2 Kings 11 · Verse 12

2 Kings 11:12

And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.
2 Kings 11:12, King James Version

2 Kings 11:12 in other translations

BSBThen Jehoiada brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and declared, “Long live the king!”
WEBThen he brought out the king’s son, and put the crown on him, and gave him the covenant; and they made him king and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, “Long live the king!”
ASVThen he brought out the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, Long live the king.
YLTand he bringeth out the son of the king, and putteth on him the crown, and the testimony, and they make him king, and anoint him, and smite the hand, and say, ‘Let the king live.'
DARBYAnd he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, Long live the king!
BBEThen he made the king's son come out, and put the crown on him and the arm-bands, and made him king, and put the holy oil on him; and they all, making sounds of joy with their hands, said, Long life to the king.
WebsterAnd he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.

What does 2 Kings 11:12 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Put the crown upon him - This was a diadem or golden band that went round the head. And - the testimony - Probably the book of the law, written on a roll of vellum. This was his scepter. Some think that it was placed upon his head, as well as the diadem. The diadem, the testimony, and the anointing oil, were essential to his consecration. They clapped their hands - This I believe is the first instance on record of clapping the hands as a testimony of joy. God save the king - יחי המלך yechi hannmelech; May the king live! So the words should be translated wherever they occur.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 11:12 in the original Hebrew

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וַיּוֹצִ֣אvai.yo.Tzi'and he brought outH3318
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.Tenand he putH5414
עָלָיו֙'a.Lavon himH5921
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ha.Ne.zerthe crownH5145
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הָ֣עֵד֔וּתha.'e.Dutthe testimonyH5715
וַיַּמְלִ֥כוּvai.yam.Li.khuand they made kingH4427
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
וַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֑הוּvai.yim.sha.Chu.huand they anointed himH4886
וַיַּכּוּ\־vai.ya.ku-and they struckH5221
כָ֔ףKhafa palmH3709
וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
יְחִ֥יye.Chimay he liveH2421
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃\ \סha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 11:12

  • 1 Samuel 10:24

    And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.

  • Exodus 25:16

    And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

  • 1 Kings 1:39

    And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.

  • 2 Samuel 1:10

    So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.

  • Exodus 31:18

    And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

  • Psalms 98:8

    Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together

  • 1 Samuel 10:1

    Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?

  • Deuteronomy 17:18-20

    And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites: And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them: That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

  • Isaiah 55:12

    For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

  • 2 Samuel 16:16

    And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.

  • 2 Kings 11:2

    But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

  • Psalms 47:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he brought.
2,4; 2Ch 23:11
put the crown.
2Sa 1:10; 12:30; Es 2:17; 6:8; Ps 21:3; 89:39; 132:18; Mt 27:29
Heb 2:9; Re 19:12
the testimony.
Ex 25:16; 31:18; De 17:18-20; Ps 78:5; Isa 8:16,20
anointed him.
9:3; 1Sa 10:1; 16:13; 2Sa 2:4,7; 5:3; 1Ki 1:39; La 4:20; Ac 4:27
2Co 1:21; Heb 1:9
and they clapped.{Wyyakkoo kaph,} "they clapped the hand," which Mr. Harmer thinks was similar to the mode in which Oriental females express their respect for persons of high rank, by gently applying one of their hands to their mouth. So Pitts relates, that in some of the towns of Barbary, the leaders of the sacred caravan being received with loud acclamations, "the very women get upon the tops of the houses to view the parade, or fine show, where they keep striking their four fingers on their lips, as fast as they can, making a joyful noise all the while."
Ps 47:1; 98:8; Isa 55:12
and said.
1Ki 1:34; Ps 72:15-17; Da 3:9; 6:21; Mt 21:9
God save the king. Heb. Let the king live.
1Sa 10:24; 2Sa 16:16; *margins

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Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Kings 11:12

    And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.

  • 2 Kings 11:13

    And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the Lord.

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2 Kings 11:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Sacando luego Joiada al hijo del rey, púsole la corona y el testimonio, é hiciéronle rey ungiéndole; y batiendo las manos dijeron: ¡Viva el rey!
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et on fit sortir le fils du roi, et on mit sur lui la couronne et le témoignage; et ils le firent roi, et l’oignirent, et frappèrent des mains, et dirent: Vive le roi!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er führte den Sohn des Königs heraus und setzte ihm die Krone auf und gab ihm das Zeugnis, und sie machten ihn zum König und salbten ihn; und sie klatschten in die Hände und riefen: Es lebe der König!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Produxitque filium regis, et posuit super eum diadema et testimonium: feceruntque eum regem, et unxerunt: et plaudentes manu, dixerunt: Vivat rex.