2 Chronicles 23:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD has said of the sons of David.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The whole assembly made a covenant with the king at the house of God. Jehoiada said to them, 'Look, the king's son shall reign, as the Lord has spoken concerning the descendants of David.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD hath said of the sons of David.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And all the assembly{H6951} made{H3772} a covenant{H1285} with the king{H4428} in the house{H1004} of God.{H430} And he said{H559} unto them, Behold, the king's{H4428} son{H1121} shall reign,{H4427} as Jehovah{H3068} hath spoken{H1696} concerning the sons{H1121} of David.{H1732}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And all the congregation{H6951} made{H3772}{(H8799)} a covenant{H1285} with the king{H4428} in the house{H1004} of God{H430}. And he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Behold, the king's{H4428} son{H1121} shall reign{H4427}{(H8799)}, as the LORD{H3068} hath said{H1696}{(H8765)} of the sons{H1121} of David{H1732}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And all the cogregacion made a couenaunt with the kynge in the house of God, and he sayde vnto them: Beholde, the kynges sonne shal be kynge, eue as the LORDE spake cocernynge the children of Dauid.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And al the Congregation made a couenant with the King in the house of God: and he sayde vnto them, Behold, the Kings sonne must reigne, as the Lord hath sayd of the sonnes of Dauid.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And all the congregation made a bonde with the king in the house of God, and he sayd vnto them: Beholde, the kinges sonne must raigne, as the Lorde hath sayde of the children of Dauid.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD hath said of the sons of David.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    All the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. He said to them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as Yahweh has spoken concerning the sons of David.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and all the assembly make a covenant in the house of God with the king, and he saith to them, `Lo, the son of the king doth reign, as Jehovah spake concerning the sons of David.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as Jehovah hath spoken concerning the sons of David.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as Jehovah hath spoken concerning the sons of David.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And all the people made an agreement with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, Truly, the king's son will be king, as the Lord has said about the sons of David.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    All the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. He said to them, "Behold, the king's son shall reign, as Yahweh has spoken concerning the sons of David.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    and the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the temple of God. Jehoiada said to them,“The king’s son will rule, just as the LORD promised David’s descendants.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 7:12 : 12 And when your days are fulfilled, and you shall rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, which shall come out of your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
  • 2 Chr 6:16 : 16 Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father what you have promised him, saying, There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that your children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as you have walked before me.
  • 2 Chr 21:7 : 7 However, the LORD would not destroy the house of David because of the covenant He had made with David, and as He promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever.
  • 2 Chr 7:18 : 18 Then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, as I have covenanted with David your father, saying, You shall not fail to have a man to be ruler in Israel.
  • 2 Kgs 11:17 : 17 Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD, the king, and the people, that they would be the LORD's people; and also between the king and the people.
  • 1 Kgs 2:4 : 4 That the Lord may continue His word which He spoke concerning me, saying, If your children take heed to their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you a man on the throne of Israel.
  • 1 Kgs 9:5 : 5 Then I will establish the throne of your kingdom upon Israel forever, as I promised to David your father, saying, There shall not fail you a man upon the throne of Israel.
  • 2 Sam 7:16 : 16 And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you: your throne shall be established forever.
  • 1 Chr 9:9-9 : 9 And their brethren according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were leaders of their ancestral houses. 10 And of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin. 11 And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God. 12 And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer. 13 And their brethren, heads of their ancestral houses, one thousand seven hundred and sixty; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God. 14 And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari. 15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph. 16 And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. 17 And the gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brethren; Shallum was the chief. 18 They previously served in the king's gate to the east. They were gatekeepers for the camps of the Levites. 19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren from his ancestral house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gate of the tabernacle as their ancestors had been in charge of the camp of the LORD, keeping the entry. 20 Phinehas the son of Eleazar had been their leader, and the LORD was with him. 21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the keeper of the door for the tent of meeting. 22 All those chosen to be gatekeepers in the gates were two hundred and twelve. They were registered by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their set office. 23 They and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by divisions. 24 The gatekeepers were in four quarters: east, west, north, and south. 25 Their brethren in their villages were to come with them from time to time for seven days. 26 For these Levites, the four chief gatekeepers, had been appointed over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. 27 They stayed around the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and they had the duty of opening it every morning.
  • 1 Chr 11:3 : 3 Therefore, all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.
  • 2 Chr 23:16 : 16 And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and all the people, and the king, that they should be the LORD'S people.
  • Ps 89:29 : 29 His seed also I will make to endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
  • Ps 89:36 : 36 His seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me.
  • 2 Sam 5:3 : 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Kgs 23:1-3
    3 verses
    82%

    1 And the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem to him.

    2 And the king went up to the house of the LORD, with all the men of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, the priests, the prophets, and all the people, both small and great. And he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.

