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2 Chronicles 23 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 2 Chronicles 23, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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preachers & commentators

2 Chronicles 23 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
יְהוֹיָדָע Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ H3077 8 Jehojada
עַם ʻam H5971 12 people, tribe
כֹּהֵן kôhên H3548 9 officiating, priest
לֵוִיִּי Lêvîyîy H3881 6 Levite
שַׂר sar H8269 5 head
עֲתַלְיָה ʻĂthalyâh H6271 3 Athaljah
מוּת mûwth H4191 5 die, kill

How preachers through history handled this text

2 public-domain excerpts on 2 Chronicles 23, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“Six years bloody Athaliah had tyrannised; in this chapter we have her deposed and slain, and Joash, the rightful heir, enthroned. We had the story before nearly as it is here related, 2 Kings xi. 4, &c. I. Jehoiada prepared the people for the king, acquainted them with his design, armed them, and appointed them their posts, ver. 1-10. II. He produced the king to the people, crowned him, and anointed him, ver. 11. III. He slew the usurper, ver. 12-15. IV. He reformed the kingdom, re-established religion, and restored the civil government, ver. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 2 Chronicles 23:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Horse Gate — 2 Chr 23:15
  • Jerusalem — 2 Chr 23:2
  • Gate of the Foundation — 2 Chr 23:5

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