2 Chronicles 23:3
in 2 Chronicles 23the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David.
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ASV
And all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as Jehovah hath spoken concerning the sons of David.
KJV
And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as the Lord hath said of the sons of David.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 23
Commentary
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as the Lord hath said of the sons of David
The whole congregation enters covenant with the king in the house of God, and Jehoiada states the ground of it plainly: the king's son shall reign, as the LORD hath said of the sons of David. The claim reaches back to the covenant of 1 Chronicles 17, where the throne is called the LORD's own, held for David's line rather than any man's private possession. Six years under a usurper have not voided the promise.
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּכְרֹ֨ת | vaiyikhrot | and it made | H3772 → | 288 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַקָּהָ֥ל | hakahal | the assembly | H6951 → | 123 times |
| בְּרִ֛ית | berit | a covenant | H1285 → | 284 times |
| בְּבֵ֥ית | beveit | in [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לָהֶ֗ם | lahem | to them | ||
| הִנֵּ֤ה | hineh | here! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יִמְלֹ֔ךְ | yimlokh | he will reign | H4427 → | 348 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| דִּבֶּ֥ר | diber | he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| דָוִֽיד׃ | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
וַיִּכְרֹ֨תand it made
vaiyikhrotH3772 →288 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַקָּהָ֥לthe assembly
hakahalH6951 →123 times
בְּרִ֛יתa covenant
beritH1285 →284 times
בְּבֵ֥יתin [the] house of
beveitH1004 →2046 times
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
לָהֶ֗םto them
lahem
הִנֵּ֤הhere!
hinehH2009 →843 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
יִמְלֹ֔ךְhe will reign
yimlokhH4427 →348 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
דִּבֶּ֥רhe spoke
diberH1696 →1141 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
דָוִֽיד׃David
davidH1732 →999 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Chronicles 21:7Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 11:36
I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.
- Psalms 132:17–18
There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.
- 1 Kings 11:36
Through
2 Samuel 7:12And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
it leads to
- Acts 2:30
But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
- 1 Kings 8:20
Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for…
- Acts 2:30
Through
1 Kings 2:4and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 20:3
“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
- 2 Samuel 7:25
And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
- 2 Kings 20:3
Through
2 Chronicles 6:16Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 2:4
and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a…
- 1 Kings 2:4
Through
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.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 5:3
So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.
- 2 Samuel 5:3
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This page draws on Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
