Chapter 11

And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw¹ that her son was dead,¹ she arose⁴ and destroyed¹⁷ all the seed royal.

But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took⁴ Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole⁴ him from among the king's sons [which were] slain;⁹⁴ and they hid⁵⁵ him, [even] him and his nurse,⁵⁶ in the bedchamber ⁴²⁹⁶ from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.⁹⁰

And he was with her hid¹⁰² in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign⁶ over the land.

And the seventh year Jehoiada sent¹ and fetched⁴ the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard,⁵ and brought⁵⁵ them to him into the house of the LORD, and made⁴ a covenant with them, and took an oath⁵⁵ of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed⁵⁵ them the king's son.

And he commanded¹⁷ them, saying,² This [is] the thing that ye shall do;⁴ A third part of you that enter in⁶ on the sabbath shall even be keepers⁶ 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:⁵ so shall ye keep¹ the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.

And two parts of all you that go forth⁶ on the sabbath, even they shall keep¹ the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.

And ye shall compass⁵² the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh⁶ within the ranges, let him be slain:⁹³ and be ye with the king as he goeth out² and as he cometh in.²

And the captains over the hundreds did⁴ according to all [things] that Jehoiada the priest commanded:¹⁴ and they took⁴ every man his men that were to come in⁶ on the sabbath, with them that should go out⁶ on the sabbath, and came⁴ to Jehoiada the priest.

And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give⁴ king David's spears and shields, that [were] in the temple of the LORD.

And the guard⁵ stood,⁴ 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 forth⁵⁵ the king's son, and put⁴ the crown upon him, and [gave him] the testimony; and they made him king,⁵⁵ and anointed⁴ him; and they clapped⁵⁵ their hands, and said,⁴ God save⁴ the king.

And when Athaliah heard⁴ the noise of the guard⁵ [and] of the people, she came⁴ to the people into the temple of the LORD.

And when she looked,⁴ behold, the king stood⁶ 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 blew⁶ with trumpets: and Athaliah rent⁴ her clothes, and cried,⁴ Treason, Treason.

But Jehoiada the priest commanded¹⁷ the captains of the hundreds, the officers⁷ of the host, and said⁴ unto them, Have her forth⁵⁴ without the ranges: and him that followeth^{6 310} her kill⁵³ with the sword. For the priest had said,¹ Let her not be slain⁹³ in the house of the LORD.

And they laid⁴ hands on her; and she went⁴ by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain.⁹³

And Jehoiada made⁴ 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 went⁴ into the house of Baal, and brake it down;⁴ his altars and his images brake they in pieces¹⁴ thoroughly,⁵³ and slew¹ Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed⁴ officers^{7 6486} over the house of the LORD.

And he took⁴ the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard,⁵ and all the people of the land; and they brought down⁵⁵ the king from the house of the LORD, and came⁴ by the way of the gate of the guard⁵ to the king's house. And he sat⁴ on the throne of the kings.

And all the people of the land rejoiced,⁴ and the city was in quiet:¹ and they slew⁵² Athaliah with the sword [beside] the king's house.

Seven years old [was] Jehoash when he began to reign.²