# General Information:

They take the new king, Joash, from the temple to the palace.

# the commanders of hundreds

The phrase "commander of hundreds" is probably an official title for a military officer. Possible meanings are 1) the word "hundreds" represents the exact amount of soldiers that each of these commanders led. AT: "the commanders of 100 soldiers" or 2) the word translated as "hundreds" does not represent an exact number, but is the name of a military division. AT: "the commanders of military divisions" See how you translated this in [2 Kings 11:4](./04.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# Carites

This is the name of a particular group of the royal guards.

# brought down the king from the house of Yahweh and they went into the king's house

"brought the king from the temple to the palace"

# all the people of the land rejoiced

This is a generalization. It is possible that some did not rejoice. AT: "many people in the land rejoiced" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

# the city was quiet

"the city was calm" or "the city was peaceful"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/throne]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/joy]]