2 Chronicles 23:9
Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David’s, which were in the house of God.
2 Chronicles 23:9 in other translations
| BSB | Then Jehoiada the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields of King David that were in the house of God. |
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| WEB | Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, bucklers, and shields that had been king David’s, which were in God’s house. |
| ASV | And Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David’s, which were in the house of God. |
| YLT | And Jehoiada the priest giveth to the heads of the hundreds the spears, and the shields, and the bucklers that are king David's, that are in the house of God; |
| DARBY | And Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains of the hundreds king David's spears and shields and targets, which were in the house of God. |
| BBE | Then Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and body-covers which had been King David's and which were kept in the house of God. |
| Webster | Moreover, Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds, spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which were in the house of God. |
What does 2 Chronicles 23:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 23:4-9
4-9. This is the thing that ye shall do--The arrangements made for defense are here described. The people were divided into three bodies; one attended as guards to the king, while the other two were posted at all the doors and gates, and the captains and military officers who entered the temple unarmed to lull suspicion, were furnished with weapons out of the sacred armory, where David had deposited his trophies of…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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2 Chronicles 23:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 23:9
- 1 Samuel 21:9
And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
- 2 Samuel 8:7
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Sa 21:9; 2Sa 8:7
which were in the house.When the soldier retired from the tumults of war to the bosom of his family, he frequently hung up his arms in the temple, as a grateful acknowledgment of the protection he had received, and of the victories he had won. It is highly probable, therefore, that the arms of David which Jehoiada delivered to the captains of hundreds, "which were in the house of God," were laid up in the tabernacle by David when he resigned the command of his armies to his generals; and there is reason to believe that his conduct, in this respect, was followed by many of his companions in arms.
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Context
- 2 Chronicles 23:8
So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.
- 2 Chronicles 23:9
Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David’s, which were in the house of God.
- 2 Chronicles 23:10
And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.
2 Chronicles 23:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Dió también el sacerdote Joiada á los centuriones las lanzas, paveses y escudos que habían sido del rey David, que estaban en la casa de Dios; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jehoïada, le sacrificateur, donna aux chefs de centaines les lances, et les écus, et les boucliers, qui avaient appartenu au roi David, et qui étaient dans la maison de Dieu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Priester Jojada gab den Obersten über hundert die Speere und die Tartschen und die Schilde, welche dem König David gehört hatten, die im Hause Gottes waren. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Deditque Jojada sacerdos centurionibus lanceas, clypeosque et peltas regis David, quas consecraverat in domo Domini. |