2 Chronicles 23:16

And Yehoyada made a brit between him, and between Kol HaAm, and between HaMelech, that they should be Am La Hashem.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD’S people.

In Context

15So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entrance of the Sha'ar HaSusim by the Beis HaMelech, they put her to death there.

17Then kol HaAm went to the Beis HaBa'al, and tore it down, and broke in pieces its mizbechot and its tzelem, and slaughtered Mattan Kohen HaBaal in front of the mizbechot.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 5:2Hashem Eloheinu made a Brit with us in Chorev.

Deuteronomy 29:1And Moshe called unto kol Yisroel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that Hashem did before your eyes in Eretz Mitzrayim unto Pharaoh, and unto all his avadim, and unto all his land;

Joshua 24:21And HaAm said unto Yehoshua, No; but we will serve Hashem.

2 Chronicles 15:12And they entered into the Brit to seek Hashem Elohei Avoteihem with all their lev and with all their nefesh;

2 Chronicles 15:15And all Yehudah rejoiced at the shevu'ah, for they had sworn with all their lev, and sought Him with their whole ratzon; and He was found by them; and Hashem gave them rest all around.

2 Chronicles 34:31And HaMelech stood at his place, and cut HaBrit in the presence of Hashem, to walk after Hashem, and to be shomer over His mitzvot, and His testimonies, and His chukkot, with all his lev, and with all his nefesh, to perform the divrei HaBrit which are written in Sefer HaZeh.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 23:13-21

Joash Crowned and Athaliah Slain. ( b. c. 878.) 12 Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the Lord : 13 And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason. 14… Read the whole commentary →

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