In the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards. He made them come to him in the Lord’s temple, where he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son
1 Chronicles 12:27 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised in addition to Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronite [priests], and with him were 3,700, American Standard Version (1901) And Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron; and with him were three thousand and seven hundred, Common English Bible also Jehoiada, leader of Aaron’s line, and with him 3,700; Catholic Public Domain Version as well as Jehoiada, a leader from the stock of Aaron, and with him three thousand seven hundred; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Joiada prince of the race of Aaron, and with him three thousand seven hundred. |
In the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards. He made them come to him in the Lord’s temple, where he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son
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.
The captain of the guards also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
and Zadok, a young valiant warrior, with 22 commanders from his ancestral family.
In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been their leader, and the Lord was with him.