- made a covenant:
- "And Jehoiadaª madeª°¹ a covenantª between¹ the LORDª and the kingª and the people,ª that they should be¹ the LORD'Sª people;ª between¹ the kingª also and the people.ª" {2Kg 11:17} + "And the kingª stoodª° by¹ a pillar,ª and madeª°¹ a covenantª beforeª the LORD,ª to walk²°¹ afterª the LORD,ª and to keepª° his commandmentsª and his testimoniesª and his statutesª with all¹ [their] heartª and all¹ [their] soul,ª to performª°¹ the wordsª of this¹ covenantª that were writtenª° in¹ this¹ book.ª And all¹ the peopleª stoodª° to the covenant.ª" {2Kg 23:3} + "So Joshuaª madeª° a covenantª with the peopleª that¹ day,ª and setª° them a statuteª and an ordinanceª in Shechem.ª" {Jsh 24:25} + "Then Jonathanª and Davidª madeª° a covenant,ª because he loved²¹ him as his own soul.ª" {1Sm 18:3} + "And they twoª madeª° a covenantª beforeª the LORD:ª and Davidª abodeª° in the wood,ª and Jonathanª wentª° to his house.ª" {1Sm 23:18} + "And they enteredª° into a covenantª to seekª°¹ the LORDª Godª of their fathersª with all¹ their heartª and with all¹ their soul;ª" {2Ch 15:12} + "Now¹ [it is] in¹ mine heartª to makeª° a covenantª with the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª that his fierceª wrathª may turn awayª° from¹ us." {2Ch 29:10} + "And the kingª stoodª° in¹ his place,ª and madeª°¹ a covenantª beforeª the LORD,ª to walk²°¹ afterª the LORD,ª and to keepª°¹ his commandments,ª and his testimonies,ª and his statutes,ª with all¹ his heart,ª and with all¹ his soul,ª to performª°¹ the wordsª of the covenantª which are writtenª° in¹ this¹ book.ª ... And he caused¹ all¹ that were presentª° in Jerusalemª and Benjaminª to standª° [to it]. And the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalemª didª° according to the covenantª of God,ª the Godª of their fathers.ª" {2Ch 34:31-32} + "And because of all¹ this¹ we¹ makeª° a sureª [covenant], and writeª° [it]; and our princes,ª Levites,ª [and] priests,ª sealª°¹ [unto it]." {Neh 9:38}
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