The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 23:20 Explained

2 Chronicles 23:20

KJV: 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.

YLT: And he taketh the heads of the hundreds, and the honourable ones, and the rulers among the people, and all the people of the land, and bringeth down the king from the house of Jehovah, and they come in through the high gate to the house of the king, and cause the king to sit on the throne of the kingdom.

Darby: And he took the captains of the 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 into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does 2 Chronicles 23:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 23

1  Jehoiada, having set things in order, makes joash king
12  Athaliah is slain
16  Jehoiada restores the worship of God

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 23:20 mean?

And he took - the captains of hundreds and the nobles the governors of the people and all the people of the land and brought down the king from the house of Yahweh and they went through Gate the Upper to house of the king and set the king on the throne of the kingdom
וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־ שָׂרֵ֣י הַמֵּא֡וֹת וְאֶת־ הָֽאַדִּירִים֩ הַמּֽוֹשְׁלִ֨ים בָּעָ֜ם וְאֵ֣ת ׀ כָּל־ עַ֣ם הָאָ֗רֶץ וַיּ֤וֹרֶד הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ מִבֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ בְּתֽוֹךְ־ שַׁ֥עַר הָֽעֶלְי֖וֹן בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיּוֹשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַ֖ל כִּסֵּ֥א הַמַּמְלָכָֽה

וַיִּקַּ֣ח  And  he  took 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שָׂרֵ֣י  the  captains 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
הַמֵּא֡וֹת  of  hundreds 
Parse: Article, Number, feminine plural
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
הָֽאַדִּירִים֩  the  nobles 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אַדִּיר  
Sense: great, majestic.
הַמּֽוֹשְׁלִ֨ים  the  governors 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: מָשַׁל  
Sense: to rule, have dominion, reign.
בָּעָ֜ם  of  the  people 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
עַ֣ם  the  people 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
הָאָ֗רֶץ  of  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וַיּ֤וֹרֶד  and  brought  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
מִבֵּ֣ית  from  the  house 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יְהוָ֔ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ  and  they  went 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בְּתֽוֹךְ־  through 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.
שַׁ֥עַר  Gate 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
הָֽעֶלְי֖וֹן  the  Upper 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עֶלְיׄון 
Sense: high, upper.
בֵּ֣ית  to  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ  of  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
וַיּוֹשִׁ֙יבוּ֙  and  set 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
כִּסֵּ֥א  the  throne 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כִּסֵּא 
Sense: seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool.
הַמַּמְלָכָֽה  of  the  kingdom 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַמְלָכָה  
Sense: kingdom, dominion, reign, sovereignty.

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