    3 And the king stood by a pillar and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD and to keep His commandments, His testimonies, and His statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood for the covenant.

  • 2 Chr 23:16
    80%

    16 And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and all the people, and the king, that they should be the LORD'S people.

  • 2 Sam 5:3
    78%

    3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel.

  • 1 Chr 11:3
    78%

    3 Therefore, all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.

  • 2 Chr 34:30-32
    3 verses
    77%

    30 And the king went up into the house of the LORD, with all the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.

    31 And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.

    32 And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

  • 2 Kgs 11:17
    77%

    17 Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD, the king, and the people, that they would be the LORD's people; and also between the king and the people.

  • 1 Chr 29:20
    76%

    20 And David said to all the assembly, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the assembly blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshiped the LORD, and the king.

  • 2 Chr 23:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10 And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, around the king.

    11 Then they brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king.

  • Ps 132:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11 The LORD has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.

    12 If your children will keep My covenant and My testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon your throne forevermore.

  • 1 Kgs 1:30
    74%

    30 even as I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my place; even so will I certainly do this day.

  • 1 Chr 22:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10 He shall build a house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.

    11 Now, my son, the LORD be with you; and prosper you, and build the house of the LORD your God, as he has said of you.

  • 1 Chr 17:23
    74%

    23 Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as you have said.

  • 2 Chr 23:1
    74%

    1 And in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah son of Jeroham, and Ishmael son of Jehohanan, and Azariah son of Obed, and Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri, into covenant with him.

  • 1 Chr 29:23
    74%

    23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
    74%

    35 Then you shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my place; and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

  • 2 Chr 6:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel; and all the congregation of Israel stood.

    4 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who has with his hands fulfilled what he spoke with his mouth to my father David, saying,

  • 2 Sam 7:25
    73%

    25 And now, O LORD God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, establish it forever, and do as you have said.

  • 1 Chr 28:7
    73%

    7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, if he remains steadfast to obey my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.

  • 2 Chr 13:5
    73%

    5 Do you not know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David forever, to him and his sons by a covenant of salt?

  • 2 Chr 6:16
    73%

    16 Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father what you have promised him, saying, There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that your children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as you have walked before me.

  • 2 Kgs 11:4
    73%

    4 In the seventh year, Jehoiada sent and brought the commanders of hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath from them in the house of the LORD, and showed them the king's son.

  • 1 Kgs 1:32
    73%

    32 And King David said, Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada to me. And they came before the king.

  • 2 Chr 7:18
    73%

    18 Then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, as I have covenanted with David your father, saying, You shall not fail to have a man to be ruler in Israel.

  • 1 Chr 29:1
    73%

    1 Furthermore, King David said to all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

  • 2 Sam 3:10
    72%

    10 To transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.

  • Ezek 17:13
    72%

    13 And has taken of the king's seed and made a covenant with him, and has taken an oath from him: he has also taken the mighty of the land:

  • 1 Kgs 1:20
    72%

    20 And you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, that you should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

  • 1 Kgs 8:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14 And the king turned his face around and blessed all the congregation of Israel; (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)

    15 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

  • 1 Chr 17:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14 But I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom forever: and his throne shall be established forevermore.

    15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.

  • 2 Chr 23:5
    72%

    5 And a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation; and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 8:25
    72%

    25 Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father what you promised him, saying, There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; if only your children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as you have walked before me.

  • Ezek 37:24
    72%

    24 And my servant David shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.

  • 1 Chr 23:2
    72%

    2 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

  • 2 Chr 23:20
    72%

    20 And he took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.

  • 1 Kgs 2:4
    72%

    4 That the Lord may continue His word which He spoke concerning me, saying, If your children take heed to their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you a man on the throne of Israel.

  • Ps 89:3
    72%

    3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn to David my servant,

  • 1 Kgs 1:46
    72%

    46 And also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.

  • Jer 22:4
    72%

    4 For if you do this thing indeed, then shall enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

  • 2 Sam 7:13
    72%

    13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

  • 2 Kgs 23:21
    72%

    21 And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the Passover to the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.