֗וֹת (ham·mê·’ō·wṯ) Article | Number - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> A hundred did וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּ (way·ya·‘ă·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make everything כְּכֹ֣ל (kə·ḵōl) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Jehoiada יְהוֹיָדָ֣ע (yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3077.htm">Strong's 3077: </a> Jehoiada -- 'the LORD knows', the name of several Israelites the priest הַכֹּהֵן֒ (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest had ordered. צִוָּה֮ (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order Each of them אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person took וַיִּקְחוּ֙ (way·yiq·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take his men— אֲנָשָׁ֔יו (’ă·nā·šāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person those coming on duty בָּאֵ֣י (bā·’ê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go on the Sabbath הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת (haš·šab·bāṯ) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7676.htm">Strong's 7676: </a> Intermission, the Sabbath and עִ֖ם (‘im) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with those going off duty— יֹצְאֵ֣י (yō·ṣə·’ê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim and came וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Jehoiada יְהוֹיָדָ֥ע (yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3077.htm">Strong's 3077: </a> Jehoiada -- 'the LORD knows', the name of several Israelites the priest. הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - 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