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New American Standard Bible (1995)

2 Chronicles 23:16

Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they would be the LORD'S people.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Covenant;   Decision;   Zeal, Religious;   Thompson Chain Reference - Covenant;   Covenants and Vows;   Jehoiada;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Athaliah;   Joash or Jehoash;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Athaliah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Athaliah ;   Jehoiada ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jehoiada;   Joash;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Anoint;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jehoiada;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Joash;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, the king, and the people that they would be the Lord’s people.
Hebrew Names Version
Yehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be the LORD's people.
King James Version
And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord 's people.
English Standard Version
And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king that they should be the Lord 's people.
New Century Version
Then Jehoiada made an agreement with the people and the king that they would be the Lord 's special people.
New English Translation
Jehoiada then drew up a covenant stipulating that he, all the people, and the king should be loyal to the Lord .
Amplified Bible
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they would be the LORD'S people.
New American Standard Bible
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they would be the LORD'S people.
World English Bible
Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be Yahweh's people.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Iehoiada made a couenant betweene him, and all the people, & the King, that they would be the Lords people.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Jehoiada cut a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they would be the people of Yahweh.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD's people.
Contemporary English Version
Jehoiada asked King Joash and the people to join with him in being faithful to the Lord . They agreed,
Complete Jewish Bible
Y'hoyada made a covenant between himself, all the people and the king, that they would be Adonai 's people.
Darby Translation
And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they should be the people of Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jehoiada made an agreement with all the people and the king. They all agreed that they all would be the Lord 's people.
George Lamsa Translation
And Jehoiadah made a covenant between himself and all the people, and between himself and the king, that they should be the LORDS people.
Good News Translation
The priest Jehoiada had King Joash and the people join him in making a covenant that they would be the Lord 's people.
Lexham English Bible
And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they should be Yahweh's people.
Literal Translation
And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and between all the people, and between the king, to be a people to Jehovah;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Ioiada made a couenaunt betwene him and all the people, and the kynge, yt they shulde be the people of the LORDE.
American Standard Version
And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be Jehovah's people.
Bible in Basic English
And Jehoiada made an agreement between the Lord and all the people and the king, that they would be the Lord's people.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iehoiada made a bond betweene him and al the people and the king, that they shoulde be the Lordes people.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be the LORD'S people.
King James Version (1611)
And Iehoiada made a couenant betweene him, and betweene all the people, and betweene the king, that they should be the Lords people.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Jodae made a covenant between himself, and the people, and the king, that the people should be the Lord’s.
English Revised Version
And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be the LORD’S people.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Joiada couenauntide a boond of pees bitwixe him silf and al the puple and the kyng, that it schulde be the puple of the Lord.
Update Bible Version
And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be Yahweh's people.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD'S people.
New King James Version
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, the people, and the king, that they should be the LORD's people.
New Living Translation
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the Lord 's people.
New Life Bible
Then Jehoiada made an agreement between himself and all the people and the king, that they should be the Lord's people.
New Revised Standard
Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king that they should be the Lord 's people.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Jehoiada solemnised a covenant, between himself and all the people, and the king, - that they should become a people unto Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Joiada made a covenant between himself and all the people, and the king, that they should be the people of the lord.
Revised Standard Version
And Jehoi'ada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king that they should be the LORD's people.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehoiada maketh a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, to be for a people to Jehovah;
THE MESSAGE
Jehoiada now made a covenant between himself and the king and the people: they were to be God 's special people.

Contextual Overview

12 When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came into the house of the LORD to the people. 13 She looked, and behold, the king was standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpeters were beside the king. And all the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets, the singers with their musical instruments leading the praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and said, "Treason! Treason!" 14 Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were appointed over the army and said to them, "Bring her out between the ranks; and whoever follows her, put to death with the sword." For the priest said, "Let her not be put to death in the house of the LORD." 15 So they seized her, and when she arrived at the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king's house, they put her to death there. 16 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they would be the LORD'S people.17 And all the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down, and they broke in pieces his altars and his images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. 18 Moreover, Jehoiada placed the offices of the house of the LORD under the authority of the Levitical priests, whom David had assigned over the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses—with rejoicing and singing according to the order of David. 19 He stationed the gatekeepers of the house of the LORD, so that no one would enter who was in any way unclean. 20 He took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the LORD, and came through the upper gate to the king's house. And they placed the king upon the royal throne. 21 So all of the people of the land rejoiced and the city was quiet. For they had put Athaliah to death with the sword.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

made a covenant: 2 Chronicles 15:12, 2 Chronicles 15:14, 2 Chronicles 29:10, 2 Chronicles 34:31, 2 Chronicles 34:32, Deuteronomy 5:2, Deuteronomy 5:3, Deuteronomy 29:1-15, 2 Kings 11:17, Ezra 10:3, Nehemiah 5:12, Nehemiah 5:13, Nehemiah 9:38, Nehemiah 10:29-39

that they should: Deuteronomy 26:17-19, Joshua 24:21-25, Isaiah 44:5

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 29:10 - General Joshua 24:25 - made 2 Samuel 5:3 - made 2 Kings 23:3 - made a covenant 2 Chronicles 15:15 - rejoiced 2 Chronicles 23:3 - made a covenant Jeremiah 11:2 - General Jeremiah 34:8 - had

Cross-References

Genesis 23:15
"My lord, listen to me; a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and you? So bury your dead."
Genesis 43:21
and it came about when we came to the lodging place, that we opened our sacks, and behold, each man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full. So we have brought it back in our hand.
Exodus 30:13
"This is what everyone who is numbered shall give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as a contribution to the LORD.
Job 28:15
"Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price.
Jeremiah 32:9
"I bought the field which was at Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle's son, and I weighed out the silver for him, seventeen shekels of silver.
Ezekiel 45:12
"The shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, and fifteen shekels shall be your maneh.
Zechariah 11:12
I said to them, "If it is good in your sight, give me my wages; but if not, never mind!" So they weighed out thirty shekels of silver as my wages.
Matthew 7:12
"In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Romans 13:8
Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Between him ... - In 2 Kings 11:17 the covenant is said to have been made “between the Lord,” etc. To the writer of Chronicles Jehoiada was God’s representative, and received the pledges of king and people.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 23:16. Made a covenant between him — The high priest was, on this occasion, the representative of GOD; whom both the people and the king must have had in view, through the medium of his priest.


 
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