2 Kings 11 · Verse 10

2 Kings 11:10

And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David’s spears and shields, that were in the temple of the Lord.
2 Kings 11:10, King James Version

2 Kings 11:10 in other translations

BSBThen the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and shields of King David from the house of the LORD.
WEBThe priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been King David’s, which were in the LORD’s house.
ASVAnd the priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been king David’s, which were in the house of Jehovah.
YLTand the priest giveth to the heads of the hundreds the spears and the shields that king David had, that are in the house of Jehovah.
DARBYAnd the priest gave to the captains of the hundreds king David's spears and shields which were in the house of Jehovah.
BBEAnd 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 the Lord.
WebsterAnd to the captains over hundreds the priest gave king David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD.

What does 2 Kings 11:10 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 King David's spears and shields - Josephus expressly says that David had provided an arsenal for the temple, out of which Jehoiada took those arms. His words are; Ανοιξας δε Ιωαδος την εν τῳ ἱερῳ ὁπλοθηκην, ἡν Δαβιδης κατεσκευασε, διεμερισε τοις ἑκατονταρχαις ἁμα και ἱεροισι και Λευιταις ἁπανθ' ὁσα εὑρεν εν αυτῃ δορατα τε και φαρετρας, και ει τι ἑτερον ειδος ὁπλου κατελαβε. "And Jehoiada having opened the arsenal in the temple, which David had prepared, he divided among the centurions, priests, and Levites, the spears, (arrows), and quivers, and all other kinds of weapons which he found there." - Ant. lib. ix., c. 7, s. 8.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 11:1-12

Athaliah destroyed all she knew to be akin to the crown. Jehoash, one of the king's sons, was hid. Now was the promise made to David bound up in one life only, and yet it did not fail. Thus to the Son of David, the Lord, according to his promise, will secure a spiritual seed, hidden sometimes, and unseen, but hidden in God's pavilion, and unhurt. Six years Athaliah tyrannized. Then the king was brought forward. A…

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2 Kings 11:10 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.Tenand he gaveH5414
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
לְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.Reito [the] commanders ofH8269
הַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotthe hundredsH3967
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.Nitthe spearH2595
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַשְּׁלָטִ֔יםha.she.la.Timthe shieldsH7982
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekh[had belonged] to the kingH4428
דָּוִ֑דda.VidDavidH1732
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּבֵ֥יתbe.Veit[were] in [the] house ofH1004
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for 2 Kings 11:10

  • 2 Samuel 8:7

    And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chronicles 18:7

    And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chronicles 26:26-27

    Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated. Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 23:9-10

    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. 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.

  • 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 Chronicles 5:1

    Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the Lord was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
king David's spears.Josephus states that, for fear of creating suspicion, they came unarmed, "and Jehoiada having opened the arsenal in the temple which David had prepared, he divided among the centurions, priests, and Levites, the spears (arrows), and quivers, and all other kinds of weapons which he found there."
1Sa 21:9; 2Sa 8:7; 1Ch 26:26,27; 2Ch 5:1; 23:9,10

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Context

  • 2 Kings 11:9

    And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

  • 2 Kings 11:10

    And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David’s spears and shields, that were in the temple of the Lord.

  • 2 Kings 11:11

    And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple.

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2 Kings 11:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el sacerdote dió á los centuriones las picas y los escudos que habían sido del rey David, que estaban en la casa de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le sacrificateur donna aux chefs de centaines les lances et les boucliers qui avaient appartenu au roi David, et qui étaient dans la maison de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der Priester gab den Obersten über hundert die Speere und die Schilde, welche dem König David gehört hatten, die im Hause Jehovas waren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui dedit eis hastas et arma regis David, quæ erant in domo Domini.