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.”

"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
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What does 2 Chronicles 23:16 mean?

2 Chronicles 23:16 in the King James Version reads: "And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord's people." This verse comes from the Old Testament and is part of the story of the coronation of Joash as…

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Covenant Community: The Power of Commitment

In 2 Chronicles 23:16, we find a pivotal moment in the history of Israel during the reign of Jehoiada, the high priest. He made a powerful covenant, not only with the king but also with the people, declaring a united commitment to the Lord: "And Jehoiada made a covenant between…

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A Covenant of Faithfulness: A Prayer Inspired by 2 Chronicles 23:16

Heavenly Father, With a heart full of gratitude and reverence, I come before You today to reflect upon the profound act of covenant depicted in 2 Chronicles 23:16, where Jehoiada, in a mighty display of faith and leadership, made a covenant between himself, the people, and the…

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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."
1 Chronicles 23:16 - "Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief."
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1 Chronicles 16:23 - "Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation."
"Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief." - 1 Chronicles 23:16
1 Chronicles 23:2 - "¶ And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites."
2 Chronicles 23:2 - "And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem."
2 Kings 8:23 - "And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Chronicles 23:21 - "And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword."
2 Chronicles 13:16 - "And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand."
2 Kings 23:28 - "Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Chronicles 28:16 - "¶ At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him."
2 Chronicles 23:19 - "And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in."
2 Chronicles 16:13 - "¶ And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign."
2 Chronicles 29:23 - "And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:"
2 Chronicles 30:23 - "And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness."
2 Chronicles 33:23 - "And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more."
2 Chronicles 9:23 - "¶ And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart."
2 Chronicles 23:4 - "This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;"
2 Chronicles 23:15 - "So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there."
2 Chronicles 23:12 - "¶ Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:"
2 Chronicles 16:11 - "¶ And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel."
1 Chronicles 2:16 - "Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three."
2 Chronicles 34:23 - "¶ And she answered them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell ye the man that sent you to me,"
2 Chronicles 21:16 - "¶ Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:"