Apologetics Bible

2Kings 11:1

Hebrew

וַֽעֲתַלְיָה אֵם אֲחַזְיָהוּ וראתה רָאֲתָה כִּי מֵת בְּנָהּ וַתָּקָם וַתְּאַבֵּד אֵת כָּל־זֶרַע הַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃

va'ataleyah-'em-'achazeyahv-vr'th-ra'atah-khiy-met-venah-vataqam-vate'aved-'et-khal-zera'-hamamelakhah

KJV: And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.

AKJV: And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.

ASV: Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.

YLT: And Athaliah is mother of Ahaziah, and she hath seen that her son is dead, and she riseth, and destroyeth all the seed of the kingdom;

Exposition: 2Kings 11:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:2

Hebrew

וַתִּקַּח יְהוֹשֶׁבַע בַּת־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־יוֹרָם אֲחוֹת אֲחַזְיָהוּ אֶת־יוֹאָשׁ בֶּן־אֲחַזְיָה וַתִּגְנֹב אֹתוֹ מִתּוֹךְ בְּנֵֽי־הַמֶּלֶךְ הממותתים הַמּוּמָתִים אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־מֵינִקְתּוֹ בַּחֲדַר הַמִּטּוֹת וַיַּסְתִּרוּ אֹתוֹ מִפְּנֵי עֲתַלְיָהוּ וְלֹא הוּמָֽת׃

vatiqach-yehvosheva'-vat-hamelekhe-yvoram-'achvot-'achazeyahv-'et-yvo'ash-ven-'achazeyah-vatigenov-'otvo-mitvokhe-veney-hamelekhe-hmmvttym-hamvmatiym-'otvo-ve'et-meyniqetvo-vachadar-hamitvot-vayasetirv-'otvo-mifeney-'ataleyahv-velo'-hvmat

KJV: But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

AKJV: But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

ASV: But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons that were slain, even him and his nurse, and put them in the bedchamber; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain;

YLT: and Jehosheba daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, taketh Joash son of Ahaziah, and stealeth him out of the midst of the sons of the king who are put to death, him and his nurse, in the inner part of the bed-chambers, and they hide him from the presence of Athaliah, and he hath not been put to death,

Exposition: 2Kings 11:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:3

Hebrew

וַיְהִי אִתָּהּ בֵּית יְהוָה מִתְחַבֵּא שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים וַעֲתַלְיָה מֹלֶכֶת עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

vayehiy-'itah-veyt-yehvah-mitechave'-shesh-shaniym-va'ataleyah-molekhet-'al-ha'aretz

KJV: And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.

AKJV: And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land. ¶

ASV: And he was with her hid in the house of Jehovah six years. And Athaliah reigned over the land.

YLT: and he is with her, in the house of Jehovah, hiding himself, six years, and Athaliah is reigning over the land.

Exposition: 2Kings 11:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:4

Hebrew

וּבַשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִיעִית שָׁלַח יְהוֹיָדָע וַיִּקַּח ׀ אֶת־שָׂרֵי המאיות הַמֵּאוֹת לַכָּרִי וְלָרָצִים וַיָּבֵא אֹתָם אֵלָיו בֵּית יְהוָה וַיִּכְרֹת לָהֶם בְּרִית וַיַּשְׁבַּע אֹתָם בְּבֵית יְהוָה וַיַּרְא אֹתָם אֶת־בֶּן־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

vvashanah-hasheviy'iyt-shalach-yehvoyada'-vayiqach- -'et-sharey-hm'yvt-hame'vot-lakhariy-velaratziym-vayave'-'otam-'elayv-veyt-yehvah-vayikherot-lahem-veriyt-vayasheva'-'otam-veveyt-yehvah-vayare'-'otam-'et-ven-hamelekhe

KJV: And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king’s son.

AKJV: And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and showed them the king’s son.

ASV: And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into the house of Jehovah; and he made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of Jehovah, and showed them the king’s son.

YLT: And in the seventh year hath Jehoiada sent and taketh the heads of the hundreds, of the executioners and of the runners, and bringeth them in unto him, to the house of Jehovah, and maketh with them a covenant, and causeth them to swear in the house of Jehovah, and sheweth them the son of the king,

Exposition: 2Kings 11:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:5

Hebrew

וַיְצַוֵּם לֵאמֹר זֶה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשׂוּן הַשְּׁלִשִׁית מִכֶּם בָּאֵי הַשַּׁבָּת וְשֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת בֵּית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

vayetzavem-le'mor-zeh-hadavar-'asher-ta'ashvn-hashelishiyt-mikhem-va'ey-hashavat-veshomerey-mishemeret-veyt-hamelekhe

KJV: And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;

AKJV: And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that you shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;

ASV: And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;

YLT: and commandeth them, saying, `This is the thing that ye do; The third of you are going in on the sabbath, and keepers of the charge of the house of the king,

Exposition: 2Kings 11:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:6

Hebrew

וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית בְּשַׁעַר סוּר וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית בַּשַּׁעַר אַחַר הָרָצִים וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַבַּיִת מַסָּֽח׃

vehashelishiyt-vesha'ar-svr-vehashelishiyt-vasha'ar-'achar-haratziym-vshemaretem-'et-mishemeret-havayit-masach

KJV: And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.

AKJV: And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall you keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.

ASV: and a third part shall be at the gate Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier.

YLT: and the third is at the gate of Sur, and the third at the gate behind the runners, and ye have kept the charge of the house pulled down;

Exposition: 2Kings 11:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:7

Hebrew

וּשְׁתֵּי הַיָּדוֹת בָּכֶם כֹּל יֹצְאֵי הַשַּׁבָּת וְשָֽׁמְרוּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶרֶת בֵּית־יְהוָה אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

vshetey-hayadvot-vakhem-khol-yotze'ey-hashavat-veshamerv-'et-mishemeret-veyt-yehvah-'el-hamelekhe

KJV: And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.

AKJV: And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.

ASV: And the two companies of you, even all that go forth on the sabbath, shall keep the watch of the house of Jehovah about the king.

YLT: and two parts of you, all going out on the sabbath--they have kept the charge of the house of Jehovah about the king,

Exposition: 2Kings 11:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:8

Hebrew

וְהִקַּפְתֶּם עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ סָבִיב אִישׁ וְכֵלָיו בְּיָדוֹ וְהַבָּא אֶל־הַשְּׂדֵרוֹת יוּמָת וִהְיוּ אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּצֵאתוֹ וּבְבֹאֽוֹ׃

vehiqafetem-'al-hamelekhe-saviyv-'iysh-vekhelayv-veyadvo-vehava'-'el-hashedervot-yvmat-viheyv-'et-hamelekhe-vetze'tvo-vvevo'vo

KJV: And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.

AKJV: And you shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that comes within the ranges, let him be slain: and be you with the king as he goes out and as he comes in.

ASV: And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he that cometh within the ranks, let him be slain: and be ye with the king when he goeth out, and when he cometh in.

YLT: and ye have compassed the king round about, each with his weapons in his hand, and he who is coming unto the ranges is put to death; and be ye with the king in his going out and in his coming in.'

Exposition: 2Kings 11:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:9

Hebrew

וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ שָׂרֵי המאיות הַמֵּאוֹת כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵן וַיִּקְחוּ אִישׁ אֶת־אֲנָשָׁיו בָּאֵי הַשַּׁבָּת עִם יֹצְאֵי הַשַּׁבָּת וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־יְהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵֽן׃

vaya'ashv-sharey-hm'yvt-hame'vot-khekhol-'asher-tzivah-yehvoyada'-hakhohen-vayiqechv-'iysh-'et-'anashayv-va'ey-hashavat-'im-yotze'ey-hashavat-vayavo'v-'el-yehvoyada'-hakhohen

KJV: And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

AKJV: And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

ASV: And the captains over hundreds 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, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

YLT: And the heads of the hundreds do according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and take each his men going in on the sabbath, with those going out on the sabbath, and come in unto Jehoiada the priest,

Exposition: 2Kings 11:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:10

Hebrew

וַיִּתֵּן הַכֹּהֵן לְשָׂרֵי המאיות הַמֵּאוֹת אֶֽת־הַחֲנִית וְאֶת־הַשְּׁלָטִים אֲשֶׁר לַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵית יְהוָֽה׃

vayiten-hakhohen-lesharey-hm'yvt-hame'vot-'et-hachaniyt-ve'et-hashelatiym-'asher-lamelekhe-david-'asher-veveyt-yehvah

KJV: And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David’s spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD.

AKJV: And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David’s spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD.

ASV: And the priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been king David’s, which were in the house of Jehovah.

YLT: and the priest giveth to the heads of the hundreds the spears and the shields that king David had, that are in the house of Jehovah.

Exposition: 2Kings 11:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David’s spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:11

Hebrew

וַיַּעַמְדוּ הָרָצִים אִישׁ ׀ וְכֵלָיו בְּיָדוֹ מִכֶּתֶף הַבַּיִת הַיְמָנִית עַד־כֶּתֶף הַבַּיִת הַשְּׂמָאלִית לַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְלַבָּיִת עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ סָבִֽיב׃

vaya'amedv-haratziym-'iysh- -vekhelayv-veyadvo-mikhetef-havayit-hayemaniyt-'ad-khetef-havayit-hashema'liyt-lamizevecha-velavayit-'al-hamelekhe-saviyv

KJV: And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple.

AKJV: And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple.

