In the seventh year of Athaliah’s reign, Jehoiada the priest summoned the commanders, the Carite mercenaries, and the palace guards to come to the Temple of the Lord. He made a solemn pact with them and made them swear an oath of loyalty there in the Lord’s Temple; then he showed them the king’s son.
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The captains - The word used here and in 2 Kings 11:19, הא־כרי ha-kârı̂y, designates …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
And the seventh year. —This was when perhaps discontent at Athaliah’s tyranny had reached a climax.
Jehoiada.
John Gill
JohnGill
And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over
hundreds, with the captains and the guard<…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Athaliah destroyed all those whom she knew to be related to the crown. Jehoash, one of the king's sons, was hidden. The promise made to David was n…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes