And when Athaliah⁶²⁷¹ the mother⁵¹⁷ of Ahaziah²⁷⁴ saw⁷²⁰⁰ that her son¹¹²¹ was dead,⁴¹⁹¹ she arose⁶⁹⁶⁵ and destroyed⁶ all the seed²²³³ royal.⁴⁴⁶⁷

But Jehosheba,³⁰⁸⁹ the daughter¹³²³ of king⁴⁴²⁸ Joram,³¹⁴¹ sister²⁶⁹ of Ahaziah,²⁷⁴ took³⁹⁴⁷ Joash³¹⁰¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Ahaziah,²⁷⁴ and stole¹⁵⁸⁹ him from among⁸⁴³² the king's⁴⁴²⁸ sons¹¹²¹ which were slain;⁴¹⁹¹ and they hid⁵⁶⁴¹ him, even him and his nurse,³²⁴³ in the bedchamber²³¹⁵ from⁶⁴⁴⁰ Athaliah,⁶²⁷¹ so that he was not slain.⁴¹⁹¹

And he was with her hid²²⁴⁴ in the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ six⁸³³⁷ years.⁸¹⁴¹ And Athaliah⁶²⁷¹ did reign⁴⁴²⁷ over the land.⁷⁷⁶

And the seventh⁷⁶³⁷ year⁸¹⁴¹ Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ and fetched³⁹⁴⁷ the rulers⁸²⁶⁹ over hundreds,³⁹⁶⁷ with the captains³⁷⁴⁶ and the guard,⁷³²³ and brought⁹³⁵ them to him into the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ and made³⁷⁷² a covenant¹²⁸⁵ with them, and took an oath⁷⁶⁵⁰ of them in the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ and shewed⁷²⁰⁰ them the king's⁴⁴²⁸ son.¹¹²¹

And he commanded⁶⁶⁸⁰ them, saying,⁵⁵⁹ This is the thing¹⁶⁹⁷ that ye shall do;⁶²¹³ A third part⁷⁹⁹² of you that enter in⁹³⁵ on the sabbath⁷⁶⁷⁶ shall even be keepers⁸¹⁰⁴ of the watch⁴⁹³¹ of the king's⁴⁴²⁸ house;¹⁰⁰⁴

And a third part⁷⁹⁹² shall be at the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of Sur;⁵⁴⁹⁵ and a third part⁷⁹⁹² at the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ behind³¹⁰ the guard:⁷³²³ so shall ye keep⁸¹⁰⁴ the watch⁴⁹³¹ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ that it be not broken down.⁴⁵³⁵

And two⁸¹⁴⁷ parts³⁰²⁷ of all you that go forth³³¹⁸ on the sabbath,⁷⁶⁷⁶ even they shall keep⁸¹⁰⁴ the watch⁴⁹³¹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ about⁴¹³ the king.⁴⁴²⁸

And ye shall compass⁵³⁶² the king⁴⁴²⁸ round about,⁵⁴³⁹ every man³⁷⁶ with his weapons³⁶²⁷ in his hand:³⁰²⁷ and he that cometh⁹³⁵ within the ranges,⁷⁷¹³ let him be slain:⁴¹⁹¹ and be ye with the king⁴⁴²⁸ as he goeth out³³¹⁸ and as he cometh in.⁹³⁵

And the captains⁸²⁶⁹ over the hundreds³⁹⁶⁷ did⁶²¹³ according to all things that Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ the priest³⁵⁴⁸ commanded:⁶⁶⁸⁰ and they took³⁹⁴⁷ every man³⁷⁶ his men⁵⁸² that were to come in⁹³⁵ on the sabbath,⁷⁶⁷⁶ with them that should go out³³¹⁸ on the sabbath,⁷⁶⁷⁶ and came⁹³⁵ to Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ the priest.³⁵⁴⁸

And to the captains⁸²⁶⁹ over hundreds³⁹⁶⁷ did the priest³⁵⁴⁸ give⁵⁴¹⁴ king⁴⁴²⁸ David's¹⁷³² spears²⁵⁹⁵ and shields,⁷⁹⁸² that were in the temple¹⁰⁰⁴ of Yahweh.³⁰⁶⁸

And the guard⁷³²³ stood,⁵⁹⁷⁵ every man³⁷⁶ with his weapons³⁶²⁷ in his hand,³⁰²⁷ round about⁵⁴³⁹ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ from the right³²³³ corner³⁸⁰² of the temple¹⁰⁰⁴ to the left⁸⁰⁴² corner³⁸⁰² of the temple,¹⁰⁰⁴ along by the altar⁴¹⁹⁶ and the temple.¹⁰⁰⁴

