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2 Kings 11:17

Then 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.

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ASV

And Jehoiada made a covenant between Jehovah and the king and the people, that they should be Jehovah’s people; between the king also and the people.

KJV

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 the people.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.Rotand he madeH3772 →
יְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'JehoiadaH3077 →
אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַבְּרִ֗יתha.be.Ritthe covenantH1285 →
בֵּ֤יןbeinbetweenH996 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וּבֵ֤יןu.Veinand betweenH996 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וּבֵ֣יןu.Veinand betweenH996 →
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
לִהְי֥וֹתlih.Yotto becomeH1961 →
לְעָ֖םle.'Am<into> a peopleH5971 →
לַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehof YahwehH3068 →
וּבֵ֥יןu.Veinand betweenH996 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וּבֵ֥יןu.Veinand betweenH996 →
הָעָֽם׃ha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →

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2 Samuel 5:3So 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 Chronicles 15:12–14Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.2 Kings 23:3So 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. And all the people entered into the covenant.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.Joshua 24:25On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.Jeremiah 34:8After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORDEzra 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.1 Samuel 10:25Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.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 23:3the 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.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.”1 Chronicles 11:3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.Deuteronomy 5:2–3The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.2 Chronicles 23:16Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.Romans 13:1–6Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.Nehemiah 10:28–29“The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,Nehemiah 5:12–13“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.2 Corinthians 8:5And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, because it was the will of God.

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