2 Kings 11:4
And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the Lord, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the Lord, and shewed them the king’s son.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 11 connects to 10 cross-references. When Athaliah, Ahaziah's mother, sees her son is dead, she kills all the royal family and seizes the Judean throne; the infant Joash is hidden in the temple by his aunt Jehosheba for six years. The priest Jehoiada rallies the …
Other Translations
And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into the house of Jehovah; and he made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of Jehovah, and showed them the king’s son.
And in the seventh year hath Jehoiada sent and taketh the heads of the hundreds, of the executioners and of the runners, and bringeth them in unto him, to the house of Jehovah, and maketh with them a covenant, and causeth them to swear in the house of Jehovah, and sheweth them the son of the king,
Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the captains of hundreds of the Carians, and the armed men, and taking them into the house of the Lord, made an agreement with them, and made them take an oath in the house of the Lord, and let them see the king's son.
Cross References
And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry …
So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
And they two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his …
As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek …
And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every …
And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s …
And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; …
And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and …
And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men …