2 Chronicles 23:16

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Jehoiada	יְהוֹיָדָע֙ ye.ho.ya.Da'	H3077	Jehojada · proper noun, a man's name
made	וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת vai.yikh.Rot	H3772	to cut (off · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
covenant	בְּרִ֔ית be.Rit	H1285	a compact (because made by passing between pieces of fl… · noun, common feminine singular absolute
people	הָעָ֖ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
king	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
LORD’s	לַיהוָֽה la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
people	לְעָ֖ם le.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

2 Kings 11:17 And 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…
2 Chronicles 29:10 Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.
Nehemiah 9:38 And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it.
Deuteronomy 5:2-3 The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
Deuteronomy 26:17-19 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 judgmen…
Deuteronomy 29:1-15 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 cove…
Joshua 24:21-25 And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.
2 Chronicles 15:12 And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 23:12–end

Here we have, I. The people pleased, Ch2 23:12, Ch2 23:13. When the king stood at his pillar, whose right it was to stand there, all the people of the land rejoiced to see a rod sprung out of the stem of Jesse, Isa 11:1. When it seemed a withered root in a dry ground, to see what they despaired of ever seeing - a king of the house of David, what a pleasing surprise was it to them! They ran in transports of joy to see this sight, praised the king, and praised God, for they had with them such as taught to sing praise. II. Athaliah slain. She ran upon the point of the sword of justice; for, imagining her interest much better than it was, she ventured into the house of the Lord at that time, and…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 23:16

JEHOIADA RESTORES THE WORSHIP OF GOD, AND SETTLES THE KING. (Ch2 23:16) Jehoiada made a covenant--(See on Kg2 11:17). Next: 2 Chronicles Chapter 24

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 23:16

Made a covenant between him - The high priest was, on this occasion, the representative of God; whom both the people and the king must have had in view, through the medium of his priest.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 23:1

The contents of this chapter are the same with 2 Kings 11:4 and need no other explanation than what may be found in the notes there, to which the reader is referred.See Gill on 2 Kings 11:4. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:5. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:6. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:7. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:8. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:9. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:10. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:11. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:12. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:13. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:14. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:15. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:16. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:17. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:18. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:19. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:20.

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 23:16-17

Dictionary and topics

Covenant — A contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means “to cut,” and hence a covenant is a…

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 23:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 23:16

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 23:16

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 23:1

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 23:16-17

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Word by word — the Hebrew

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Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 23:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 23:16

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 23:16

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 23:1

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 23:16-17

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Rashi on 2 Chronicles 23:16