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 should renounce and root out all idolatry, and set up and maintain God's true worship. Compare 2 Kings 23:10. Between the king also and the people: this was a civil covenant, whereby the king engaged himself to rule them justly, and in the fear of God; and the people obliged themselves to defend and obey him. Compare 2 Samuel 5:3.