17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 11:17:1 ⧉וַיִּכְרֹ֨תvayikrotand he cut or made 2 Kings 11:17:2 ⧉יְהוֹיָדָ֜עyehoyadaJehoiada 2 Kings 11:17:3 ⧉אֶת־הַבְּרִ֗יתethaberitthe covenant 2 Kings 11:17:4 ⧉בֵּ֤יןbenbetween 2 Kings 11:17:5 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehthe LORD 2 Kings 11:17:6 ⧉וּבֵ֣יןuvenand between 2 Kings 11:17:7 ⧉הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Kings 11:17:8 ⧉וּבֵ֥יןuvenand between 2 Kings 11:17:9 ⧉הָעָ֖םhaamthe people 2 Kings 11:17:10 ⧉לִהְי֥וֹתlihyehotto be 2 Kings 11:17:11 ⧉לְעָ֖םleamfor a people 2 Kings 11:17:12 ⧉לַיהוָ֑הlayahwehfor the LORD 2 Kings 11:17:13 ⧉וּבֵ֥יןuvenand between 2 Kings 11:17:14 ⧉הַמֶּ֖לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Kings 11:17:15 ⧉וּבֵ֥יןuvenand between 2 Kings 11:17:16 ⧉הָעָֽם׃haamthe people |
17. Formal Translation Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Upholder} and the king and the people, that they would be the people of the LORD; and he also made a covenant between the king and the people. |
17. Dynamic Translation Then Jehoiada established an agreement between the LORD and the king and the people, so that they would belong to the LORD {Yahweh, National Redeemer} as His people; and he also established an agreement between the king and the people. |