2 Chronicles 23:16

16 And Jehoiada {made} a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they should be Yahweh's people.

2 Chronicles 23:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 23:16

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 23:1).

2 Chronicles 23:16 In-Context

14 Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the commanders of the hundreds appointed over the troops, and he said to them, "Bring her out between the ranks, and whoever goes after her shall be put to death with the sword." For the priest had said, "You must not kill her in the house of Yahweh.

15 And they laid hands on her, and she went into the entrance of the Horse Gate of the house of the king, and they killed her there.

16 And Jehoiada {made} a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they should be Yahweh's people.

17 Then all the people went to the house of Baal and broke it down. And they smashed his altars and his images, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

18 And Jehoiada placed appointees [at] the house of Yahweh under the hand of the Levitical priests whom David had allotted to the house of Yahweh to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh as was written in the law of Moses, with joy and with song, according to the {order of David}.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "cut"