2 Chronicles 23:16

And Jehoiada solemnised a covenant, between himself and all the people, and the king,—that they should become a people unto Yahweh.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 made way for her, and she came into the entrance of the horse-gate of the house of the king,—and they slew her there.

17Then all the people entered into the house of Baal and brake it down, and, his altars and his images, brake they in pieces,—and, Mattan the priest of Baal, they slew, before the altars.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 5:2Yahweh our God, solemnised with us a covenant in Horeb:

Deuteronomy 29:1These, are the words of the covenant which Yahweh commanded Moses to solemnise with the sons of Israel in the land of Moab,—besides the covenant, which he solemnised with them in Horeb.

Joshua 24:21But the people said unto Joshua,—Nay! but, Yahweh, will we serve.

2 Chronicles 15:12And they entered into a covenant, to seek Yahweh, God of their fathers,—with all their heart, and with all their soul;

2 Chronicles 15:15And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for, with all their heart, had they sworn, and, with all their good will, had they sought him, and he was found of them,—and Yahweh gave them rest round about.

2 Chronicles 34:31And the king stood in his place, and solemnised the covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes, with all his heart and with all his soul,—to perform the words of the covenant that are written in this book.

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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