2 Chronicles 23:10 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁰ and he set all the people as a guard for the king, everyone with weapon in hand, from the south side of the house to the north side of the house, around the altar and the house.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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, by the king round about.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ And he set all the people as a guard for the king, every man having his weapon (missile) in his hand, from the right side to the left side of the temple, around the altar and the temple.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ And he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, by the king round about.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ He positioned all the people, each with their weapons drawn, near the altar and the temple, stretching from the south side of the temple to the north side, so as to protect the king.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ And he positioned all the people, holding short swords, from the right part of the temple to the left part of the temple, before the altar and the temple, all around the king.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁰ And he set all the people with swords in their hands, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, before the altar, and the temple, round about the king.

2 Chronicles 23:10 Cross References

2 Kings 11:11

the guards stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the south side of the house to the north side of the house, around the altar and the house, to guard the king on every side.

2 Chronicles 23:11

Then he brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, and gave him the covenant; they proclaimed him king, and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and they shouted, “Long live the king!”

2 Chronicles 23:9

The priest Jehoiada delivered to the captains the spears and the large and small shields that had been King David’s, which were in the house of God,

2 Chronicles 6:12

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.

Exodus 40:6

You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting

Joel 2:8

They do not jostle one another; each keeps to its own track; they burst through the weapons and are not halted.