The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 23:1 Explained

2 Chronicles 23:1

KJV: And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.

YLT: And in the seventh year hath Jehoiada strengthened himself, and taketh the heads of the hundreds, even Azariah son of Jeroham, and Ishmael son of Jehohanan, and Azariah son of Obed, and Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri, with him into covenant.

Darby: And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of the hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.

ASV: And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And in the seventh  year  Jehoiada  strengthened  himself, and took  the captains  of hundreds,  Azariah  the son  of Jeroham,  and Ishmael  the son  of Jehohanan,  and Azariah  the son  of Obed,  and Maaseiah  the son  of Adaiah,  and Elishaphat  the son  of Zichri,  into covenant  with him. 

What does 2 Chronicles 23:1 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 23

1  Jehoiada, having set things in order, makes joash king
12  Athaliah is slain
16  Jehoiada restores the worship of God

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 23:1 mean?

And in the year seventh strengthened himself Jehoiada and - the captains of hundreds Azariah son of Jeroham and Ishmael son of Jehohanan and Azariah of Obed and Maaseiah of Adaiah Elishaphat of Zichri with [and made a] covenant
וּבַשָּׁנָ֨ה הַשְּׁבִעִ֜ית הִתְחַזַּ֣ק יְהוֹיָדָ֗ע וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־ שָׂרֵ֣י הַמֵּא֡וֹת לַעֲזַרְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־ יְרֹחָ֡ם וּלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל בֶּן־ יְ֠הוֹחָנָן וְלַֽעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּ עוֹבֵ֜ד וְאֶת־ מַעֲשֵׂיָ֧הוּ עֲדָיָ֛הוּ אֱלִישָׁפָ֥ט זִכְרִ֖י עִמּ֥וֹ בַבְּרִֽית

וּבַשָּׁנָ֨ה  And  in  the  year 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
הַשְּׁבִעִ֜ית  seventh 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal feminine singular
Root: שְׁבִיעִי  
Sense: seventh.
הִתְחַזַּ֣ק  strengthened  himself 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָזַק  
Sense: to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore.
יְהוֹיָדָ֗ע  Jehoiada 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹויָדָע  
Sense: father of Benaiah, David’s mighty warrior.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שָׂרֵ֣י  the  captains 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
הַמֵּא֡וֹת  of  hundreds 
Parse: Article, Number, feminine plural
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
לַעֲזַרְיָ֣הוּ  Azariah 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲזַרְיָה 
Sense: son of king Amaziah of Judah and king of Judah himself for 52 years; also ‘Uzziah’.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יְרֹחָ֡ם  of  Jeroham 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְרֹחָם  
Sense: father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath.
וּלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל  and  Ishmael 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׁמָעֵאל  
Sense: son of Abraham and Sarah’s handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יְ֠הוֹחָנָן  of  Jehohanan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹוחָנָן  
Sense: a priest during the high priesthood of Joiakim who returned with Zerubbabel.
וְלַֽעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּ  and  Azariah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲזַרְיָה 
Sense: son of king Amaziah of Judah and king of Judah himself for 52 years; also ‘Uzziah’.
עוֹבֵ֜ד  of  Obed 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹובֵד  
Sense: son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David.
מַעֲשֵׂיָ֧הוּ  Maaseiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַעֲשֵׂיָה 
Sense: a descendant of Jeshua who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra.
עֲדָיָ֛הוּ  of  Adaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲדָיָה 
Sense: maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah.
אֱלִישָׁפָ֥ט  Elishaphat 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֱלִישָׁפָט  
Sense: a captain for the high priest Jehoiada.
זִכְרִ֖י  of  Zichri 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זִכְרִי  
Sense: the father of Eliezer, the chief of the Reubenites in the reign of David.
בַבְּרִֽית  [and  made  a]  covenant 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּרִית  
Sense: covenant, alliance, pledge.

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