God’s Word Translation
2 Chronicles 23:16
16Jehoiada made a promise to the Lord on behalf of the king and his people that they would be the Lord’s people.
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
14Then the priest Jehoiada brought the company commanders who were in charge of the army out ⌞of the temple⌟. He said to them, “Take her out of the temple. Use your sword to kill anyone who follows her.” (The priest had said, “Don’t kill her in the Lord’s temple.”) 15So they arrested her as she entered Horse Gate of the royal palace, and they killed her there. Jehoiada made a promise to the Lord on behalf of the king and his people that they would be the Lord’s people. 17Then all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed Baal’s altars and his statues and killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars. 18Next, Jehoiada appointed officials to be in charge of the Lord’s temple under the direction of the priests and Levites. (David had arranged them in divisions for the Lord’s temple. They were appointed to sacrifice burnt offerings to the Lord as it is written in Moses’ Teachings. They made these offerings with joy and singing as David had directed.)
Read all of 2 Chronicles 232 Chronicles 23:16 word by word
וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת יְהוֹיָדָע֙ בְּרִ֔ית בֵּינ֕וֹ וּבֵ֥ין כָּל־הָעָ֖ם וּבֵ֣ין הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ לִהְי֥וֹת לְעָ֖ם לַיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 23:16
- 2 Chronicles 15:12They made an agreement with one another to dedicate their lives to serving the Lord God of their ancestors with all their heart and soul.
- 2 Chronicles 29:10Now I intend to make a pledge to the Lord God of Israel so that he may turn his burning anger away from us.
- 2 Chronicles 34:31The king stood in his place and made a promise to the Lord that he would follow the Lord and obey his commands, instructions, and laws with all his heart and soul. He said he would live by the terms of the promise written in this book.
- Deuteronomy 5:2The Lord our God made a promise to us at Mount Horeb.
- Deuteronomy 29:1These are the terms of the promise that the Lord commanded Moses to give to the Israelites in Moab. This was in addition to the promise the Lord gave them at Mount Horeb.
- 2 Kings 11:17Jehoiada made a promise to the Lord on behalf of the king and his people that they would be the Lord’s people. He made other promises between the king and the people.
- Ezra 10:3So we must now make a promise to our God to get rid of all foreign women and the children born from them, as my lord ⌞Ezra⌟ and the others who tremble at the commandments of our God have advised us to do. We must do what Moses’ Teachings tell us.
- Nehemiah 5:12They responded, “We’ll return it and not try to get it from them ⌞again⌟. We’ll do what you say.” Then I called the priests and made them swear to do what they promised.
- Nehemiah 9:38“We are making a binding agreement ⌞and putting it⌟ in writing because of all this. Our leaders, Levites, and priests are putting their seals on the document.”
- Nehemiah 10:29They joined their relatives, the nobles, in binding themselves with a curse and an oath to follow God’s teachings given by Moses, God’s servant. They also bound themselves to follow all the commandments, rules, and regulations of the Lord our Lord.
- Deuteronomy 26:17Today you have declared that the Lord is your God and that you will follow his directions, obey his laws, commands, and rules, and listen to him.
- Joshua 24:21The people answered Joshua, “No! We will ⌞only⌟ serve the Lord!”
- Isaiah 44:5One person will say, “I belong to the Lord.” Another will call on the name of Jacob. Another will write on his hand, “The Lord’s,” and he will adopt 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
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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
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