2 Kings 11:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.”

2 Kings 11:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Kings 11:19 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Kings 11:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from Yahweh’s house, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. He sat on the throne of the kings.”

2 Kings 11:19 — World English Bible

2 Kings 11:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of Jehovah, and came by the way of the gate of the guard unto the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.”

2 Kings 11:19 — American Standard Version

2 Kings 11:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and taketh the heads of the hundreds, and the executioners, and the runners, and all the people of the land, and they bring down the king from the house of Jehovah, and come by the way of the gate of the runners, to the house of the king, and he sitteth on the throne of the kings.”

2 Kings 11:19 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 11:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he took the captains of the hundreds, and the bodyguard, and the couriers, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of Jehovah, and came by the way through the gate of the couriers into the king's house. And he sat upon the throne of the kings.”

2 Kings 11:19 — Darby Translation

2 Kings 11:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then he tooke the captaines of hudreths, and the other captaines, and the garde, and all the people of the lande: and they brought the King from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of the garde to the Kings house: and he sate him downe on the throne of the Kings.”

2 Kings 11:19 — Geneva Bible

2 Kings 11:19 in Context — 2 Kings 11

17 Entonces Joiada hizo alianza entre Jehová y el rey y el pueblo, que serían pueblo de Jehová: y asimismo entre el rey y el pueblo.

18 Y todo el pueblo de la tierra entró en el templo de Baal, y derribáronlo: asimismo despedazaron enteramente sus altares y sus imágenes, y mataron á Mathán sacerdote de Baal delante de los altares. Y el sacerdote puso guarnición sobre la casa de Jehová.

19 Después tomó los centuriones, y capitanes, y los de la guardia, y á todo el pueblo de la tierra, y llevaron al rey desde la casa de Jehová, y vinieron por el camino de la puerta de los de la guardia á la casa del rey; y sentóse el [rey] sobre el trono de los reyes.

20 Y todo el pueblo de la tierra hizo alegrías, y la ciudad estuvo en reposo, habiendo sido Athalía muerta á cuchillo [junto] á la casa del rey.

21 Era Joas de siete años cuando comenzó á reinar.

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What Does 2 Kings 11:19 Mean?

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