11When Athaliah, Ahaziah's mother, saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.H6271H517H274H7200H1121H4191H6965H6H2233H44672Jehosheba, [who was] King Jehoram's daughter and Ahaziah's sister, secretly rescued Joash son of Ahaziah from the king's sons who were being killed and [put] him and his nurse in a bedroom. So he was hidden from Athaliah and was not killed.H3089H1323H4428H3141H269H274H3947H3101H1121H274H1589H8432H4428H1121H4191H5641H3243H2315H4296H6440H6271H41913Joash was in hiding with Jehosheba in the LORD's temple six years while Athaliah ruled over the land.H2244H1004H3068H8337H8141H6271H4427H776
Athaliah Overthrown
4Then, in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent [messengers] and brought in the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards. He had them come to him in the LORD's temple, where he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king's sonH7637H8141H3077H7971H3947H8269H3967H3746H7323H935H1004H3068H3772H1285H7650H1004H3068H7200H4428H11215and commanded them, "This is what you are to do: one third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath are to provide protection for the king's palace.H6680H559H1697H6213H7992H935H7676H8104H4931H4428H10046A third are to be at the Sur gate and a third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns providing protection for the palace.H7992H8179H5495H7992H8179H310H7323H8104H4931H1004H45357Your two divisions that go off duty on the Sabbath are to provide protection for the LORD's temple.H8147H3027H3318H7676H8104H4931H1004H3068H413H44288You must completely surround the king with weapons in hand. Anyone who approaches the ranks is to be put to death. You must be with the king in all his daily tasks."H5362H4428H5439H376H3627H3027H935H7713H4191H4428H3318H9359So the commanders of hundreds did everything Jehoiada the priest commanded. They each brought their men— those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty— and went to Jehoiada the priest.H8269H3967H6213H3077H3548H6680H3947H376H582H935H7676H3318H7676H935H3077H354810The priest gave to the commanders of hundreds King David's spears and shields that were in the LORD's temple.H8269H3967H3548H5414H4428H1732H2595H7982H1004H306811Then the guards stood with their weapons in hand surrounding the king— from the right side of the temple to the left side, by the altar and by the temple.H7323H5975H376H3627H3027H5439H4428H3233H3802H1004H8042H3802H1004H4196H100412He brought out the king's son, put the crown on him, gave him the testimony, and made him king. They anointed him and clapped their hands and cried, "Long live the king!"H3318H4428H1121H5414H5145H5715H4427H4886H5221H3709H559H2421H442813When Athaliah heard the noise from the guard [and] the crowd, she went out to the people at the LORD's temple.H6271H8085H6963H7323H5971H935H5971H1004H306814As she looked, there was the king standing by the pillar according to the custom. The commanders and the trumpeters were by the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed "Treason! Treason!"H7200H4428H5975H5982H4941H8269H2689H4428H5971H776H8056H8628H2689H6271H7167H899H7121H7195H719515Then Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, "Take her out between the ranks, and put anyone who follows her to death by the sword," for the priest had said, "She is not to be put to death in the LORD's temple."H3077H3548H6680H8269H3967H6485H2428H559H3318H1004H7713H935H310H4191H2719H3548H559H4191H1004H306816So they arrested her, and she went out by way of the Horses' Entrance to the king's palace, where she was put to death.H7760H3027H935H1870H5483H3996H4428H1004H4191
Jehoiada’s Reforms
17Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD, the king, and the people that they would be the LORD's people and [another one] between the king and the people.H3077H3772H1285H3068H4428H5971H3068H5971H4428H597118So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They broke its altars and images into pieces, and they killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, at the altars. Then [Jehoiada] the priest appointed guards for the LORD's temple.H5971H776H935H1004H1168H5422H4196H6754H7665H3190H2026H4977H3548H1168H6440H4196H3548H7760H6485H6486H1004H306819He took [with him] the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king from the LORD's temple. They entered the king's palace by way of the guards' gate. Then Joash sat on the throne of the kings.H3947H8269H3967H3746H7323H5971H776H3381H4428H1004H3068H935H1870H8179H7323H4428H1004H3427H3678H442820All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet, for they had put Athaliah to death by the sword in the king's palace.H5971H776H8055H5892H8252H4191H6271H2719H4428H1004
Judah’s King Joash
21Joash was seven years old when he became king.H7651H8141H1121H3060H4427
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