Bible Cross References
A. M. 3126. B.C. 878. the seventh
2 Chronicles 23:1-15
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After waiting six years Jehoiada the priest decided that it was time to take action. He made a pact with five army officers: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.
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They traveled to all the cities of Judah and brought back with them to Jerusalem the Levites and all the heads of the clans.
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They all gathered in the Temple, and there they made a covenant with Joash, the king's son. Jehoiada said to them, "Here is the son of the late king. He is now to be king, as the LORD promised that King David's descendants would be.
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This is what we will do. When the priests and Levites come on duty on the Sabbath, one third of them will guard the Temple gates,
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another third will guard the royal palace, and the rest will be stationed at the Foundation Gate. All the people will assemble in the Temple courtyard.
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No one is to enter the Temple buildings except the priests and the Levites who are on duty. They may enter, because they are consecrated, but the rest of the people must obey the LORD's instructions and stay outside.
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The Levites are to stand guard around the king, with their swords drawn, and are to stay with the king wherever he goes. Anyone who tries to enter the Temple is to be killed."
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The Levites and the people of Judah carried out Jehoiada's instructions. The men were not dismissed when they went off duty on the Sabbath, so the commanders had available both those coming on duty and those going off.
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Jehoiada gave the officers the spears and shields that had belonged to King David and had been kept in the Temple.
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He stationed the men with drawn swords all around the front of the Temple, to protect the king.
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Then Jehoiada led Joash out, placed the crown on his head, and gave him a copy of the laws governing kingship. And so he was made king. Jehoiada the priest and his sons anointed Joash, and everyone shouted, "Long live the king!"
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Athaliah heard the people cheering for the king, so she hurried to the Temple, where the crowd had gathered.
13
There she saw the new king at the Temple entrance, standing by the column reserved for kings and surrounded by the army officers and the trumpeters. All the people were shouting joyfully and blowing trumpets, and the Temple musicians with their instruments were leading the celebration. She tore her clothes in distress and shouted, "Treason! Treason!"
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Jehoiada did not want Athaliah killed in the Temple area, so he called out the army officers and said, "Take her out between the rows of guards, and kill anyone who tries to rescue her."
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They seized her, took her to the palace, and there at the Horse Gate they killed her.
rulers
2 Kings 11:9
The officers obeyed Jehoiada's instructions and brought their men to him---those going off duty on the Sabbath and those going on duty.
1 Chronicles 9:13
The priests who were heads of families totaled 1,760. They were experts in all the work carried on in the Temple.
the captains
Acts 5:24
When the chief priests and the officer in charge of the Temple guards heard this, they wondered what had happened to the apostles.
Acts 5:26
So the officer went off with his men and brought the apostles back. They did not use force, however, because they were afraid that the people might stone them.
made a covenant
2 Kings 11:17
The priest Jehoiada had King Joash and the people make a covenant with the LORD that they would be the LORD's people; he also made a covenant between the king and the people.
2 Kings 23:3
He stood by the royal column and made a covenant with the LORD to obey him, to keep his laws and commands with all his heart and soul, and to put into practice the demands attached to the covenant, as written in the book. And all the people promised to keep the covenant.
Joshua 24:25
So Joshua made a covenant for the people that day, and there at Shechem he gave them laws and rules to follow.
1 Samuel 18:3
Jonathan swore eternal friendship with David because of his deep affection for him.
1 Samuel 23:18
The two of them made a sacred promise of friendship to each other. David stayed at Horesh, and Jonathan went home.
2 Chronicles 15:12
They made a covenant in which they agreed to worship the LORD, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul.
2 Chronicles 29:10
"I have now decided to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that he will no longer be angry with us.
2 Chronicles 34:31
He stood by the royal column and made a covenant with the LORD to obey him, to keep his laws and commands with all his heart and soul, and to put into practice the demands attached to the covenant, as written in the book.
2 Chronicles 34:32
He made the people of Benjamin and everyone else present in Jerusalem promise to keep the covenant. And so the people of Jerusalem obeyed the requirements of the covenant they had made with the God of their ancestors.
Nehemiah 9:38
Because of all that has happened, we, the people of Israel, hereby make a solemn written agreement, and our leaders, our Levites, and our priests put their seals to it.
took an oath
Genesis 50:25
Then Joseph asked his people to make a vow. "Promise me," he said, "that when God leads you to that land, you will take my body with you."
1 Kings 18:10
By the living LORD, your God, I swear that the king has made a search for you in every country in the world. Whenever the ruler of a country reported that you were not in his country, Ahab would require that ruler to swear that you could not be found.
Nehemiah 5:12
The leaders replied, "We'll do as you say. We'll give the property back and not try to collect the debts." I called in the priests and made the leaders swear in front of them to keep the promise they had just made.
Nehemiah 10:29
do hereby join with our leaders in an oath, under penalty of a curse if we break it, that we will live according to God's Law, which God gave through his servant Moses; that we will obey all that the LORD, our Lord, commands us; and that we will keep all his laws and requirements.