And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.
The military commanders of hundreds of soldiers did exactly what Jehoiada the priest told them to do. Each commander brought his men who were supposed to start their duties on the Sabbath, along with those who were finishing their duties on the Sabbath, and they all came to Jehoiada the priest.
The military leaders followed Jehoiada the priest's instructions completely, gathering all their soldiers together as planned.
📚 Historical Context
In the 9th century BC, during a period of political instability in the divided kingdom of Judah, Athaliah had seized the throne by killing most of the royal family after the death of her son, Ahaziah. Jehoiada the priest, who was loyal to the rightful line of David, hid the young prince Joash and orchestrated a secret plan to overthrow Athaliah and restore the monarchy. This verse describes the military captains following Jehoiada's instructions to assemble their forces on the Sabbath, a day of rest, to execute the coup.
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