2 Kings 11:19 — Bible Verse (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.”
2 Kings 11:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 11:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 11:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 Yahweh’s house, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. He sat on the throne of the kings.”
2 Kings 11:19 — World English Bible
2 Kings 11:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Kings 11:19 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 11:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
2 Kings 11:19 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 11:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he took the captains of the hundreds, and the bodyguard, and the couriers, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of Jehovah, and came by the way through the gate of the couriers into the king's house. And he sat upon the throne of the kings. ”
2 Kings 11:19 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 11:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then he tooke the captaines of hudreths, and the other captaines, and the garde, and all the people of the lande: and they brought the King from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of the garde to the Kings house: and he sate him downe on the throne of the Kings.”
2 Kings 11:19 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 11:19 in Context — 2 Kings 11
17 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.
18 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.
19 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.
20 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.
21 Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.
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What Does 2 Kings 11:19 Mean?
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