Passage

2 Chronicles 23.17

Book: 2 Chronicles · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

15. So they made way for her; and she went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king's house: and they slew her there. 16. And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be Jehovah's people.

17. And all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

And Jehoiada appointed the officers of the house of Jehovah under the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of Jehovah, to offer the burnt-offerings of Jehovah, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, according to the order of David. 19. And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that none that was unclean in anything should enter in. (2 Chronicles 23:15-19, ASV)

WEB

15. So they made way for her. She went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king’s house; and they killed her there. 16. Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they should be Yahweh’s people.

17. All the people went to the house of Baal, broke it down, broke his altars and his images in pieces, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

Jehoiada appointed the officers of Yahweh’s house under the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in Yahweh’s house, to offer the burnt offerings of Yahweh, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as David had ordered. 19. He set the porters at the gates of Yahweh’s house, that no one who was unclean in anything should enter in. (2 Chronicles 23:15-19, WEB)

KJV

15. So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there. 16. And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD'S people.

17. Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David. ^{as it was: Heb. by the hands of David} 19. And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in. (2 Chronicles 23:15-19, KJV)

YLT

15. And they make for her sides, and she cometh in unto the entrance of the gate of the horses at the house of the king, and they put her to death there. 16. And Jehoiada maketh a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, to be for a people to Jehovah;

17. and all the people enter the house of Baal, and break it down, yea, his altars and his images they have broken, and Mattan priest of Baal they have slain before the altars.

And Jehoiada putteth the offices of the house of Jehovah into the hand of the priests the Levites whom David had apportioned over the house of Jehovah, to cause to ascend the burnt-offerings of Jehovah, as written in the law of Moses, with joy, and with singing, by the hands of David; 19. and he stationeth the gatekeepers over the gates of the house of Jehovah, and the unclean in anything doth not go in. (2 Chronicles 23:15-19, YLT)

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Theological reading

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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