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In the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds—Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri—into a covenant with him.
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Verse 1. Seventh. Vat. Septuagint by mistake, has “the eighth.”—Encouraged, or “strengthened.” Septuagint and so forth Bible.—Captains, whether Levites, or ancient officers of the crown, who were dissatisfied with the usurper. 4 Kennicott. 11.
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