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# the king's son
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Here "king" refers to Joash's father. AT: "Joash, the son of the king"
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# put the crown on him
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This is a symbolic act to show that they are making him king. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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# gave him the covenant decrees
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The symbolic act of giving him a scroll with the decrees shows that they expect him to obey them. It is unclear if these decrees were a portion of the law of Moses, or a separate set of rules for kings to obey. AT: "presented to him the covenant decrees that he should obey" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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# anointed him
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This was a symbolic act to show that he was chosen by God to be the king. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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# Long live the king
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"May the king live a long life"
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