2 Chronicles 23:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

2 Chronicles 23:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Chronicles 23:16 in 6 Bible Translations

Read 2 Chronicles 23:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

2 Chronicles 23:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they should be Yahweh’s people.”

2 Chronicles 23:16 — World English Bible

2 Chronicles 23:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be Jehovah’s people.”

2 Chronicles 23:16 — American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 23:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jehoiada maketh a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, to be for a people to Jehovah;”

2 Chronicles 23:16 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 23:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they should be the people of Jehovah.”

2 Chronicles 23:16 — Darby Translation

2 Chronicles 23:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Iehoiada made a couenant betweene him, and all the people, and the King, that they would be the Lords people.”

2 Chronicles 23:16 — Geneva Bible

2 Chronicles 23:16 in Context — 2 Chronicles 23

14 E tirando o sacerdote Joiada os comandantes de cem e capitães do exército, disse-lhes: Tirai-a fora do recinto; e o que a seguir, morra à espada: porque o sacerdote havia mandado que não a matassem na casa do SENHOR.

15 Eles, pois, a detiveram, e logo que havia ela passado a entrada da porta dos cavalos da casa do rei, ali a mataram.

16 E Joiada fez pacto entre si e todo o povo e o rei, que seriam povo do SENHOR.

17 Depois disto entrou todo o povo no templo de Baal, e derrubaram-no, e também seus altares; e fizeram pedaços suas imagens, e mataram diante dos altares a Matã, sacerdote de Baal.

18 Logo ordenou Joiada os ofícios na casa do SENHOR sob a mão dos sacerdotes e levitas, segundo Davi os havia distribuído na casa do SENHOR, para oferecer ao SENHOR os holocaustos, como está escrito na lei de Moisés, com alegria e cantares, conforme a ordenação de Davi.

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What Does 2 Chronicles 23:16 Mean?

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