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.

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.

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.

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.

Yet the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that He had made with David, and since He had promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever.

Therefore, Lord God of Israel, now keep what You promised Your servant David my father, saying,‘ You shall not fail to have a man sit before Me on the throne of Israel, only if your sons take heed to their way, that they walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’

“ When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.

that the Lord may fulfill His word which He spoke concerning me, saying,‘ If your sons take heed to their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul,’ He said,‘ you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’

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

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

And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.”’”

Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel.

His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me;

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

His seed also I will make to endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven.

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

Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.

and their brethren, according to their generations— nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were heads of a father’s house in their fathers’ houses.Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin;Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the officer over the house of God;Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;and their brethren, heads of their fathers’ houses— one thousand seven hundred and sixty. They were very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;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.And the gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brethren. Shallum was the chief.Until then they had been gatekeepers for the camps of the children of Levi at the King’s Gate on the east.Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, from his father’s house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, gatekeepers of the tabernacle. Their fathers had been keepers of the entrance to the camp of the Lord.And Phinehas the son of Eleazar had been the officer over them in time past; the Lord was with him.Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was keeper of the door of the tabernacle of meeting.All those chosen as gatekeepers were two hundred and twelve. They were recorded by their genealogy, in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted office.So they and their children were in charge of the gates of the house of the Lord, the house of the tabernacle, by assignment.The gatekeepers were assigned to the four directions: the east, west, north, and south.And their brethren in their villages had to come with them from time to time for seven days.For in this trusted office were four chief gatekeepers; they were Levites. And they had charge over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.And they lodged all around the house of God because they had the responsibility, and they were in charge of opening it every morning.