2 Chronicles 23:1
And in the seventh year Yehoyada' strengthened himself, and took the captains of the hundreds, 'Azaryah the son of Jerocham and Yishma'el the son of Jehochanan, and 'Azaryahu the son of 'Obed, and Ma'asseyahu the son of 'Adayahu, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, with him into a covenant.
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1 Samuel 18:3Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because of his loving him as his own soul.
2 Kings 12:7(12:8) Then called king Jehoash for Yehoyada' the priest, and the [other] priests, and he said unto them, Wherefore do ye not repair the breaches of the house? and now ye shall take no more money from your acquaintances, but ye shall give it up [at once] for the breaches of the house.
Nehemiah 9:38(10:1) And because of all this, we make a faithful covenant, and write it down; and on the sealed document are our princes, our Levites, and our priests.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 23:1
Six years bloody Athaliah had tyrannised; in this chapter we have her deposed and slain, and Joash, the rightful heir, enthroned. We had the story before nearly as it is here related, 2 Kings xi. 4 , &c. I. Jehoiada prepared the people for the king, acquainted them with his design, armed them, and appointed them their posts, ver. 1-10 . II. He produced the king to the people, crowned him, and anointed him, ver. 11 . III. He slew the usurper, ver. 12-15 . IV. He reformed the kingdom, re-established religion, and… Read the whole commentary →