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2 Chronicles 23:3

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23:3and the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the temple of God. Jehoiada3 said to them, “The king’s son will rule, just as the Lord promised David’s descendants.

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  1. 3 Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoiada the priest, cf. v. 8) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And Jehoiada said to them, “Behold, the king’s son! Let him reign, as the Lord spoke concerning the sons of David.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

the whole assembly made a covenant with the king at the temple of God.

Jehoiada said to them, “The king’s son shall reign, as the Lord promised concerning the descendants of David.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in God’s temple. Jehoiada said to them, “Here is the king’s son! He will reign, just as the Lord promised concerning David’s sons.

NLTNew Living Translation

They all gathered at the Temple of God, where they made a solemn pact with Joash, the young king.

Jehoiada said to them, “Here is the king’s son! The time has come for him to reign! The Lord has promised that a descendant of David will be our king.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, “Behold, the son of the king shall reign as Yahweh has spoken concerning the sons of David.

KJV 1900King James 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.