2 Kings
2 Kings 11:17
17Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Jehoiada | יְהוֹיָדָ֜ע | yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3077 Jehojada |
| made | וַיִּכְרֹ֨ת | way·yiḵ·rōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| a covenant | הַבְּרִ֗ית | hab·bə·rîṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| between | בֵּ֤ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and | וּבֵ֤ין | ū·ḇên | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| the king | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| and the people | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| that they would be | לִהְי֥וֹת | lih·yō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the LORD’s | לַֽיהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| people | לְעָ֖ם | lə·‘ām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| He also | וּבֵ֥ין | ū·ḇên | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| and | וּבֵ֥ין | ū·ḇên | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| the people | הָעָֽם׃ | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Samuel 5:3 · 2 Chronicles 15:12–14 · Joshua 24:25 · 2 Chronicles 34:31 · 1 Samuel 10:25 · 2 Chronicles 29:10 · Ezra 10:3
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.