2 Chronicles 23:16-17

16 Jehoiada then made a covenant that he, the people and the king[a] would be the LORD’s people.
17 All the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.

2 Chronicles 23:16-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 23

The contents of this chapter are the same with 2Ki 11:4-20 and need no other explanation than what may be found in the notes there, to which the reader is referred.

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Cross References 2

  • 1. 2 Chronicles 29:10; 2 Chronicles 34:31; Nehemiah 9:38
  • 2. Deuteronomy 13:6-9

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "covenant between the " Lord"and the people and the king that they" (see 2 Kings 11:17)
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