2Ch 13:5 | TNotes | STEP | 13:5 a lasting covenant: Literally a covenant of salt. Salt was required with a grain offering (Lev 2:13 ). The social and religious background for this phrase is unknown. However, salt was used as a preservative and provided an apt metaphor for a permanent covenant.

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‏ 2 Chronicles 13:5

13:5 ^a a lasting covenant: Literally a covenant of salt. Salt was required with a grain offering (Lev 2:13 ^b). The social and religious background for this phrase is unknown. However, salt was used as a preservative and provided an apt metaphor for a permanent covenant.