Parallel Verses
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;
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.
A Conservative Version
And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be 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.
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 23:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jehoiada's Reforms
15 And they make for her sides, and she cometh in unto the entrance of the gate of the horses at the house of the king, and they put her to death there. 16 And Jehoiada maketh a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, to be for a people to Jehovah; 17 and all the people enter the house of Baal, and break it down, yea, his altars and his images they have broken, and Mattan priest of Baal they have slain before the altars.
Cross References
2 Kings 11:17
And Jehoiada maketh the covenant between Jehovah and the king and the people, to be for a people to Jehovah, and between the king and the people.
2 Chronicles 29:10
Now -- with my heart -- to make a covenant before Jehovah, God of Israel, and the fierceness of His anger doth turn back from us.
Nehemiah 9:38
And for all this we are making a stedfast covenant, and are writing, and over him who is sealed are our heads, our Levites, our priests.'
Deuteronomy 5:2-3
Jehovah our God made with us a covenant in Horeb;
Deuteronomy 26:17-19
Jehovah thou hast caused to promise to-day to become thy God, and to walk in His ways, and to keep His statutes, and His commands, and His judgments, and to hearken to His voice.
Deuteronomy 29:1-15
These are the words of the covenant which Jehovah hath commanded Moses to make with the sons of Israel in the land of Moab, apart from the covenant which He made with them in Horeb.
Joshua 24:21-25
And the people saith unto Joshua, 'No, but Jehovah we do serve.'
2 Chronicles 15:12
and they enter into a covenant to seek Jehovah, God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soul,
2 Chronicles 15:14
And they swear to Jehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets,
2 Chronicles 34:31-32
And the king standeth on his station, and maketh the covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep His commands, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to do the words of the covenant that are written on this book.
Ezra 10:3
and now, let us make a covenant with our God, to cause all the women to go out, and that which is born of them, by the counsel of the Lord, and of those trembling at the command of our God, and according to law it is done;
Nehemiah 5:12-13
And they say, 'We give back, and of them we seek nothing; so we do as thou art saying.' And I call the priests, and cause them to swear to do according to this thing;
Nehemiah 10:29-39
are laying hold on their brethren, their honourable ones, and coming in to an execration, and in to an oath, to walk in the law of God, that was given by the hand of Moses, servant of God, and to observe and to do all the commands of Jehovah our Lord, and His judgments, and His statutes;
Isaiah 44:5
This one saith, For Jehovah I am, And this calleth himself by the name of Jacob, And this one writeth with his hand, 'For Jehovah,' and by the name of Israel surnameth himself.