2 Chronicles 23:16-19

English Standard Version

Jehoiada's Reforms

¹⁶And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king that they should be the Lord's people. ¹⁷Then all the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces, ^(A)and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. ¹⁸And Jehoiada posted watchmen for the house of the Lord under the direction of ^(B)the Levitical priests and the Levites ^(C)whom David had organized to be in charge of the house of the Lord, to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, ^(D)as it is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, ^(E)according to the order of David. ¹⁹He stationed ^(F)the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord so that no one should enter who was in any way unclean.

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2 Chronicles 23:16-19

International Standard Version

Jehoiada’s Reforms^(A)

¹⁶After this, Jehoiada drew up a covenant between himself as an individual with all the people, and between himself as king, that they would be the Lord’s people. ¹⁷Then all the people went to the temple of Baal, broke its altars and idols to pieces, and executed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars. ¹⁸Jehoiada also placed the offices of the Lord’s Temple under the authority of the Levitical priests whom David had assigned over the Lord’s Temple, just as is required by the Law of Moses, to offer the Lord’s burnt offerings with joy and singing, just as David had ordered. ¹⁹Jehoiada^[a] also stationed inspectors^[b] at the Lord’s Temple so that no one would enter who was ritually unclean in any manner.