| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 23:16:1 ⧉וַיִּכְרֹ֤תvayikrotand he cut or made 2 Chronicles 23:16:2 ⧉יְהוֹיָדָע֙yehoyadaJehoiada 2 Chronicles 23:16:3 ⧉בְּרִ֔יתberita covenant 2 Chronicles 23:16:4 ⧉בֵּינ֕וֹbenobetween him 2 Chronicles 23:16:5 ⧉וּבֵ֥יןuveinand between 2 Chronicles 23:16:6 ⧉כָּל־הָעָ֖םkalhaamall the people 2 Chronicles 23:16:7 ⧉וּבֵ֣יןuveinand between 2 Chronicles 23:16:8 ⧉הַמֶּ֑לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Chronicles 23:16:9 ⧉לִהְי֥וֹתlihyehotto be 2 Chronicles 23:16:10 ⧉לְעָ֖םleamas a people 2 Chronicles 23:16:11 ⧉לַיהוָֽה׃layahwehfor the LORD |
| 16. Formal Translation Then Jehoiada established a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they would be a people for the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Receiver}. |
| 16. Dynamic Translation Jehoiada made a binding agreement among himself, all the people, and the king so that they would become the LORD’s {Yahweh, Belonging God} people. |