2 Chronicles 23 — Novel English Bible

1 In the shabayaiy (seventh) shanah (year) Yahawayadai (Jehoiada) chazaq (strengthened) himself, and laqach (take / seize) the sharay (captains) of maawath (hundreds), Izarayah (Azariah) the ban (son) of Yaracham (Jeroham), and Yashamaial (Ishmael) the ban (son) of Yahawachanan (Jehohanan), and Izarayah (Azariah) the ban (son) of Iwabad (Obed), and Maishayah (Maaseiah) the ban (son) of Idayah (Adaiah), and Alayashapat (Elishaphat) the ban (son) of Zakaray (Zichri), into barayath (covenant) with him.

2 They sabab (went) about in Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah), and qabatz (gathered) the Lawayay (Levites) out of all the iray (cities) of Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah), and the raashay (heads) of abawath (fathers)’ households of Yashar-Al (Israel), and they bawaa (bring) to Yarawashalam (Yarawashalam / Jerusalem).

3 All the qahal (assembly) karath (cut) a barayath (covenant) with the malak (king) in the bayath (house) of Alahayam (). He amar (spoke) to them, “Behold, the malak (king) ban (son) shall malak (king), as Yahawah () has dabar (word / matter) concerning the banay (sons) of Dawad (David).

4 This is the thing that you shall ishah (make). A shalayashay (third) part of you, who bawaa (bring) in on the shabath (shabath / rest), of the kahanayam (priests) and of the Lawayay (Levites), shall be shairay (porters) of the sapayam (thresholds).

5 A shalayashay (third) part shall be at the malak (king) bayath (house); and a shalayashay (third) part at the shair (gate) of the yasawad (foundation). All the im (nation / people) shall be in the chatzarawath (courts) of Yahawah () bayath (house).

6 But bawaa (come) no one come into the bayath (house) of Yahawah (), except the kahanayam (priests), and those who sharath (minister) of the Lawayay (Levites). They shall bawaa (come) in, for they are qadash (set apart / make holy), but all the im (nation / people) shall follow Yahawah () instructions.

7 The Lawayay (Levites) shall surround the malak (king), every ayash (man / husband) with his kalay (weapons) in his yad (hand). Whoever bawaa (bring) into the bayath (house), let him be mawath (death). Be with the malak (king) when he bawaa (bring) in, and when he yatzaa (go out / come out) out.”

8 So the Lawayay (Levites) and all Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah) ishah (make) according to all that Yahawayadai (Jehoiada) the kahan (priest) tzawah (commanded): and they laqach (take / seize) every ayash (man / husband) his ayash (man / husband), those who were to bawaa (bring) in on the shabath (shabath / rest); with those who were to yatzaa (go out / come out) out on the shabath (shabath / rest); for Yahawayadai (Jehoiada) the kahan (priest) didn't dismiss the shift.

9 Yahawayadai (Jehoiada) the kahan (priest) nathan (give) to the sharay (captains) of maawath (hundreds) the chanayathayam (spears), and maganawath (bucklers), and shalatayam (shields), that had been malak (king) Dawad (David's), which were in the bayath (house) of Alahayam ().

10 He imad (set) all the im (nation / people), every ayash (man / husband) with his shalach (weapon) in his yad (hand), from the yamanay (right) kathap (side) of the bayath (house) to the shamaalay (left) kathap (side) of the bayath (house), along by the mazabach (altar) and the bayath (house), around the malak (king).

11 Then they yatzaa (go out / come out) out the malak (king) ban (son), and nathan (give) the nazar (crown / consecrate) on him, and gave him the idawath (testimony), and made him malak (king): and Yahawayadai (Jehoiada) and his ban (son) mashach (anointed) him; and they amar (said), “Long chayah (live) the malak (king)!”

12 When Ithalayah (Athaliah) shamai (hearken / hear) the qawal (sound / voice) of the im (nation / people) running and halal (praise) the malak (king), she bawaa (come) to the im (nation / people) into the bayath (house) of Yahawah ():

13 And she raah (see / saw), and, behold, the malak (king) imad (stood) by his imawad (pillar) at the mabawaa (entrance), and the sharayam (captains) and the chatzatzarawath (trumpets) by the malak (king); and all the im (nation / people) of the aratz (Earth/land) shamach (rejoiced), and thaqai (blow / sound alarm) chatzatzarawath (trumpets); the singers also played shayar (song) kalay (instruments), and led the singing of halal (praise). Then Ithalayah (Athaliah) qarai (tore) her clothes, and amar (said), “qashar (treason)! Qashar (treason)!”

14 Yahawayadai (Jehoiada) the kahan (priest) yatzaa (go out / come out) out the sharay (captains) of maawath (hundreds) who were paqad (visit) over the chayal (wealth / substance / capability / valor), and amar (spoke) to them, “yatzaa (go out / come out) her out between the ranks; and whoever bawaa (come) her, let him be mawath (death) with the charab (sword).” For the kahan (priest) amar (spoke), “Don't mawath (death) her in the Yahawah () bayath (house).”

15 So they shawam (place / establish / appoint) yad (hand) for her. She bawaa (bring) to the mabawaa (entrance) of the sawas (horse) shair (gate) to the malak (king) bayath (house); and they mawath (death) her there.

16 Yahawayadai (Jehoiada) karath (cut) a barayath (covenant) between himself, and all the im (nation / people), and the malak (king), that they should be Yahawah () im (nation / people).

17 All the im (nation / people) bawaa (bring) to the bayath (house) of Bail (Baal), and nathatz (broke) it down, and shabar (broke) his mazabachawath (altars) and his tzalam (likeness) in shabaraw (pieces), and harag (kill) Mathan (Mattan) the kahan (priest) of Bail (Baal) panayam (face) the mazabachawath (altars).

18 Yahawayadai (Jehoiada) shawam (place / establish / appoint) the paqadath (officers) of the bayath (house) of Yahawah () under the yad (hand) of the kahanayam (priests) the Lawayay (Levites), whom Dawad (David) chalaq (had) distributed in the bayath (house) of Yahawah (), to ilah (go up / offer) the burnt ilawath (offerings) of Yahawah (), as it is kathab (write) in the thawarah (instruction) of Mashah (Moses), with shamachah (rejoicing) and with shayar (song), according to the yad (hand) of Dawad (David).

19 He imad (set) the shawairayam (porters) at the shairay (gates) of the bayath (house) of Yahawah (), that no one who was tamaa (unclean) in anything should bawaa (come) in.

20 He laqach (take / seize) the sharay (captains) of maawath (hundreds), and the adayarayam (nobles), and the mawashalayam (governors) of the im (nation / people), and all the im (nation / people) of the aratz (Earth/land), and yarad (brought) down the malak (king) from the bayath (house) of Yahawah (): and they bawaa (come) thawak (midst) the ilayawan (Ilayawan) shair (gate) to the malak (king) bayath (house), and yashab (inhabit/dwell) the malak (king) on the kasaa (throne) of the mamalakah (kingdom).

21 So all the im (nation / people) of the aratz (Earth/land) shamach (rejoiced), and the iyar (city) was shaqat (quiet). Ithalayah (Athaliah) they had mawath (death) with the charab (sword).