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But Jehosheba, King Joram’s daughter, Ahaziah’s sister, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king’s children who were about to be killed; she put[a] him and his nurse in a bedroom. Thus she[b] hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not killed;(A)

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  1. 11.2 Heb lacks she put
  2. 11.2 Gk Syr Vg: Heb they

But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram[a] and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash(A) son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes, who were about to be murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah; so he was not killed.(B)

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  1. 2 Kings 11:2 Hebrew Joram, a variant of Jehoram

45 He said to me, “This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple,(A)

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45 He said to me, “The room facing south is for the priests who guard the temple,(A)

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Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak with them, and bring them to the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers; then offer them wine to drink.(A)

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“Go to the Rekabite(A) family and invite them to come to one of the side rooms(B) of the house of the Lord and give them wine to drink.”

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26 would I reject the offspring of Jacob and of my servant David and not choose any of his descendants as rulers over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes and will have mercy upon them.(A)

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26 then I will reject(A) the descendants of Jacob(B) and David my servant and will not choose one of his sons to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes[a](C) and have compassion(D) on them.’”

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  1. Jeremiah 33:26 Or will bring them back from captivity

21 only then could my covenant with my servant David be broken, so that he would not have a son to reign on his throne, and my covenant with my ministers the Levites.(A)

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21 then my covenant(A) with David my servant—and my covenant with the Levites(B) who are priests ministering before me—can be broken and David will no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne.(C)

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17 For thus says the Lord: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,(A)

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17 For this is what the Lord says: ‘David will never fail(A) to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel,

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Thus says the Lord:
As the wine is found in the cluster,
    and they say, “Do not destroy it,
    for there is a blessing in it,”
so I will do for my servants’ sake
    and not destroy them all.
I will bring forth descendants from Jacob
    and from Judah inheritors of my mountains;
my chosen shall inherit it,
    and my servants shall settle there.(A)

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This is what the Lord says:

“As when juice is still found in a cluster of grapes(A)
    and people say, ‘Don’t destroy it,
    there is still a blessing in it,’
so will I do in behalf of my servants;(B)
    I will not destroy them all.
I will bring forth descendants(C) from Jacob,
    and from Judah those who will possess(D) my mountains;
my chosen(E) people will inherit them,
    and there will my servants live.(F)

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35 For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.”(A)

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35 “I will defend(A) this city and save it,
    for my sake(B) and for the sake of David(C) my servant!”

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‘Let us go up against Judah and terrify it[a] and conquer it for ourselves and make the son of Tabeel king in it’; therefore thus says the Lord God:

It shall not stand,
    and it shall not come to pass.(A)

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  1. 7.6 Or cut it off

“Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeel king over it.” Yet this is what the Sovereign Lord says:(A)

“‘It will not take place,
    it will not happen,(B)

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30 No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
    can avail against the Lord.(A)

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30 There is no wisdom,(A) no insight, no plan
    that can succeed against the Lord.(B)

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11 But Jehoshabeath, the king’s daughter, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king’s children who were about to be killed; she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Thus Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram and wife of the priest Jehoiada—because she was a sister of Ahaziah—hid him from Athaliah, so that she did not kill him;

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11 But Jehosheba,[a] the daughter of King Jehoram, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes who were about to be murdered and put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehosheba,[b] the daughter of King Jehoram and wife of the priest Jehoiada, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid the child from Athaliah so she could not kill him.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 22:11 Hebrew Jehoshabeath, a variant of Jehosheba
  2. 2 Chronicles 22:11 Hebrew Jehoshabeath, a variant of Jehosheba

21 [a]Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.(A)

The Temple Repaired

12 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash began to reign; he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all his days because the priest Jehoiada instructed him.

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  1. 11.21 12.1 in Heb

21 Joash[a] was seven years old when he began to reign.[b]

Joash Repairs the Temple(A)

12 [c]In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash[d](B) became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. Joash did what was right(C) in the eyes of the Lord all the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:21 Hebrew Jehoash, a variant of Joash
  2. 2 Kings 11:21 In Hebrew texts this verse (11:21) is numbered 12:1.
  3. 2 Kings 12:1 In Hebrew texts 12:1-21 is numbered 12:2-22.
  4. 2 Kings 12:1 Hebrew Jehoash, a variant of Joash; also in verses 2, 4, 6, 7 and 18

19 Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah, for the sake of his servant David, since he had promised to give a lamp to him and to his descendants forever.(A)

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19 Nevertheless, for the sake of his servant David, the Lord was not willing to destroy(A) Judah. He had promised to maintain a lamp(B) for David and his descendants forever.

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