2 Kings 11:12

“And he brought forth the king’s son, etc.] Out of the apartment in the temple where he had been brought up: and put the crown upon him; the crown royal, which seems to have been kept in the temple: and gave him the testimony; the book of the law, which he was to read in all his days, and according to it govern the people; and which was a testimony of the will of God both to him and them: Kimchi and Ben Melech interpret it of royal garments put upon him: and they made him king, and anointed him; proclaimed and declared him king, and anointed him, for the confirmation of it, because of the pretension Athaliah made to the kingdom; otherwise, as the Jewish writers say, the son of a king was not…”

“The testimony - i. e., “The Book of the Law” which was kept in the ark of the covenant (Dent. 31:26). This Jehoiada placed ou the king’s head at the moment of coronation, perhaps to indicate that the king was not to be above, but under, the direction of the Law of his country. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Testimony - The book of the law, which he put into the king's hand, to mind him of his duty at his entrance upon his kingdom, which was to read and write out that holy book, Deu 17:18, and to govern himself and his kingdom by it: the law of God being frequently and most properly called a testimony, because it is a witness of God's will, and man's duty. 4 Kings (2 Kings) 11:15”

“he brought: Kg2 11:2, Kg2 11:4; Ch2 23:11 put the crown: Sa2 1:10, Sa2 12:30; Est 2:17, Est 6:8; Psa 21:3, Psa 89:39, Psa 132:18; Mat 27:29; Heb 2:9; Rev 19:12 the testimony: Exo 25:16, Exo 31:18; Deu 17:18-20; Psa 78:5; Isa 8:16, Isa 8:20 anointed him: Kg2 9:3; Sa1 10:1, Sa1 16:13; Sa2 2:4, Sa2 2:7, Sa2 5:3; Kg1 1:39; Lam 4:20; Act 4:27; Co2 1:21; Heb 1:9 and they clapped: Wyyakkoo kaph, "they clapped the hand," which Mr. Harmer thinks was similar to the mode in which Oriental females express their respect for persons of high rank, by gently applying one of their hands to their mouth. So Pitts relates, that in some of the towns of Barbary, the leaders of the sacred caravan being received…”