2 Raja-raja 23:3
Konteks23:3 The king stood by the pillar and renewed 1 the covenant before the Lord, agreeing to follow 2 the Lord and to obey his commandments, laws, and rules with all his heart and being, 3 by carrying out the terms 4 of this covenant recorded on this scroll. All the people agreed to keep the covenant. 5
Yeremia 34:8
Konteks34:8 The Lord spoke to Jeremiah after King Zedekiah had made a covenant 6 with all the people in Jerusalem 7 to grant their slaves their freedom.
[23:3] 1 tn Heb “cut,” that is, “made, agreed to.”
[23:3] 5 tn Heb “stood in the covenant.”
[34:8] 6 tn Usually translated “covenant.” See the study note on 11:2 for the rationale for the translation here.
[34:8] sn There are no details regarding the nature of this covenant, but it was probably a parity covenant in which the people agreed to free their slaves in exchange for some concessions from the king (see the study note on 11:2 for more details on the nature of ancient Near Eastern covenants). More details about this covenant are given in vv. 15, 18-19 where it is said to have been made before the
[34:8] 7 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.