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1 Now Athalia, the mother of Ochozias, seeing that her son was dead, arose and slew all the royal seed.
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Now when Athaliah, Ahaziah's mother, saw that her son was dead, she set about to destroy all the royal family.
2 But Josaba the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ochozias, took Joas, the son of Ochozias, and stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, out of the bedchamber with his nurse: and hid him from the face of Athalia; so that he was not slain.
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But Jehosheba, King Joram's daughter, Ahaziah's sister, took Joash son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king's children who were about to be killed; she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Thus she hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not killed;
3 And he was with her six years, hid in the house of the Lord. And Athalia reigned over the land.
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he remained with her six years, hidden in the house of the Lord, while Athaliah reigned over the land.
4 And in the seventh year Joiada sent, and taking the centurions and soldiers, brought them in to him into the temple of the Lord, and made a covenant with them: and taking an oath of them in the house of the Lord, shewed them the king’s son:
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But in the seventh year Jehoiada summoned the captains of the Carites and of the guards and had them come to him in the house of the Lord. He made a covenant with them and put them under oath in the house of the Lord; then he showed them the king's son.
5 And he commanded them, saying: This is the thing that you must do.
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He commanded them, "This is what you are to do: one-third of you, those who go off duty on the sabbath and guard the king's house
6 Let a third part of you go in on the sabbath, and keep the watch of the king’s house. And let a third part be at the gate of Sur; and let a third part be at the gate behind the dwelling of the shieldbearers; and you shall keep the watch of the house of Messa.
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(another third being at the gate Sur and a third at the gate behind the guards), shall guard the palace;
7 But let two parts of you all that go forth on the sabbath, keep the watch of the house of the Lord about the king.
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and your two divisions that come on duty in force on the sabbath and guard the house of the Lord
8 And you shall compass him round about, having weapons in your hands: and if any man shall enter the precinct of the temple, let him be slain: and you shall be with the king, coming in and going out.
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shall surround the king, each with weapons in hand; and whoever approaches the ranks is to be killed. Be with the king in his comings and goings."
9 And the centurions did according to all things that Joiada the priest, had commanded them: and taking every one their men, that went in on the sabbath, with them that went out in the sabbath, came to Joiada, the priest.
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The captains did according to all that the priest Jehoiada commanded; each brought his men who were to go off duty on the sabbath, with those who were to come on duty on the sabbath, and came to the priest Jehoiada.
10 And he gave them the spears, and the arms of king David, which were in the house of the Lord.
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The priest delivered to the captains the spears and shields that had been King David's, which were in the house of the Lord;
11 And they stood, having every one their weapons in their hands, from the right side of the temple, unto the left side of the altar, and of the temple, about the king.
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the guards stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the south side of the house to the north side of the house, around the altar and the house, to guard the king on every side.
12 And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the diadem upon him, and the testimony: and they made him king, and anointed him: and clapping their hands, they said: God save the king.
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Then he brought out the king's son, put the crown on him, and gave him the covenant; they proclaimed him king, and anointed him; they clapped their hands and shouted, "Long live the king!"
13 And Athalia heard the noise of the people running: and going in to the people into the temple of the Lord,
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When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she went into the house of the Lord to the people;
14 She saw the king standing upon a tribunal, as the manner was, and the singers, and the trumpets near him, and all the people of the land rejoicing, and sounding the trumpets: and she rent her garments, and cried: A conspiracy, a conspiracy.
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when she looked, there was the king standing by the pillar, according to custom, with the captains and the trumpeters beside the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, "Treason! Treason!"
15 But Joiada commanded the centurions that were over the army, and said to them: Have her forth without the precinct of the temple, and whosoever shall follow her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest had said: Let her not be slain in the temple of the Lord.
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Then the priest Jehoiada commanded the captains who were set over the army, "Bring her out between the ranks, and kill with the sword anyone who follows her." For the priest said, "Let her not be killed in the house of the Lord."
16 And they laid hands on her: and thrust her out by the way by which the horses go in, by the palace, and she was slain there.
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So they laid hands on her; she went through the horses' entrance to the king's house, and there she was put to death.
17 And Joiada made a covenant between the Lord, and the king, and the people, that they should be the people of the Lord; and between the king and the people.
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Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and people, that they should be the Lord's people; also between the king and the people.
18 And all the people of the land went into the temple of Baal, and broke down his altars, and his images they broke in pieces thoroughly: they slew also Mathan the priest of Baal before the altar. And the priest set guards in the house of the Lord.
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Then all the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and tore it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces, and they killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, before the altars. The priest posted guards over the house of the Lord.
19 And he took the centurions, and the bands of the Cerethi, and the Phelethi, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king from the house of the Lord: and they came by the way of the gate of the shieldbearers into the palace, and he sat on the throne of the kings.
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He took the captains, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land; then they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, marching through the gate of the guards to the king's house. He took his seat on the throne of the kings.
20 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet: but Athalia was slain with the sword in the king’s house.
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So all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been killed with the sword at the king's house.
21 Now Joas was seven years old when he began to reign.
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Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
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