2 Kings 11:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD'S people; between the king also and the people. ”

2 Kings 11:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A covenant - Rather, “the covenant,” which either was already an established part of a coronation (marginal reference “k”), or at least became such afterward.
2 Kings 11:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Jehoiada made a (p) covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD'S people; between the (q) king also and the people. (p) That both the king and the people...
2 Kings 11:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11. Usurpation of Athaliah. Coronation of Joash and Execution of Athaliah. Athaliah, mother of Ahaziah, a daughter of Ahab, destroyed the royal family of Judah, except Joash, a child who wa...
2 Kings 11:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD'S people; between the king also and the people. Jehoiada made a covenant - A general covenant w...
2 Kings 11:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And Jehoiada made a covenant, &c.— "This could be no other than of protection and justice on his part, and of obedience on theirs; however, it makes it evident that kings may covenant with thei...
2 Kings 11:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD's people; between the king also and the people. A covenant between the Lord and the kin...
2 Kings 11:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Usurpation of Athaliah and Preservation of Joash 1. Athaliah] She was the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel ( 2 Kings 8:18 ; 2 Kings 8:26 ), possessed her mother's high courage, and, like her, was...
2 Kings 11:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

A covenant. — Rather, the covenant. The high priest solemnly renewed the original compact between Jehovah and the king and people — a compact which had been violated by the Baal-worship of recent...
2 Kings 11:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ATHALLAH (B.C. 842-836) JOASH BEN AHAZIAH OF JUDAH (B.C. 836-796) 2 Kings 11:1-21 ; 2 Kings 12:1-21 " Par cette fin terrible, et due a ses forfaits, Apprenez, Roi des Juifs, et n'oub...
2 Kings 11:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Covenanting to Be the Lord's People 2 Kings 11:13-20 The death of Athaliah led the way to a thorough change throughout the kingdom. There was a double covenant, first, between the Lord on the o...
2 Kings 11:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The story now turns to Judah. When Jehu had slain Ahaziah, his mother Athaliah, the sister of Ahab and of his very nature, seized the throne by killing all the seed royal, and for six years swayed th...
2 Kings 11:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Observe, in the death of Baal's priest, how human sacrifice suited their idol worship. For as Moses said, they sacrificed to devils, not to God. Deuteronomy 32:17 .
2 Kings 11:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord's people ,.... Renewed the covenant between the Lord on the one part, and the king and the peo...
2 Kings 11:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD'S people; between the king also and the people. Ver. 17. And Jehoiada made a covenant. ] Bot...
2 Kings 11:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord , &c. A sacred covenant, whereby he solemnly engaged both the king and people, that they should be the Lord's people That they should renounce and roo...
2 Kings 11:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ATHALIAH SEIZES CONTROL OF JUDAH (vv.1-3) The fact that Jehu did not kill Athaliah left Judah exposed to the wickedness of this cruel daughter of Jezebel. Since her son had been killed, she hers...
2 Kings 11:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

17 And Jehoiada made a covenant between the L ORD and the king and the people, that they should be the L ORD 's people; between the king also and the people. 18 And all the people of the l...
2 Kings 11:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Between the Lord and the king and the people; a sacred covenant, whereby he solemnly engaged both the king and people, as it here follows, that they should be the Lord's people, i.e. that they sh...
2 Kings 11:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Reign In Judah Of Athaliah The Usurper c. 841-835 BC, Or The Remarkable Preservation And Restoration Of The Davidic Heir And The Refutation Of The Worship Of The Foreign Baal ( 2 Kings 11:1-21 )...
2 Kings 11:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 11:20 . And all the people rejoiced —Because, with Athaliah’s death, the accursed house of Ahab ceased, and in Jehoash’s person the royal house of David...
2 Kings 11:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 11:1 . Athaliah, that is, wicked woman. She must have received this as a surname for her evil deeds; and justly did she merit the appellation, for she slew her grandsons at a tender age, a...
2 Kings 11:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

And when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead. The history of Athaliah The blackest names in the long roll of the world’s infamy are those of kings and queens, and amongst...
2 Kings 11:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 11:1-12 REVOLUTION IN JUDAH , FOLLOWING THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS IN ISRAEL . REIGN OF ATHALIAH OVER JUDAH . CONSPIRACY OF JEHOIADA , AND...
2 Kings 11:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Athaliah Slain
2 Kings 11:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 11:3 ; 1 Samuel 10:25 ; 2 Chronicles 15:12-14 ; 2 Chronicles 23:16 ; 2 Chronicles 29:10 ; 2 Chronicles 34:31 ; 2 Corinthians 8:5 ; 2 Kings 11:4 ; 2 Samuel 5:3 ; Deuteronomy 29:...
2 Kings 11:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A covenant — A sacred covenant whereby he solemnly engaged both the king, and people, that they should be the Lord's people; that they should renounce, and root out all idolatry, and set up and mai...

2 Kings 11:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 11:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 11:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 11:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 11:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 11:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 11:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 11:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 11:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 11:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 11:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 11:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 11:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 11:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 11:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 11:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 11:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 11:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 11:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 11:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 11:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 11:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes