And in the seventh year
Jehoiada
strengthened
himself, and took
the captains
of hundreds
, Azariah
the son
of Jeroham
, and Ishmael
the son
of Jehohanan
, and Azariah
the son
of Obed
, and Maaseiah
the son
of Adaiah
, and Elishaphat
the son
of Zichri
, into covenant
with him.
And they went about in Judah
, and gathered
the Levites
out of all the cities
of Judah
, and the chief
of the fathers
of Israel
, and they came
to Jerusalem
.
And all the congregation made
a covenant
with the king
in the house
of God
. And he said
unto them, Behold, the king's
son
shall reign
, as the LORD
hath said
of the sons
of David
.
This is the thing that ye shall do
; A third part
of you entering
on the sabbath
, of the priests
and of the Levites
, shall be porters
of the doors
;
And a third part shall be at the king's
house
; and a third part
at the gate
of the foundation
: and all the people
shall be in the courts
of the house
of the LORD
.
But let none come into the house
of the LORD
, save the priests
, and they that minister
of the Levites
; they shall go in
, for they are holy
: but all the people
shall keep
the watch
of the LORD
.
And the Levites shall compass
the king
round about
, every man
with his weapons
in his hand
; and whosoever else cometh
into the house
, he shall be put to death
: but be ye with the king
when he cometh in
, and when he goeth out
.
So the Levites and all Judah
did
according to all things that Jehoiada
the priest
had commanded
, and took
every man
his men
that were to come in
on the sabbath
, with them that were to go
out on the sabbath
: for Jehoiada
the priest
dismissed
not the courses
.
Moreover Jehoiada the priest
delivered
to the captains
of hundreds
spears
, and bucklers
, and shields
, that had been king
David's
, which were in the house
of God
.
And he set all the people
, every man
having his weapon
in his hand
, from the right
side
of the temple
to the left
side
of the temple
, along by the altar
and the temple
, by the king
round about
.
Then they brought out the king's
son
, and put
upon him the crown
, and gave him the testimony
, and made him king
. And Jehoiada
and his sons
anointed
him, and said
, God save
the king
.
Now when Athaliah heard
the noise
of the people
running
and praising
the king
, she came
to the people
into the house
of the LORD
:
And she looked, and, behold, the king
stood
at his pillar
at the entering in
, and the princes
and the trumpets
by the king
: and all the people
of the land
rejoiced
, and sounded
with trumpets
, also the singers
with instruments
of musick
, and such as taught
to sing praise
. Then Athaliah
rent
her clothes
, and said
, Treason
, Treason
.
Then Jehoiada the priest
brought out
the captains
of hundreds
that were set over
the host
, and said
unto them, Have her forth
of the ranges
: and whoso followeth
her, let him be slain
with the sword
. For the priest
said
, Slay
her not in the house
of the LORD
.
So they laid hands
on her; and when she was come
to the entering
of the horse
gate
by the king's
house
, they slew
her there.
And Jehoiada made
a covenant
between him, and between all the people
, and between the king
, that they should be the LORD'S
people
.
Then all the people went
to the house
of Baal
, and brake it down
, and brake
his altars
and his images
in pieces
, and slew
Mattan
the priest
of Baal
before
the altars
.
Also Jehoiada appointed
the offices
of the house
of the LORD
by the hand
of the priests
the Levites
, whom David
had distributed
in the house
of the LORD
, to offer
the burnt offerings
of the LORD
, as it is written
in the law
of Moses
, with rejoicing
and with singing
, as it was ordained by
David
.
And he set the porters
at the gates
of the house
of the LORD
, that none which was unclean
in any thing
should enter in
.
And he took the captains
of hundreds
, and the nobles
, and the governors
of the people
, and all the people
of the land
, and brought down
the king
from the house
of the LORD
: and they came
through
the high
gate
into the king's
house
, and set
the king
upon the throne
of the kingdom
.
And all the people of the land
rejoiced
: and the city
was quiet
, after that they had slain
Athaliah
with the sword
.