Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be LORD's people.
New American Standard Bible
Then
King James Version
And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD'S people.
Holman Bible
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, the king, and the people that they would be the Lord’s people.
International Standard Version
After this, Jehoiada drew up a covenant between himself as an individual with all the people, and between himself as king, that they would be the LORD's people.
American Standard Version
And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be Jehovah's people.
Amplified
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they would be the Lord’s people.
Bible in Basic English
And Jehoiada made an agreement between the Lord and all the people and the king, that they would be the Lord's people.
Darby Translation
And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they should be the people of Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehoiada will cutout a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, to be for a people to Jehovah.
King James 2000
And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be the LORD's people.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Jehoiada {made} a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they should be Yahweh's people.
Modern King James verseion
And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people and between the king, that they should be Jehovah's people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Jehoiada made a bond between him and all the people and the king, to be the LORD's people.
NET Bible
Jehoiada then drew up a covenant stipulating that he, all the people, and the king should be loyal to the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be the LORD's people.
The Emphasized Bible
And Jehoiada solemnised a covenant, between himself and all the people, and the king, - that they should become a people unto Yahweh.
Webster
And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD'S people.
World English Bible
Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be Yahweh's people.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehoiada maketh a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, to be for a people to Jehovah;
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 23:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jehoiada's Reforms
15 So they made way for her. And she went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king's house, and they killed her there. 16 And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be LORD's people. 17 And all the people went to the house of Baal, and broke it down, and broke his altars and his images in pieces, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
Cross References
2 Kings 11:17
And Jehoiada made a covenant between LORD and the king and the people, that they should be LORD's people; between the king also and the people.
2 Chronicles 29:10
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with LORD, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.
Nehemiah 9:38
And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and write it, and our rulers, our Levites, [and] our priests, seal to it.
Deuteronomy 5:2-3
LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
Deuteronomy 26:17-19
Thou have avouched LORD this day to be thy God, and that thou would walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and hearken to his voice.
Deuteronomy 29:1-15
These are the words of the covenant which LORD commanded Moses to make with the sons of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.
Joshua 24:21-25
And the people said to Joshua, No, but we will serve LORD.
2 Chronicles 15:12
And they entered into the covenant to seek LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul.
2 Chronicles 15:14
And they swore to LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
2 Chronicles 34:31-32
And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before LORD, to walk after LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the coven
Ezra 10:3
Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God, and let it be done according to
Nehemiah 5:12-13
Then they said, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them, so will we do, even as thou say. Then I called the priests, and took an oath from them that they would do according to this promise.
Nehemiah 10:29-39
they clung to their brothers, their ranking men, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of LORD our Lord, and his or
Isaiah 44:5
One shall say, I am LORD's, and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob, and another shall subscribe with his hand to LORD, and surname [himself] by the name of Israel.