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2 Kings 11:16-18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 Kings 11:16-18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
16 So they arrested her, and she went through the horse entrance(A) to the king’s palace, where she was put to death.(B)
Jehoiada’s Reforms
17 Then(C) Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people that they would be the Lord’s people(D) and another covenant between the king and the people.[a](E) 18 So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They broke its altars and images into pieces,(F) and they killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, at the altars.(G)
Then Jehoiada the priest appointed guards for the Lord’s temple.(H)
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- 2 Kings 11:17 Some Gk versions, 2Ch 23:16 omit and [another covenant] between the king and the people
2 Kings 11:16-18
New International Version
2 Kings 11:16-18
New International Version
16 So they seized her as she reached the place where the horses enter(A) the palace grounds, and there she was put to death.(B)
17 Jehoiada then made a covenant(C) between the Lord and the king and people that they would be the Lord’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.(D) 18 All the people of the land went to the temple(E) of Baal and tore it down. They smashed(F) the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest(G) of Baal in front of the altars.
Then Jehoiada the priest posted guards at the temple of the Lord.
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