15 Then the priest Jehoiada(A) ordered the commanders of hundreds(B) in charge of the army, “Take her out between the ranks, and put to death by the sword anyone who follows her,” for the priest had said, “She is not to be put to death in the Lord’s temple.”(C)

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15 Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of units of a hundred, who were in charge of the troops: “Bring her out between the ranks[a] and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the temple(A) of the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:15 Or out from the precincts

Jehoiada’s Reforms

17 Then(A) Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people that they would be the Lord’s people(B) and another covenant between the king and the people.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 11:17 Some Gk versions, 2Ch 23:16 omit and another covenant between the king and the people

17 Jehoiada then made a covenant(A) 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.(B)

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