Then Jehoiada cut a covenant between Adonai and the king and the people—that they would be Adonai’s people—and also between the king and the people.
Jeremiah 11:2 - Tree of Life Version Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the people of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Hear the words of this covenant or solemn pledge, and speak to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. American Standard Version (1901) Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; Common English Bible Listen to the terms of this covenant and proclaim them to the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem. Catholic Public Domain Version "Listen to the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Juda and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, |
Then Jehoiada cut a covenant between Adonai and the king and the people—that they would be Adonai’s people—and also between the king and the people.
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people and the king to be the people of Adonai.
“Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Adonai, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger may turn away from us.
Then the king stood in his place and made a covenant before Adonai—to follow Adonai and to observe His mitzvot, His regulations and His decrees with all his heart and with all his soul and to obey the words of the covenant written in this book.
Now then, if you listen closely to My voice, and keep My covenant, then you will be My own treasure from among all people, for all the earth is Mine.
Then Adonai said to me: “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: ‘Hear the words of this covenant, and do them.’