2 Chronicles 23:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.”
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“Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord’s people.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be Jehovah’s people.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Jehoiada maketh a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, to be for a people to Jehovah;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Chronicles 23:16 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 5:2The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.
- Deuteronomy 26:17Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.
- Deuteronomy 29:1These are the words of the covenant that the LORD commanded Moses to make with the Israelites in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant He had made with them at Horeb.
- Deuteronomy 29:11your children and wives, and the foreigners in your camps who cut your wood and draw your water—
- Joshua 24:21“No!” replied the people. “We will serve the LORD!”
- 2 Kings 11:17Then 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.
- 2 Chronicles 15:12Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
- 2 Chronicles 15:14They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.
- 2 Chronicles 15:15And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
- 2 Chronicles 29:10Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.
- 2 Chronicles 34:31So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book.
- Ezra 10:3So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.
- Nehemiah 5:12“We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.
- Nehemiah 9:38In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”
- Nehemiah 10:29hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
- Isaiah 44:5One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”
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