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

会众在神殿里与王立约。耶何耶大对他们说：“看哪，王的儿子必当作王，正如耶和华指着大卫子孙所应许的话”；

全会众在上帝殿里与王立约。耶何耶大对他们说：“看哪，王的儿子必作王，正如耶和华指着大卫子孙所应许的。

全会众在神殿里与王立约。耶何耶大对他们说：“看哪，王的儿子必作王，正如耶和华指着大卫子孙所应许的。

全体会众到上帝的殿中与王立约。耶何耶大对他们说：“王的儿子当做王！这是耶和华对大卫子孙的应许。

全体会众在神的殿里与王立约。耶何耶大对他们说：“王的儿子应当按照耶和华应许大卫的子孙的话作王。

會眾在神殿裏與王立約。耶何耶大對他們說：「看哪，王的兒子必當作王，正如耶和華指着大衛子孫所應許的話」；

全會眾在上帝殿裏與王立約。耶何耶大對他們說：「看哪，王的兒子必作王，正如耶和華指着大衛子孫所應許的。

全會眾在神殿裏與王立約。耶何耶大對他們說：「看哪，王的兒子必作王，正如耶和華指着大衛子孫所應許的。

全體會眾到上帝的殿中與王立約。耶何耶大對他們說：「王的兒子當做王！這是耶和華對大衛子孫的應許。

全體會眾在神的殿裡與王立約。耶何耶大對他們說：“王的兒子應當按照耶和華應許大衛的子孫的話作王。

全體大眾在上帝殿裏同王立約。耶何耶大對他們說：『看哪，王的兒子，他必須作王，照永恆主論大衛子孫所說過的。

會眾在上帝室與王立約、耶何耶大謂眾曰、王子必當嗣位、循耶和華論大衛子孫之言、

會眾在上帝殿、與王約、祭司告眾曰、王子當繼位、應耶和華許大闢子孫之言。

會眾在天主殿與王立約、耶何耶大告眾曰、王子在此、必當即位、循主所許大衛子孫之言、

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.

The whole community made a covenant with the new king at God’s temple. Jehoiada said to them,“ Ahaziah’s son will rule over Judah. That’s what the Lord promised concerning the family line of David.

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.

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.

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.

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

Then all the assembly 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.

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.

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 must reign, just as the Lord promised concerning David’s sons.

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.

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.

However Yahweh would not destroy David’s house, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children always.

“ Now therefore, Yahweh, the God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father that which you have 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, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.’

When your days are fulfilled, and you sleep with your fathers, I will set up your offspring after you, who will proceed out of your body, and I will establish his kingdom.

Then Yahweh may establish his word which he spoke concerning me, saying,‘ If your children are careful of their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you,’ he said,‘ a man on the throne of Israel.’

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

then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, according as I covenanted with David your father, saying,‘ There shall not fail you a man to be ruler in Israel.’

Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.”’”

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

His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.

then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised to David your father, saying,‘ There shall not fail from you a man on the throne of Israel.’

I will also make his offspring endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they should be Yahweh’s people.

So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to Yahweh’s word by Samuel.

and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred fifty- six. All these men were heads of fathers’ households by their fathers’ houses.Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, 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 God’s house;and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, 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;and their brothers, heads of their fathers’ houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty; very able men for the work of the service of God’s house.Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph,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.The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers( Shallum was the chief),who previously served in the king’s gate eastward. They were the gatekeepers for the camp of the children of Levi.Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father’s house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent. Their fathers had been over Yahweh’s camp, keepers of the entry.Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and Yahweh was with him.Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper of the door of the Tent of Meeting.All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers in the thresholds were two hundred twelve. These were listed by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer ordained in their office of trust.So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of Yahweh’s house, even the house of the tent, as guards.On the four sides were the gatekeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south.Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the rooms and over the treasuries in God’s house.They stayed around God’s house, because that duty was on them; and to their duty was its opening morning by morning.