Dual Panel1Now in the seventh<7637> year<8141> Jehoiada<3077> strengthened<2388> himself, and took<3947> captains<8269> of hundreds<3967>: Azariah<5838> the son<1121> of Jeroham<3395>, Ishmael<3458> the son<1121> of Johanan<3076>, Azariah<5838> the son<1121> of Obed<5744>, Maaseiah<4641> the son<1121> of Adaiah<5718>, and Elishaphat<478> the son<1121> of Zichri<2147>, and they entered into a covenant<1285> with him.
2They went<5437> throughout<5437> Judah<3063> and gathered<6908> the Levites<3881> from all<3605> the cities<5892> of Judah<3063>, and the heads<7218> of the fathers'<1> households of Israel<3478>, and they came<935> to Jerusalem<3389>.
3Then all<3605> the assembly<6951> made<3772> a covenant<1285> with the king<4428> in the house<1004> of God<430>. And Jehoiada said<559> to them, "Behold<2009>, the king's<4428> son<1121> shall reign<4427>, as the LORD<3068> has spoken<1696> concerning<5921> the sons<1121> of David<1732>.
4"This<2088> is the thing<1697> which<834> you shall do<6213>: one third<7992> of you, of the priests<3548> and Levites<3881> who come<935> in on the sabbath<7676>, shall be gatekeepers<7778><5592>,
5and one third<7992> shall be at the king's<4428> house<1004>, and a third<7992> at the Gate<8179> of the Foundation<3247>; and all<3605> the people<5971> shall be in the courts<2691> of the house<1004> of the LORD<3068>.
6"But let no<408> one enter<935> the house<1004> of the LORD<3068> except<3588><518> the priests<3548> and the ministering<8334> Levites<3881>; they may enter<935>, for they are holy<6944>. And let all<3605> the people<5971> keep<8104> the charge<4931> of the LORD<3068>.
7"The Levites<3881> will surround<5362><5439> the king<4428>, each<376> man<376> with his weapons<3627> in his hand<3027>; and whoever enters<935> the house<1004>, let him be killed<4191>. Thus be with the king<4428> when he comes<935> in and when he goes<3318> out."
8So the Levites<3881> and all<3605> Judah<3063> did<6213> according to all<3605> that Jehoiada<3077> the priest<3548> commanded<6680>. And each<376> one<376> of them took<3947> his men<376> who were to come<935> in on the sabbath<7676>, with those who were to go<3318> out on the sabbath<7676>, for Jehoiada<3077> the priest<3548> did not dismiss<6362> any of the divisions<4256>.
9Then Jehoiada<3077> the priest<3548> gave<5414> to the captains<8269> of hundreds<3967> the spears<2595> and the large<4043> and small<7982> shields<7982> which<834> had been King<4428> David's<1732>, which<834> were in the house<1004> of God<430>.
10He stationed<5975> all<3605> the people<5971>, each<376> man<376> with his weapon<7973> in his hand<3027>, from the right<3233> side<3802> of the house<1004> to the left<8042> side<3802> of the house<1004>, by the altar<4196> and by the house<1004>, around<5439> the king<4428>.
11Then they brought<3318> out the king's<4428> son<1121> and put<5414> the crown<5145> on him, and gave him the testimony<5715> and made<4427> him king<4427>. And Jehoiada<3077> and his sons<1121> anointed<4886> him and said<559>, "Long live<2421> the king<4428>!"
12When Athaliah<6271> heard<8085> the noise<6963> of the people<5971> running<7323> and praising<1984> the king<4428>, she came<935> into the house<1004> of the LORD<3068> to the people<5971>.
13She looked<7200>, and behold<2009>, the king<4428> was standing<5975> by his pillar<5982> at the entrance<3996>, and the captains<8269> and the trumpeters<2689> were beside<5921> the king<4428>. And all<3605> the people<5971> of the land<776> rejoiced<8056> and blew<8628> trumpets<2689>, the singers<7891> with their musical<7892> instruments<3627> leading<3045> the praise<1984>. Then Athaliah<6271> tore<7167> her clothes<899> and said<559>, "Treason<7195>! Treason<7195>!"
14Jehoiada<3077> the priest<3548> brought<3318> out the captains<8269> of hundreds<3967> who were appointed<6485> over the army<2428> and said<559> to them, "Bring<3318> her out between<413><4480><1004> the ranks<7713>; and whoever follows<935><310> her, put<4191> to death<4191> with the sword<2719>." For the priest<3548> said<559>, "Let her not be put<4191> to death<4191> in the house<1004> of the LORD<3068>."
15So they seized<7760><3027> her, and when she arrived<935> at the entrance<3996> of the Horse<5483> Gate<8179> of the king's<4428> house<1004>, they put<4191> her to death<4191> there<8033>.
16Then Jehoiada<3077> made<3772> a covenant<1285> between<996> himself and all<3605> the people<5971> and the king<4428>, that they would be the LORD'S<3068> people<5971>.
17And all<3605> the people<5971> went<935> to the house<1004> of Baal<1168> and tore<5422> it down<5422>, and they broke<7665> in pieces<7665> his altars<4196> and his images<6754>, and killed<2026> Mattan<4977> the priest<3548> of Baal<1168> before<6440> the altars<4196>.
18Moreover, Jehoiada<3077> placed<7760> the offices<6486> of the house<1004> of the LORD<3068> under the authority<3027> of the Levitical<3881> priests<3548>, whom<834> David<1732> had assigned<2505> over<5921> the house<1004> of the LORD<3068>, to offer<5927> the burnt<5930> offerings<5930> of the LORD<3068>, as it is written<3789> in the law<8451> of Moses<4872>--with rejoicing<8057> and singing<7892> according<5921> to the order<3027> of David<1732>.
19He stationed<5975> the gatekeepers<7778> of the house<1004> of the LORD<3068>, so that no<3808> one would enter<935> who was in any<3605> way<1697> unclean<2931>.
20He took<3947> the captains<8269> of hundreds<3967>, the nobles<117>, the rulers<4910> of the people<5971> and all<3605> the people<5971> of the land<776>, and brought<3381> the king<4428> down<3381> from the house<1004> of the LORD<3068>, and came<935> through<8432> the upper<5945> gate<8179> to the king's<4428> house<1004>. And they placed<3427> the king<4428> upon the royal<4467> throne<3678>.
21So all<3605> of the people<5971> of the land<776> rejoiced<8055> and the city<5892> was quiet<8252>. For they had put<4191> Athaliah<6271> to death<4191> with the sword<2719>.