2 CHRONICLES 23:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges: and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the Lord.”
The covenant renewed — 'Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the people and the king that they should be the people of the LORD' (וַיִּכְרֹת יְהוֹיָדָע בְּרִית בֵּינוֹ וּבֵין כָּל־הַעָם וּבֵין הַמֶּלֶךְ לִהְיוֹת לְעָם ליהוה). After Athaliah's removal, Jehoiada formally establishes a covenant (כרת ברית) among himself (the priest), the people, and the king. The covenantal formula — 'they should be the people of the LORD' (להיות לעם ליהוה) — is the fundamental covenant relationship. The binding together of priest, people, and king in covenant establishes the proper order of Judahite society. The covenant is not a new creation but a renewal of the ancient covenantal relationship fractured by Athaliah's usurpation.
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