ASV: And the guard stood, every man with his weapons 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.

YLT: And the runners stand, each with his weapons in his hand, from the right shoulder of the house unto the left shoulder of the house, by the altar and by the house, by the king round about;

Exposition: 2Kings 11:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:12

Hebrew

וַיּוֹצִא אֶת־בֶּן־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּתֵּן עָלָיו אֶת־הַנֵּזֶר וְאֶת־הָעֵדוּת וַיַּמְלִכוּ אֹתוֹ וַיִּמְשָׁחֻהוּ וַיַּכּוּ־כָף וַיֹּאמְרוּ יְחִי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

vayvotzi'-'et-ven-hamelekhe-vayiten-'alayv-'et-hanezer-ve'et-ha'edvt-vayamelikhv-'otvo-vayimeshachuhv-vayakhv-khaf-vayo'merv-yechiy-hamelekhe

KJV: And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.

AKJV: And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown on him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king. ¶

ASV: Then he brought out the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, andgave himthe testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, Longlive the king.

YLT: and he bringeth out the son of the king, and putteth on him the crown, and the testimony, and they make him king, and anoint him, and smite the hand, and say, `Let the king live.'

Exposition: 2Kings 11:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:13

Hebrew

וַתִּשְׁמַע עֲתַלְיָה אֶת־קוֹל הָֽרָצִין הָעָם וַתָּבֹא אֶל־הָעָם בֵּית יְהוָֽה׃

vatishema'-'ataleyah-'et-qvol-haratziyn-ha'am-vatavo'-'el-ha'am-veyt-yehvah

KJV: And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.

AKJV: And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.

ASV: And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guardand ofthe people, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah:

YLT: And Athaliah heareth the voice of the runners and of the people, and she cometh in unto the people, to the house of Jehovah,

Exposition: 2Kings 11:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:14

Hebrew

וַתֵּרֶא וְהִנֵּה הַמֶּלֶךְ עֹמֵד עַֽל־הָעַמּוּד כַּמִּשְׁפָּט וְהַשָּׂרִים וְהַחֲצֹֽצְרוֹת אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכָל־עַם הָאָרֶץ שָׂמֵחַ וְתֹקֵעַ בַּחֲצֹֽצְרוֹת וַתִּקְרַע עֲתַלְיָה אֶת־בְּגָדֶיהָ וַתִּקְרָא קֶשֶׁר קָֽשֶׁר׃

vatere'-vehineh-hamelekhe-'omed-'al-ha'amvd-khamishefat-vehashariym-vehachatzotzervot-'el-hamelekhe-vekhal-'am-ha'aretz-shamecha-vetoqe'a-vachatzotzervot-vatiqera'-'ataleyah-'et-vegadeyha-vatiqera'-qesher-qasher

KJV: And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.

AKJV: And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.

ASV: and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the manner was, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason! treason!

YLT: and looketh, and lo, the king is standing by the pillar, according to the ordinance, and the heads, and the trumpets, are by the king, and all the people of the land are rejoicing, and blowing with trumpets, and Athaliah rendeth her garments, and calleth, `Conspiracy! conspiracy!'

Exposition: 2Kings 11:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothe...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:15

Hebrew

וַיְצַו יְהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־שָׂרֵי המיאות הַמֵּאוֹת ׀ פְּקֻדֵי הַחַיִל וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם הוֹצִיאוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־מִבֵּית לַשְּׂדֵרֹת וְהַבָּא אַחֲרֶיהָ הָמֵת בֶּחָרֶב כִּי אָמַר הַכֹּהֵן אַל־תּוּמַת בֵּית יְהוָֽה׃

vayetzav-yehvoyada'-hakhohen-'et-sharey-hmy'vt-hame'vot- -fequdey-hachayil-vayo'mer-'aleyhem-hvotziy'v-'otah-'el-miveyt-lashederot-vehava'-'achareyha-hamet-vecharev-khiy-'amar-hakhohen-'al-tvmat-veyt-yehvah

KJV: But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD.

AKJV: But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said to them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that follows her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD.

ASV: And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and him that followeth her slay with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be slain in the house of Jehovah.

YLT: And Jehoiada the priest commandeth the heads of the hundreds, inspectors of the force, and saith unto them, Bring her out unto the outside of the ranges, and him who is going after her, put to death by the sword:' for the priest had said, Let her not be put to death in the house of Jehovah.'

Exposition: 2Kings 11:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said,...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:16

Hebrew

וַיָּשִׂמוּ לָהּ יָדַיִם וַתָּבוֹא דֶּֽרֶךְ־מְבוֹא הַסּוּסִים בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וַתּוּמַת שָֽׁם׃

vayashimv-lah-yadayim-vatavvo'-derekhe-mevvo'-hasvsiym-veyt-hamelekhe-vatvmat-sham

KJV: And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king’s house: and there was she slain.

