2 Kings 11 (New American Standard)

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Athaliah Queen of Judah

1 ¹When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose and destroyed all the royal ^aoffspring. 2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, ²took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him from among the king's sons who were being put to death, and placed him and his nurse in the bedroom . So they hid him from Athaliah, and he was not put to death. 3 So he was hidden with her in the house of the LORD six years, while Athaliah was reigning over the land. 4 ³Now in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the captains of hundreds of ⁴the Carites and of the ^bguard, and brought them to him in the house of the LORD. Then he made a covenant with them and put them under oath in the house of the LORD, and showed them the king's son. 5 He commanded them, saying, "This is the thing that you shall do : ⁵one third of you, who come in on the sabbath and keep watch over the king's house 6 (one third also shall be at the gate Sur, and one third at the gate behind the ^cguards ), ^dshall keep watch over the house for defense. 7 "Two parts of you, even all who go out on the sabbath, shall also keep watch over the house of the LORD for the king. 8 "Then you shall surround the king, each with his weapons in his hand ; and whoever comes within the ranks shall be put to death. And ⁶be with the king when he goes out and when he comes in." 9 So the captains of hundreds ⁷did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each one of them took his men who were to come in on the sabbath, with those who were to go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. 10 ⁸The priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and shields that had been King David's, which were in the house of the LORD. 11 The ^eguards stood each with his weapons in his hand, from the right ^fside of the house to the left ^gside of the house, by the altar and by the house, around the king. 12 Then he brought the king's son out and ⁹put the crown on him and gave him ¹⁰the testimony ; and they made him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, "¹¹Long live the king !" 13 ¹²When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people in the house of the LORD. 14 She looked and behold, the king was standing ¹³by the pillar, according to the custom, with the captains and the ^htrumpeters beside the king ; and ¹⁴all the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah ¹⁵tore her clothes and cried, "¹⁶Treason ! Treason !" 15 And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were appointed over the army and said to them, "Bring her out ⁱbetween the ranks, and whoever follows her put to death with the sword." For the priest said, "Let her not be put to death in the house of the LORD." 16 So they ^jseized her, and when she arrived at the horses' entrance of the king's house, she was ¹⁷put to death there. 17 Then ¹⁸Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they would be the LORD'S people, also ¹⁹between the king and the people. 18 All the people of the land went to ²⁰the house of Baal, and tore it down ; ²¹his altars and his images they broke in pieces thoroughly, and ²²killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed ^kofficers over the house of the LORD. 19 He took the captains of hundreds and the ²³Carites and the ^lguards and all the people of the land ; and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of ²⁴the gate of the ^mguards to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings. 20 So ²⁵all the people of the land rejoiced and the city was quiet. For they had put Athaliah to death with the sword at the king's house. 21 ⁿ²⁶Jehoash was seven years old when he became king.

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