And he brought forth³³¹⁸ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ son,¹¹²¹ and put⁵⁴¹⁴ the crown⁵¹⁴⁵ upon him, and gave him the testimony;⁵⁷¹⁵ and they made him king,⁴⁴²⁷ and anointed⁴⁸⁸⁶ him; and they clapped⁵²²¹ their hands,³⁷⁰⁹ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Long live²⁴²¹ the king.⁴⁴²⁸

And when Athaliah⁶²⁷¹ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ the noise⁶⁹⁶³ of the guard⁷³²³ and of the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ she came⁹³⁵ to the people⁵⁹⁷¹ into the temple¹⁰⁰⁴ of Yahweh.³⁰⁶⁸

And when she looked,⁷²⁰⁰ behold, the king⁴⁴²⁸ stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ by a pillar,⁵⁹⁸² as the manner⁴⁹⁴¹ was, and the princes⁸²⁶⁹ and the trumpeters²⁶⁸⁹ by the king,⁴⁴²⁸ and all the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of the land⁷⁷⁶ rejoiced,⁸⁰⁵⁶ and blew⁸⁶²⁸ with trumpets:²⁶⁸⁹ and Athaliah⁶²⁷¹ rent⁷¹⁶⁷ her clothes,⁸⁹⁹ and cried,⁷¹²¹ Treason,⁷¹⁹⁵ Treason.⁷¹⁹⁵

But Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ the priest³⁵⁴⁸ commanded⁶⁶⁸⁰ the captains⁸²⁶⁹ of the hundreds,³⁹⁶⁷ the officers⁶⁴⁸⁵ of the host,²⁴²⁸ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Have her forth³³¹⁸ without¹⁰⁰⁴ the ranges:⁷⁷¹³ and him that followeth⁹³⁵ her kill⁴¹⁹¹ with the sword.²⁷¹⁹ For the priest³⁵⁴⁸ had said,⁵⁵⁹ Let her not be slain⁴¹⁹¹ in the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Yahweh.³⁰⁶⁸

And they laid⁷⁷⁶⁰ hands³⁰²⁷ on her; and she went⁹³⁵ by the way¹⁸⁷⁰ by the which the horses⁵⁴⁸³ came³⁹⁹⁶ into the king's⁴⁴²⁸ house:¹⁰⁰⁴ and there was she slain.⁴¹⁹¹

And Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ made³⁷⁷² a covenant¹²⁸⁵ between Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ and the king⁴⁴²⁸ and the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ that they should be Yahweh's³⁰⁶⁸ people;⁵⁹⁷¹ between the king⁴⁴²⁸ also and the people.⁵⁹⁷¹

And all the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of the land⁷⁷⁶ went⁹³⁵ into the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Baal,¹¹⁶⁸ and brake it down;⁵⁴²² his altars⁴¹⁹⁶ and his images⁶⁷⁵⁴ brake they in pieces⁷⁶⁶⁵ thoroughly,³¹⁹⁰ and slew²⁰²⁶ Mattan⁴⁹⁷⁷ the priest³⁵⁴⁸ of Baal¹¹⁶⁸ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the altars.⁴¹⁹⁶ And the priest³⁵⁴⁸ appointed⁷⁷⁶⁰ officers⁶⁴⁸⁵ over the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Yahweh.³⁰⁶⁸

And he took³⁹⁴⁷ the rulers⁸²⁶⁹ over hundreds,³⁹⁶⁷ and the captains,³⁷⁴⁶ and the guard,⁷³²³ and all the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of the land;⁷⁷⁶ and they brought down³³⁸¹ the king⁴⁴²⁸ from the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ and came⁹³⁵ by the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of the guard⁷³²³ to the king's⁴⁴²⁸ house.¹⁰⁰⁴ And he sat³⁴²⁷ on the throne³⁶⁷⁸ of the kings.⁴⁴²⁸

And all the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of the land⁷⁷⁶ rejoiced,⁸⁰⁵⁵ and the city⁵⁸⁹² was in quiet:⁸²⁵² and they slew⁴¹⁹¹ Athaliah⁶²⁷¹ with the sword²⁷¹⁹ beside the king's⁴⁴²⁸ house.¹⁰⁰⁴

Seven⁷⁶⁵¹ years⁸¹⁴¹ old¹¹²¹ was Jehoash³⁰⁶⁰ when he began to reign.⁴⁴²⁷