2 Chronicles 23:16-19

New American Standard Bible

Reforms Carried Out

¹⁶Then ^(A)Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they would be the Lord’s people. ¹⁷And all the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down, and they broke in pieces his altars and his images, and ^(B)killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. ¹⁸Moreover, Jehoiada placed the offices of the house of the Lord under the ^[a]authority of ^(C)the Levitical priests, ^(D)whom David had assigned over the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, as it is written in the Law of Moses—^(E)with rejoicing and singing according to the ^[b]order of David. ¹⁹He stationed ^(F)the gatekeepers of the house of the Lord, so that no one would enter who was in any way unclean.

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2 Chronicles 23:18 Lit hand
2 Chronicles 23:18 Lit hands of

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.