בֶן־ son ! ” ḇen- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר said Jehoiada way·yō·mer לָהֶ֗ם . . . . lā·hem יִמְלֹ֔ךְ “ He must reign , yim·lōḵ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר just as ka·’ă·šer יְהוָ֖ה YHWH Yah·weh דִּבֶּ֥ר promised dib·ber עַל־ concerning ‘al- בְּנֵ֥י the descendants bə·nê דָוִֽיד׃ of David . ḏā·wîḏ 2 Chronicles 23:4 זֶ֥ה This zeh הַדָּבָ֖ר . . . had·dā·ḇār אֲשֶׁ֣ר is what ’ă·šer תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ you are to do : ta·‘ă·śū הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֨ית A third haš·šə·li·šîṯ מִכֶּ֜ם of you mik·kem לַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ priests lak·kō·hă·nîm וְלַלְוִיִּ֔ם and Levites wə·lal·wî·yim בָּאֵ֣י who come on duty bā·’ê הַשַּׁבָּ֗ת on the Sabbath haš·šab·bāṯ לְשֹֽׁעֲרֵ֖י shall keep watch lə·šō·‘ă·rê הַסִּפִּֽים׃ at the doors , has·sip·pîm 2 Chronicles 23:5 וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ a third wə·haš·šə·li·šîṯ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ shall be at the royal ham·me·leḵ בְּבֵ֣ית palace , bə·ḇêṯ וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖ית and a third wə·haš·šə·li·šîṯ הַיְס֑וֹד at the Foundation hay·sō·wḏ בְּשַׁ֣עַר Gate , bə·ša·‘ar וְכָל־ while all wə·ḵāl הָעָ֔ם the others hā·‘ām בְּחַצְר֖וֹת are in the courtyards bə·ḥaṣ·rō·wṯ בֵּ֥ית of the house bêṯ יְהוָֽה׃ of YHWH . Yah·weh 2 Chronicles 23:6 וְאַל־ No wə·’al- יָב֣וֹא one is to enter yā·ḇō·w בֵית־ the house ḇêṯ- יְהוָ֗ה of YHWH Yah·weh כִּ֤י except kî אִם־ . . . ’im- הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ the priests hak·kō·hă·nîm לַלְוִיִּ֔ם and those Levites lal·wî·yim וְהַמְשָׁרְתִ֣ים who serve ; wə·ham·šā·rə·ṯîm הֵ֥מָּה they hêm·māh יָבֹ֖אוּ may enter yā·ḇō·’ū כִּי־ because kî- הֵ֑מָּה they hêm·māh קֹ֣דֶשׁ are consecrated , qō·ḏeš וְכָל־ but all wə·ḵāl הָעָ֔ם the people hā·‘ām יִשְׁמְר֖וּ are to obey yiš·mə·rū מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת the requirement miš·me·reṯ יְהוָֽה׃ of YHWH . Yah·weh 2 Chronicles 23:7 הַלְוִיִּ֨ם The Levites hal·wî·yim וְהִקִּיפוּ֩ must surround wə·hiq·qî·p̄ū אֶת־ ’eṯ- הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ the king ham·me·leḵ סָבִ֗יב . . . sā·ḇîḇ אִ֚ישׁ . . . ’îš וְכֵלָ֣יו with weapons wə·ḵê·lāw בְּיָד֔וֹ in hand , bə·yā·ḏōw וְהַבָּ֥א and anyone who enters wə·hab·bā אֶל־ . . . ’el- הַבַּ֖יִת the temple hab·ba·yiṯ יוּמָ֑ת must be put to death . yū·māṯ וִֽהְי֥וּ You must stay wih·yū אֶת־ close ’eṯ- הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ to the king ham·me·leḵ בְּבֹא֥וֹ wherever he goes bə·ḇō·’ōw וּבְצֵאתֽוֹ׃ . . . .” ū·ḇə·ṣê·ṯōw 2 Chronicles 23:8 הַלְוִיִּ֜ם So the Levites hal·wî·yim וְכָל־ and all wə·ḵāl יְהוּדָ֗ה Judah yə·hū·ḏāh וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ did way·ya·‘ă·śū כְּכֹ֣ל everything kə·ḵōl אֲשֶׁר־ that ’ă·šer- יְהוֹיָדָ֣ע Jehoiada yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘ הַכֹּהֵן֒ the priest hak·kō·hên צִוָּה֮ had ordered . ṣiw·wāh אִ֣ישׁ Each of them ’îš אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיִּקְחוּ֙ took way·yiq·ḥū אֲנָשָׁ֔יו his men — ’ă·nā·šāw בָּאֵ֣י those coming on duty bā·’ê הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת on the Sabbath haš·šab·bāṯ עִ֖ם and ‘im

