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Faithful, Strategic Action
Commentators highlight Jehoiada's careful strategy. He waited seven years for the right moment, gathered military leaders in the secure and holy Temple, and bound them with a covenant and an oath before revealing the hidden king. This demonstrates that faith in God's plan often requires courageous, wise, and deliberate human action.
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2 Kings
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18th Century
Theologian
See the marginal reference.
The captains - The word used here and in 2 Kings 11:19, הא־כרי ha-kârı̂y, designates …
19th Century
Bishop
And the seventh year. —This was when perhaps discontent at Athaliah’s tyranny had reached a climax.
Jehoiada.
17th Century
Pastor
And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over
hundreds, with the captains and the guard<…
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17th Century
Minister
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…