2 Chronicles 23 Study Notes
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23:14-15 Jehoiada did not want to desecrate the temple by killing her there.
23:16-17 Jehoiada would speak for the child king while he was too young to make decisions. On behalf of the king, he and the people agreed to return to the Lord. They went to the temple of Baal, the main center of worship during the time of Jehoram, Ahaziah, and Athaliah. They destroyed the building, the altars, the idols, and the priest of Baal, Mattan.
23:18-19 Jehoiada restored order to the temple, following the plans outlined years before by David. He made sure that sacrifices would be conducted and that the joyful music David had made a part of the daily operation of the temple would be heard once again.
23:20-21 Jehoiada and his co-conspirators escorted young Joash to the royal palace and placed him on the throne. The word quiet is the same word used in Judges when the nation was at peace, with no threats (Jdg 3:11; cp. Jb 3:26; Is 32:17; Jr 30:10). Athaliah had been a source of conflict.