AKJV: And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king’s house: and there was she slain. ¶

ASV: So they made way for her; and she went by the way of the horses’ entry to the king’s house: and there was she slain.

YLT: And they make for her sides, and she entereth the way of the entering in of the horses to the house of the king, and is put to death there.

Exposition: 2Kings 11:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king’s house: and there was she slain.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:17

Hebrew

וַיִּכְרֹת יְהוֹיָדָע אֶֽת־הַבְּרִית בֵּין יְהוָה וּבֵין הַמֶּלֶךְ וּבֵין הָעָם לִהְיוֹת לְעָם לַֽיהוָה וּבֵין הַמֶּלֶךְ וּבֵין הָעָֽם׃

vayikherot-yehvoyada'-'et-haveriyt-veyn-yehvah-vveyn-hamelekhe-vveyn-ha'am-liheyvot-le'am-layhvah-vveyn-hamelekhe-vveyn-ha'am

KJV: And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD’S people; between the king also and the people.

AKJV: And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD’s people; between the king also and the people.

ASV: And Jehoiada made a covenant between Jehovah and the king and the people, that they should be Jehovah’s people; between the king also and the people.

YLT: And Jehoiada maketh the covenant between Jehovah and the king and the people, to be for a people to Jehovah, and between the king and the people.

Exposition: 2Kings 11:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD’S people; between the king also and the people.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:18

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹאוּ כָל־עַם הָאָרֶץ בֵּית־הַבַּעַל וַֽיִּתְּצֻהוּ אֶת־מזבחתו מִזְבְּחֹתָיו וְאֶת־צְלָמָיו שִׁבְּרוּ הֵיטֵב וְאֵת מַתָּן כֹּהֵן הַבַּעַל הָרְגוּ לִפְנֵי הַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת וַיָּשֶׂם הַכֹּהֵן פְּקֻדּוֹת עַל־בֵּית יְהוָֽה׃

vayavo'v-khal-'am-ha'aretz-veyt-hava'al-vayitetzuhv-'et-mzvchtv-mizevechotayv-ve'et-tzelamayv-shiverv-heytev-ve'et-matan-khohen-hava'al-haregv-lifeney-hamizevechvot-vayashem-hakhohen-fequdvot-'al-veyt-yehvah

KJV: And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.

AKJV: And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and broke it down; his altars and his images broke they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.

ASV: And all the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of Jehovah.

YLT: And all the people of the land go in to the house of Baal, and break it down, its altars and its images they have thoroughly broken, and Mattan priest of Baal they have slain before the altars; and the priest setteth inspectors over the house of Jehovah,

Exposition: 2Kings 11:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:19

Hebrew

וַיִּקַּח אֶת־שָׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת וְאֶת־הַכָּרִי וְאֶת־הָרָצִים וְאֵת ׀ כָּל־עַם הָאָרֶץ וַיֹּרִידוּ אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ מִבֵּית יְהוָה וַיָּבוֹאוּ דֶּֽרֶך־שַׁעַר הָרָצִים בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֵּשֶׁב עַל־כִּסֵּא הַמְּלָכִֽים׃

vayiqach-'et-sharey-hame'vot-ve'et-hakhariy-ve'et-haratziym-ve'et- -khal-'am-ha'aretz-vayoriydv-'et-hamelekhe-miveyt-yehvah-vayavvo'v-derekh-sha'ar-haratziym-veyt-hamelekhe-vayeshev-'al-khise'-hamelakhiym

KJV: And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.

AKJV: And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.

ASV: And he took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of Jehovah, and came by the way of the gate of the guard unto the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.

YLT: and taketh the heads of the hundreds, and the executioners, and the runners, and all the people of the land, and they bring down the king from the house of Jehovah, and come by the way of the gate of the runners, to the house of the king, and he sitteth on the throne of the kings.

Exposition: 2Kings 11:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the kin...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:20

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׂמַח כָּל־עַם־הָאָרֶץ וְהָעִיר שָׁקָטָה וְאֶת־עֲתַלְיָהוּ הֵמִיתוּ בַחֶרֶב בֵּית מלך הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

vayishemach-khal-'am-ha'aretz-veha'iyr-shaqatah-ve'et-'ataleyahv-hemiytv-vacherev-veyt-mlkh-hamelekhe

KJV: And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king’s house.

AKJV: And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king’s house.

ASV: So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And Athaliah they had slain with the sword at the king’s house.

YLT: And all the people of the land rejoice, and the city is quiet, and Athaliah they have put to death by the sword in the house of the king;

Exposition: 2Kings 11:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king’s house.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 11:21

KJV: Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.

AKJV: Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.

ASV: Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

YLT: a son of seven years is Jehoash in his reigning.

Exposition: 2Kings 11:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.