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2 Kings

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Chapter 11

¹Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal offspring. ²But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Thus she hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not put to death. ³And he remained with her six years, hidden in the house of the Lord, while Athaliah reigned over the land. ⁴But in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the captains of the Carites and of the guards, and had them come to him in the house of the Lord. He made a covenant with them and put them under oath in the house of the Lord, and he showed them the king’s son. ⁵And he commanded them, “This is the thing that you shall do: One third of you, who come on duty on the Sabbath and keep watch over the king’s house ⁶(another third being at the gate of Sur and a third at the gate behind the guards), shall guard the palace. And the two divisions of you, which come off duty on the Sabbath and keep watch at the house of the Lord, ⁷shall surround the king, each with his weapons in his hand. And whoever approaches the ranks is to be put to death. Be with the king when he goes out and when he comes in.” ⁸And you shall surround the king, each with his weapons in his hand. And whoever approaches the ranks is to be put to death. Be with the king when he goes out and when he comes in.” ⁹The captains of hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. Each of them took his men who were to come on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were to go off duty on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. ¹⁰And the priest gave the captains of hundreds the spears and the shields that had been King David’s, which were in the house of the Lord. ¹¹And the guards stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the south side of the house to the north side of the house, around the altar and the house, to guard the king on every side. ¹²Then he brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him and gave him the testimony. And they proclaimed him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, “Long live the king!” ¹³When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came into the house of the Lord to the people. ¹⁴And when she looked, behold, the king was standing by the pillar, as was the custom, and the captains and the trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. And Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!” ¹⁵Then Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds, who were set over the army, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to death with the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest said, “Let her not be put to death in the house of the Lord.” ¹⁶So they laid hands on her; and she went through the horses’ entrance to the king’s house, and there she was put to death. ¹⁷And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people, and also between the king and the people. ¹⁸Then all the people of the land went to the house of Baal and tore it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest posted watchmen over the house of the Lord. ¹⁹And he took the captains of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, marching through the gate of the guards to the king’s house. And he took his seat on the throne of the kings. ²⁰So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. They had put Athaliah to death with the sword at the king’s house. ²¹Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.