- made a covenant:
- "And they enteredªº into a covenantª to seekªº¹ the LORDª Godª of their fathersª with all¹ their heartª and with all¹ their soul;ª" {2Ch 15:12} + "And they swareªº unto the LORDª with a loudª voice,ª and with shouting,ª and with trumpets,ª and with cornets.ª" {2Ch 15:14} + "Now¹ [it is] in¹ mine heartª to makeªº a covenantª with the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª that his fierceª wrathª may turn awayªº from¹ us." {2Ch 29:10} + "And the kingª stoodªº in¹ his place,ª and madeªº¹ a covenantª beforeª the LORD,ª to walk²º¹ afterª the LORD,ª and to keepªº¹ his commandments,ª and his testimonies,ª and his statutes,ª with all¹ his heart,ª and with all¹ his soul,ª to performªº¹ the wordsª of the covenantª which are writtenªº in¹ this¹ book.ª ... And he caused¹ all¹ that were presentªº in Jerusalemª and Benjaminª to standªº [to it]. And the inhabitantsªº of Jerusalemª didªº according to the covenantª of God,ª the Godª of their fathers.ª" {2Ch 34:31-32} + "The LORDª our Godª madeªº a covenantª with¹ us in Horeb.ª ... The LORDª madeªº not¹¹ this¹ covenantª with¹ our fathers,ª but¹ with¹ us,² [even] us,¹ who¹ [are] all¹ of us² here¹ aliveª this day.ª" {Deu 5:2-3} + "These¹ [are] the wordsª of the covenant,ª which¹ the LORDª commandedªº¹ Mosesª to makeªº with¹ the childrenª of Israelª in the landª of Moab,ª beside¹¹ the covenantª which¹ he madeªº with¹ them in Horeb.ª ... But¹ with¹ [him] that¹ standethªº here¹ with¹ us this² dayª beforeª the LORDª our God,ª and also with¹ [him] that¹ [is] not¹ here¹ with¹ us this day:ª" {Deu 29:1-15} + "And Jehoiadaª madeªº¹ a covenantª between¹ the LORDª and the kingª and the people,ª that they should be¹ the LORD'Sª people;ª between¹ the kingª also and the people.ª" {2Kg 11:17} + "Now¹ therefore let us makeªº a covenantª with our Godª to put awayªº all¹ the wives,ª and such as are bornªº of¹ them, according to the counselª of my lord,ª and of those that trembleª at the commandmentª of our God;ª and let it be doneªº according to the law.ª" {Ezr 10:3} + "Then saidªº they, We will restoreªº [them], and will requireªº nothing¹ of¹ them; so¹ will we doªº as¹ thou¹ sayest.ªº Then I calledªº¹ the priests,ª and took an oathªº of them, that they should doªº according to this¹ promise.ª ... Also¹ I shookªº my lap,ª and said,ªº So¹ Godª shake outªº¹ every¹ manª from his house,ª¹ and from his labour,ª¹ that¹ performethªº not¹¹ this¹ promise,ª even thus¹ be¹ he shaken out,ªº and emptied.ª And all¹ the congregationª said,ªº Amen,ª and praisedªº¹ the LORD.ª And the peopleª didªº according to this¹ promise.ª" {Neh 5:12-13} + "And because of all¹ this¹ we¹ makeªº a sureª [covenant], and writeªº [it]; and our princes,ª Levites,ª [and] priests,ª sealªº¹ [unto it]." {Neh 9:38} + "They claveªº to¹ their brethren,ª their nobles,ª and enteredªº into a curse,ª and into an oath,ª to walk²º¹ in God'sª law,ª which¹ was givenªº byª Mosesª the servantª of God,ª and to observeªº and doªº¹ all¹ the commandmentsª of the LORDª our Lord,ª and his judgmentsª and his statutes;ª ... For¹ the childrenª of Israelª and the childrenª of Leviª shall bringªº¹ the offeringª of the corn,ª of the new wine,ª and the oil,ª unto¹ the chambers,ª where¹ [are] the vesselsª of the sanctuary,ª and the priestsª that minister,ªº and the porters,ª and the singers:ªº and we will not¹ forsakeªº¹ the houseª of our God.ª" {Neh 10:29-39}
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