Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Then they brought out the king`s son, and put the crown on him, and [gave him] the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they said, [Long] live the king.
Verse Takeaways
1
The Crown and the Law
Commentators explain that the new king was given two key items: the crown, symbolizing his royal authority, and "the testimony," which was a copy of God's Law. This act powerfully illustrates that a godly leader's right to rule is directly tied to their submission to God's Word.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
2 Chronicles
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
3
19th Century
Anglican
Then. — And. So in 2 Chronicles 23:14; 2 Chronicles 23:17.
They brought out
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 23:1).
Presbyterian
To look upon ourselves and each other as the Lord's people, should make us earnest in the discharge of our duty both to God and man. Thus was this …
