And when Athaliah the mother
of Ahaziah
saw
that her son
was dead
, she arose
and destroyed
all the seed
royal
.
But Jehosheba, the daughter
of king
Joram
, sister
of Ahaziah
, took
Joash
the son
of Ahaziah
, and stole
him from among
the king's
sons
which were slain
; and they hid
him, even him and his nurse
, in the bedchamber
from
Athaliah
, so that he was not slain
.
And he was with her hid in the house
of the LORD
six
years
. And Athaliah
did reign
over the land
.
And the seventh year
Jehoiada
sent
and fetched
the rulers
over hundreds
, with the captains
and the guard
, and brought
them to him into the house
of the LORD
, and made
a covenant
with them, and took an oath
of them in the house
of the LORD
, and shewed
them the king's
son
.
And he commanded them, saying
, This is the thing
that ye shall do
; A third part
of you that enter in
on the sabbath
shall even be keepers
of the watch
of the king's
house
;
And a third part shall be at the gate
of Sur
; and a third part
at the gate
behind
the guard
: so shall ye keep
the watch
of the house
, that it be not broken down
.
And two parts
of all you that go forth
on the sabbath
, even they shall keep
the watch
of the house
of the LORD
about
the king
.
And ye shall compass the king
round about
, every man
with his weapons
in his hand
: and he that cometh
within the ranges
, let him be slain
: and be ye with the king
as he goeth out
and as he cometh in
.
And the captains over the hundreds
did
according to all things that Jehoiada
the priest
commanded
: and they took
every man
his men
that were to come in
on the sabbath
, with them that should go out
on the sabbath
, and came
to Jehoiada
the priest
.
And to the captains over hundreds
did the priest
give
king
David's
spears
and shields
, that were in the temple
of the LORD
.
And the guard stood
, every man
with his weapons
in his hand
, round about
the king
, from the right
corner
of the temple
to the left
corner
of the temple
, along by the altar
and the temple
.
And he brought forth the king's
son
, and put
the crown
upon him, and gave him the testimony
; and they made him king
, and anointed
him; and they clapped
their hands
, and said
, God save
the king
.
And when Athaliah heard
the noise
of the guard
and of the people
, she came
to the people
into the temple
of the LORD
.
And when she looked, behold, the king
stood
by a pillar
, as the manner
was , and the princes
and the trumpeters
by the king
, and all the people
of the land
rejoiced
, and blew
with trumpets
: and Athaliah
rent
her clothes
, and cried
, Treason
, Treason
.
But Jehoiada the priest
commanded
the captains
of the hundreds
, the officers
of the host
, and said
unto them, Have her forth
without
the ranges
: and him that followeth
her kill
with the sword
. For the priest
had said
, Let her not be slain
in the house
of the LORD
.
And they laid hands
on her; and she went
by the way
by the which the horses
came
into the king's
house
: and there was she slain
.
And Jehoiada made
a covenant
between the LORD
and the king
and the people
, that they should be the LORD'S
people
; between the king
also and the people
.
And all the people of the land
went
into the house
of Baal
, and brake it down
; his altars
and his images
brake they in pieces
thoroughly
, and slew
Mattan
the priest
of Baal
before
the altars
. And the priest
appointed
officers
over the house
of the LORD
.
And he took the rulers
over hundreds
, and the captains
, and the guard
, and all the people
of the land
; and they brought down
the king
from the house
of the LORD
, and came
by the way
of the gate
of the guard
to the king's
house
. And he sat
on the throne
of the kings
.
And all the people of the land
rejoiced
, and the city
was in quiet
: and they slew
Athaliah
with the sword
beside the king's
house
.
Seven years
old
was Jehoash
when he began to reign
.