2 Chronicles 23 · Verse 3

2 Chronicles 23:3

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.
2 Chronicles 23:3, King James Version

2 Chronicles 23:3 in other translations

BSBthe whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David.
WEBAll the assembly made a covenant with the king in God’s house. Jehoiada said to them, “Behold, the king’s son must reign, as the LORD has spoken concerning the sons of David.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand 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.
DARBYAnd 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 Jehovah has said of the sons of David.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd 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 hath said of the sons of David.

2 Chronicles 23:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.Rotand it madeH3772
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַקָּהָ֥לha.ka.Halthe assemblyH6951
בְּרִ֛יתbe.Rita covenantH1285
בְּבֵ֥יתbe.Veitin [the] house ofH1004
הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
עִם\־'im-withH5973
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לָהֶ֗םla.Hemto them
הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehhere!H2009
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
יִמְלֹ֔ךְyim.Lokhhe will reignH4427
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
דִּבֶּ֥רdi.Berhe spokeH1696
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עַל\־'al-onH5921
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121
דָוִֽיד\׃da.VidDavidH1732

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 23:3

  • 2 Samuel 7:12

    And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

  • 2 Chronicles 21:7

    Howbeit the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:16

    Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.

  • 2 Chronicles 7:18

    Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.

  • 1 Kings 2:4

    That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy 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 thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

  • 2 Kings 11:17

    And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people; between the king also and the people.

  • 1 Kings 9:5

    Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.

  • 1 Chronicles 9:9-27

    And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers. And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin, 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; And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; …

  • 2 Chronicles 23:16

    And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord’s people.

  • 2 Samuel 7:16

    And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

  • 2 Samuel 5:3

    So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David king over Israel.

  • Psalms 89:36

    His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

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made a covenant.
16; 2Sa 5:3; 2Ki 11:17; 1Ch 11:3
as the Lord.
6:16; 7:18; 21:7; 2Sa 7:12,16; 1Ki 2:4; 9:5; 1Ch 9:9-27; Ps 89:29,36

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 23:2

    And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chronicles 23:3

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 23:4

    This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;

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2 Chronicles 23:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y toda la multitud hizo alianza con el rey en la casa de Dios. Y él les dijo: He aquí el hijo del rey, el cual reinará, como Jehová lo tiene dicho de los hijos de David.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et toute la congrégation fit alliance avec le roi dans la maison de Dieu; et Jehoïada leur dit: Voici, le fils du roi régnera, selon ce que l’ Éternel a dit touchant les fils de David.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die ganze Versammlung machte im Hause Gottes einen Bund mit dem König. Und Jojada sprach zu ihnen: Siehe, der Sohn des Königs soll König sein, so wie Jehova von den Söhnen Davids geredet hat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Iniit ergo omnis multitudo pactum in domo Dei cum rege, dixitque ad eos Jojada: Ecce filius regis regnabit, sicut locutus est Dominus super filios David.