Text: 2 Chronicles 13:5
OT Text Referred to: Numbers 18:19
Subject: covenant salt reference
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Numbers 18:19 designates the priestly offerings as a בְּרִית מֶלַח (berit melach, "covenant of salt") -- an irrevocable, permanent covenant guaranteeing the priests' portion forever. 2 Chronicles 13:5 applies the identical phrase to the Davidic dynasty: "the LORD, the God of Israel, gave the kingship over Israel to David forever, to him and his sons, by a covenant of salt." The shared technical term creates a deliberate parallel between priestly and royal perpetuity. Abijah uses this language in his speech against Jeroboam to argue that both the legitimate priesthood and the legitimate monarchy are permanently secured by divine covenant -- challenging the Northern Kingdom's alternative cult and kingship.