He took the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king from the Lord’s temple. They entered the king’s palace by way of the guards’ gate. Then Joash sat on the throne of the kings.
2 Chronicles 23:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then he took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land and brought the king down from the Lord’s temple. They entered the king’s palace through the Upper Gate and seated the king on the throne of the kingdom. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he took the captains of hundreds and the nobles and governors of the people and all the people of the land and brought down the king from the house of the Lord; and they came through the Upper Gate to the king's house and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom. American Standard Version (1901) And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of Jehovah: and they came through the upper gate unto the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom. Common English Bible Then he took the unit commanders, the officials, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they led the king down from the LORD’s temple, processing through the Upper Gate to the palace, where the king sat upon the royal throne. Catholic Public Domain Version And he took the centurions, and the most valiant men, and the leaders of the people, and all the common people of the land, and they set out to descend to the king, from the house of the Lord, and to enter through the middle of the upper gate, to the house of the king. And they placed him on the royal throne. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he took the captains of hundreds, and the most valiant men, and the chiefs of the people, and all the people of the land: and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and brought him through the upper gate into the king's house, and set him on the royal throne. |
He took the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king from the Lord’s temple. They entered the king’s palace by way of the guards’ gate. Then Joash sat on the throne of the kings.
Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. Jotham built the Upper Gate of the Lord’s temple.
Solomon sat on the Lord’s throne as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.