2 Chronicles 23:3
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And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as the Lord hath said of the sons of David.the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David.
In other translations
And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as the Lord hath said of the sons of David.the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David.
Hebrew words
וַיִּכְרֹתvaiyikhrotand it madeH3772כָּל־kol-allH3605הַקָּהָלhakahalthe assemblyH6951בְּרִיתberita covenantH1285בְּבֵיתbeveitin [the] house ofH1004הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430עִם־'im-withH5973הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לָהֶםlahemto themהִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009בֶן־ven-[the] son ofH1121הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428יִמְלֹךְyimlokhhe will reignH4427כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834דִּבֶּרdiberhe spokeH1696יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068עַל־'al-onH5921בְּנֵיbenei[the] sons ofH1121דָוִיד׃davidDavidH1732
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Samuel 7:12And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
- 2 Chronicles 21:7Howbeit the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
- 2 Chronicles 6:16Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’
- 1 Kings 2:4That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
- 2 Chronicles 7:18Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’
- 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.
- 1 Kings 9:5Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
- Psalm 89:29His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
- Psalm 89:36His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
- 2 Samuel 7:16And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
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People: David