Dual Panel1In the seventh <07637> year <08141> Jehoiada <03077> made <03947> a bold <02388> move. He made a pact <01285> with <05973> the officers <08269> of the units of hundreds <03967>: Azariah <05838> son <01121> of Jehoram <03395>, Ishmael <03458> son <01121> of Jehochanan <03076>, Azariah <05838> son <01121> of Obed <05744>, Maaseiah <04641> son <01121> of Adaiah <05718>, and Elishaphat <0478> son <01121> of Zikri <02147>.
2They traveled throughout <05437> Judah <03063> and assembled <06908> the Levites <03881> from all <03605> the cities <05892> of Judah <03063>, as well as the Israelite <03478> family <01> leaders <07218>. They came <0935> to <0413> Jerusalem <03389>,
3and the whole <03605> assembly <06951> made <03772> a covenant <01285> with <05973> the king <04428> in the temple <01004> of God <0430>. Jehoiada said <0559> to them <01992>, “The king’s <04428> son <01121> will rule <04427>, just as <0834> the Lord <03069> promised <01696> David’s <01732> descendants <01121>.
4This <02088> is what <0834> you must do <06213>. One third <07992> of you priests <03548> and Levites <03881> who are on duty <0935> during the Sabbath <07676> will guard <07778> the doors <05592>.
5Another third <07992> of you will be stationed at the royal <04428> palace <01004> and still another third <07992> at the Foundation <03247> Gate <08179>. All <03605> the others <05971> will stand in the courtyards <02691> of the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>.
6No <0408> one must enter <0935> the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004> except <0518> <03588> the priests <03548> and Levites <03881> who are on duty <08334>. They <01992> may enter <0935> because <03588> they <01992> are ceremonially pure <06944>. All <03605> the others <05971> should carry out <08104> their assigned service <04931> to the Lord <03068>.
7The Levites <03881> must surround <05362> the king <04428>. Each <0376> of you must hold his weapon <03627> in his hand <03027>. Whoever tries to <0413> enter <0935> the temple <01004> must be killed <04191>. You must accompany <01961> the king <04428> wherever he goes <03318> <0935>.”
8The Levites <03881> and all <03605> the men of Judah <03063> 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 those who were off duty <03318> on the Sabbath <07676>. Jehoiada <03077> the priest <03548> did not <03808> release <06362> his divisions <04256> from their duties.
9Jehoiada <03077> the priest <03548> gave <05414> to the officers <08269> of the units of hundreds <03967> King <04428> David’s <01732> spears <02595> and shields <04043> that <0834> were kept in God’s <0430> temple <01004>.
10He placed <05975> the men <05971> at their posts, each <0376> holding his weapon <07973> in his hand <03027>. They lined up <05704> 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 king <04428>.
11Jehoiada <03077> and his sons <01121> 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 <04427> him king <04427> and poured olive oil <04886> on his head. They declared <0559>, “Long live <02421> the king <04428>!”
12When Athaliah <06271> heard <08085> the royal guard <07323> <05971> shouting <06963> and praising <01984> the king <04428>, she joined <0935> the crowd <05971> at <0413> the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>.
13Then she saw <07200> the king <04428> standing <05975> by <05921> his pillar <05982> at the entrance <03996>. The officers <08269> and trumpeters <02689> stood beside <05921> the king <04428> and all <03605> the people <05971> of the land <0776> were celebrating <08055> and blowing <08628> trumpets <02689>, and the musicians <07891> with various instruments <07892> <03627> were leading <03045> the celebration <01984>. Athaliah <06271> tore <07167> her clothes <0899> and yelled <0559>, “Treason <07195>! Treason <07195>!”
14Jehoiada <03077> the priest <03548> sent out <03318> the officers <08269> of the units of hundreds <03967>, who were in charge of <06485> the army <02428>, and ordered <0559> them, “Bring <03318> her outside <03318> the temple <01004> to <0413> the guards <07713>. Put the sword <02719> to anyone who follows <0310> <0935> her.” The priest <03548> gave <0559> this order because <03588> he had decided she should not <03808> be executed <04191> in the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>.
15They seized <03027> <07760> her and took <0935> her into <0413> the precincts <03996> of the royal <04428> palace <01004> through the horses <05483>’ entrance <08179>. There <08033> they executed <04191> her.
16Jehoiada <03077> then drew up <03772> a covenant <01285> stipulating that he, all <03605> the people <05971>, and the king <04428> should be <01961> loyal to the Lord <03068>.
17All <03605> the people <05971> went <0935> and demolished <05422> the temple <01004> of Baal <01168>. They smashed <07665> its altars <04196> and idols <06754>. They killed <02026> Mattan <04977> the priest <03548> of Baal <01168> in front <06440> of the altars <04196>.
18Jehoiada <03077> then assigned <07760> the duties <06486> of the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004> to the priests <03548>, the Levites <03881> whom <0834> David <01732> had assigned <02505> to the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>. They were responsible for offering <05927> burnt sacrifices <05930> to the Lord <03068> with joy <08057> and music <07892>, according to the law <08451> of Moses <04872> and the edict <03027> of David <01732>.
19He posted <05975> guards <07778> at <05921> the gates <08179> of the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>, so no <03808> one who was ceremonially unclean <02931> in any <03605> way <01697> could enter <0935>.
20He summoned <03947> the officers <08269> of the units of hundreds <03967>, the nobles <0117>, the rulers <04910> of the people <05971>, and all <03605> the people <05971> of land <0776>, and he then led the king <04428> down <03381> from the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>. They entered <0935> the royal <04428> palace <01004> through <08432> the Upper <05945> Gate <08179> and seated <03427> the king <04428> on <05921> the royal <04467> throne <03678>.
21All <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>.