2 Chronicles 23:16
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And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord’s people.Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.
In other translations
And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord’s people.Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.
Hebrew words
וַיִּכְרֹתvaiyikhrotand he madeH3772יְהוֹיָדָעyehoyada'JehoiadaH3077בְּרִיתberita covenantH1285בֵּינוֹbeinobetween himselfH996וּבֵיןuveinand betweenH996כָּל־kol-allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971וּבֵיןuveinand betweenH996הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לִהְיוֹתlihyotto becomeH1961לְעָםle'am<into> a peopleH5971לַיהוָה׃layahwehof YahwehH3068
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Related verses
- 2 Chronicles 29:10Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.Now 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.
- Nehemiah 9:38And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it.In 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.”
- 2 Kings 11:17And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people; between the king also and the people.Then 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.
- Isaiah 44:5One shall say, I am the Lord’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel.One 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.”
- Deuteronomy 26:17-1917 Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice: 18 And the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments; 19 And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken.17 Today 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. 18 And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments, 19 that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.
- 2 Chronicles 15:12And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
- Nehemiah 5:12-1312 Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise. 13 Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the Lord. And the people did according to this promise.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. 13 I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of His house and possession every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.
- Ezra 10:3Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.So 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.
- 2 Chronicles 15:14And they sware unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.
- Deuteronomy 29:1-151 These are the words of the covenant, which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb. 2 And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land; 3 The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles: 4 Yet the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.1 These 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 Moses summoned all Israel and proclaimed to them, “You have seen with your own eyes everything the LORD did in Egypt to Pharaoh, to all his officials, and to all his land. 3 You saw with your own eyes the great trials, and those miraculous signs and wonders. 4 Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.
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People and places
People: Jehoiada (2 Kings 11)