2 Chronicles 23:16

2 Chronicles 23:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 International Version (NIV)Jehoiada then made a covenant that he, the people and the king would be the Lord’s people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king that they should be the Lord's people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, the people, and the king, that they should be the Lord’s people.

Context of 2 Chronicles 23:16

14And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.” 15So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death. Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. 17So all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. 18Moreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David.

2 Chronicles 23:16 word by word

וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת יְהוֹיָדָע֙ בְּרִ֔ית בֵּינ֕וֹ וּבֵ֥ין כָּל־הָעָ֖ם וּבֵ֣ין הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ לִהְי֥וֹת לְעָ֖ם לַיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Then Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
• madeכָּרַתkârath · to cut: make(covenant)H3772
• a covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• between himselfבַּ֫יִןbêyn · betweenH996
• andכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• that they would beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• the LORD’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 23:16

• 2 Chronicles 15:12Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
• 2 Chronicles 29:10Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.
• 2 Chronicles 34:31So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
• Deuteronomy 5:2The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.
• Deuteronomy 29:1These are the words of the covenant that the LORD commanded Moses to make with the Israelites in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant He had made with them at Horeb.
• 2 Kings 11:17Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.
• Ezra 10:3So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.
• Nehemiah 5:12“We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.
• Nehemiah 9:38In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”
• Nehemiah 10:29hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
• Deuteronomy 26:17Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.
• Joshua 24:21“No!” replied the people. “We will serve the LORD!”
• Isaiah 44:5One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Made 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Between 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-17The agreement included promises between the king and the people, between the Lord and the king, and between the Lord and the people. The promises with the Lord involved stopping the worship of Baal.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. Jehoiada made a covenant--(See on 2Ki 11:17).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 23:16

• Covenant
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In the dictionaries

• Jehoiada
• Covenant
• Athaliah
• Genealogy
• Jehoash; Joash

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings