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A Two-Fold Commitment
Scholars explain that Jehoiada brokered two distinct but related covenants. The first was a vertical commitment between God, the king, and the people, renewing their identity as "the Lord's people." The second was a horizontal agreement between the king and the people, outlining their mutual rights and responsibilities under God's law.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Kings 11:17
18th Century
Theologian
A covenant - Rather, “the covenant,” which either was already an established part of a coronation (see marginal reference “k”), or at least …
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 11:17
19th Century
Bishop
A covenant. —Rather, the covenant. The high priest solemnly renewed the original compact between Jehovah and the king and…
John Gill
On 2 Kings 11:17
17th Century
Pastor
And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king
and the people, that they should be the Lord'…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 11:17–21
17th Century
Minister
King and people would unite most firmly with each other when both had joined themselves to the Lord. It goes well for a people when all the changes…