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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 23:1

And. This chapter is complementary to 2 Kings 11:4-20 . See App-56 . seventh. The number of spiritual perfection. App-10 . strengthened himself. Chronicles mentions the military (2 Chronicles 23:1 ), but enlarges on the Levites (verses: 2 Chronicles 23:2 , &c.) Kings recognizes the Levites (2 Kings 11:4-12 ), but enlarges on the military. See the book comments for 1 Chronicles (note on the Title), and App-56 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 23:2

Israel. Note this word here, and see note on 1 Kings 12:17 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 23:3

congregation = assembly, or muster. God. Hebrew. Elohim. (with Art.) = the [true] God. Figure of speech Asterismos , to emphasize the text or sermon of Jehoiada, which was the faithfulness of Jehovah to His word. as = according as. hath said. This is the great point. Compare 2 Chronicles 6:16 ; 2Ch 7:18 . 2 Samuel 7:12 . 1 Kings 2:4 ; 1 Kings 9:5 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 23:4

doors = thresholds. Especially that of Sur (2 Kings 11:6 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 23:1

THE SIX-YEAR REIGN OF ATHALIAH ENDS IN HER EXECUTIONVII. JOASH (837-800 B.C.)JEHOIADA'S PLAN TO CROWN JOASH AND EXECUTE ATHALIAH"And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him. And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 23:8

LONG LIVE THE KING!"So the Levites and all Judah 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; for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses. And Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which were in the house of God. And he set all the people, every man with his weapon in... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 23:2

2 Chronicles 23:2. And the chief of the fathers of Israel— Judah is here called by the general name of Israel. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 23:1

1. in the seventh year Jehoiada . . . took the captains of hundreds, c.—(See on :- :-). The five officers mentioned here had been probably of the royal guard, and were known to be strongly disaffected to the government of Athaliah. read more

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