23:3a the whole assembly made a covenant

all the people who had assembled made a covenant
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they all made an agreement

23:3b with the king in the house of God.

with the king in the temple of God.
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with Joash ⌊the king’s son⌋ in the house of God.

23:3c “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign,

Jehoiada said to them, “The king’s son will be king
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Jehoiada said to them, “Look. Joash the king’s son ⌊is still alive and⌋ he is going to rule as king.

23:3d just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David.

as Yahweh promised David’s descendants.
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This is what Yahweh promised about the sons of David.

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