Dual Panel1When Athaliah <06271> the mother <0517> of Ahaziah <0274> saw <07200> that <03588> her son <01121> was dead <04191>, she was determined <06965> to destroy <06> the entire <03605> royal <04467> line <02233>.
2So Jehosheba <03089>, the daughter <01323> of King <04428> Joram <03141> and sister <0269> of Ahaziah <0274>, took <03947> Ahaziah’s <0274> son <01121> Joash <03101> and sneaked <01589> him away <01589> from the rest <08432> of the royal <04428> descendants <01121> who were to be executed <04191>. She hid him and his nurse <03243> in the room <02315> where the bed covers <04296> were stored. So he was hidden <05641> from <06440> Athaliah <06271> and escaped execution <04191>.
3He hid <02244> out with <0854> his nurse in the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004> for six <08337> years <08141>, while Athaliah <06271> was ruling <04427> over <05921> the land <0776>.
4In the seventh <07637> year <08141> Jehoiada <03077> summoned <03947> <07971> the officers <08269> of the units of hundreds <03967> of the Carians <03746> and the royal bodyguard <07323>. He met <0935> with <0413> them in the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>. He made <03772> an agreement <01285> with <0854> them and made them swear <07650> an oath of allegiance in the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>. Then he showed <07200> them the king’s <04428> son <01121>.
5He ordered <06680> them, “This <02088> is what <0834> you must do <06213>. One third <07992> of the unit <04480> that is on duty <0935> during the Sabbath <07676> will guard <04931> <08104> the royal <04428> palace <01004>.
6Another third <07992> of you will be stationed at the Foundation <05495> Gate <08179>. Still another third <07992> of you will be stationed at the gate <08179> behind <0310> the royal guard <07323>. You will take turns <04931> guarding <08104> the palace <01004>.
7The two <08147> units <03027> who are off <03318> duty on the Sabbath <07676> will guard <04931> <08104> the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004> and protect the king <04428>.
8You must surround <05362> the king <04428>. Each <0376> of you must hold his weapon <03627> in his hand <03027>. Whoever approaches <0935> your ranks <07713> must be killed <04191>. You must accompany <01961> the king <04428> wherever he goes <0935> <03318>.”
9The officers <08269> of the units of hundreds <03967> did <06213> just <0834> as Jehoiada <03077> the priest <03548> ordered <06680>. Each <0376> of them took <03947> his men <0376>, those who were on duty <0935> during the Sabbath <07676> as well as <05973> those who were off duty <03318> on the Sabbath <07676>, and reported <0935> to <0413> Jehoiada <03077> the priest <03548>.
10The priest <03548> gave <05414> to the officers <08269> of the units of hundreds <03967> King <04428> David’s <01732> spears <02595> and the shields <07982> that <0834> were kept in the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>.
11The royal bodyguard <07323> took <05975> their stations <05975>, each holding his weapon <03627> in his hand <03027>. They lined <05704> up from the south <03233> side <03802> of the temple <01004> to the north <08042> side <03802> and stood near the altar <04196> and the temple <01004>, surrounding <05439> the <05921> king <04428>.
12Jehoiada led out <03318> the king’s <04428> son <01121> and placed <05414> on <05921> him the crown <05145> and the royal insignia <05715>. They proclaimed him king <04427> and poured <04886> olive oil on his head. They clapped <05221> their hands <03709> and cried out <0559>, “Long live <02421> the king <04428>!”
13When Athaliah <06271> heard <08085> the royal guard <07323> shout <06963>, she joined <0935> the crowd <05971> <05971> at the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>.
14Then she saw <07200> the king <04428> standing <05975> by <05921> the pillar <05982>, according to custom <04941>. The officers <08269> stood beside <0413> the king <04428> with their trumpets <02689> and all <03605> the people <05971> of the land <0776> were celebrating <08056> and blowing <08628> trumpets <02689>. Athaliah <06271> tore <07167> her clothes <0899> and screamed <07121>, “Treason <07195>, treason <07195>!”
15Jehoiada <03077> the priest <03548> ordered <06680> the officers <08269> of the units of hundreds <03967>, who were in charge <06485> of the army <02428>, “Bring <03318> her outside <03318> the temple <01004> to the guards <07713>. Put <04191> the sword <02719> to anyone <04191> who <03588> follows <0310> <0935> her.” The priest <03548> gave <0559> this order <0559> because he had decided she should not <0408> be executed <04191> in the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>.
16They seized <03027> <07760> her and took <0935> her into the precincts <01870> of the royal <04428> palace <01004> through the horses <05483>’ entrance <03996>. There <08033> she was executed <04191>.
17Jehoiada <03077> then drew up <03772> a covenant <01285> between <0996> the Lord <03068> and the king <04428> and people <05971>, stipulating that they should be <01961> loyal to the Lord <03068>.
18All <03605> the people <05971> of the land <0776> went <0935> and demolished <05422> the temple <01004> of Baal <01168>. They smashed <07665> its altars <04196> and idols <06754> to bits <03190>. They killed <02026> Mattan <04977> the priest <03548> of Baal <01168> in front <06440> of the altar <04196>. Jehoiada the priest <03548> then placed <07760> guards <06486> at <05921> the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>.
19He took <03947> the officers <08269> of the units of hundreds <03967>, the Carians <03746>, the royal bodyguard <07323>, and all <03605> the people <05971> of land <0776>, and together they led <03381> the king <04428> down <03381> from the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>. They entered <0935> the royal <07323> palace <01004> through <01870> the Gate <08179> of the Royal Bodyguard, and the king <04428> sat down <03427> on <05921> the royal <04428> throne <03678>.
20All <03605> the people <05971> of the land <0776> celebrated <08055>, for the city <05892> had rest <08252> now that they had killed <04191> Athaliah <06271> with the sword <02719> in the royal <04428> palace <01004>.
21Jehoash <03060> was seven <07651> years <08141> old <01121> when he began to reign <04427>.