1 AND when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.
3 And he was with her hid in the house of the Lord six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.
4 And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the Lord, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the Lord, and shewed them the king’s son.
5 And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;
6 And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.
7 And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the Lord about the king.
8 And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.
9 And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.
10 And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David’s spears and shields, that were in the temple of the Lord.
11 And the guard stood, 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.
12 And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.
13 And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the Lord.
14 And when she looked, behold, the king stood 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 blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.
15 But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord.
16 And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king’s house: and there was she slain.
17 And Jehoiada made 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.
18 And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord.
19 And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
20 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king’s house.
21 Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.

1And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah sawe that her sonne was dead, she arose, and destroyed all the seed royall.

2But Iehosheba the daughter of king Ioram, sister of Ahaziah, tooke Ioash the sonne of Ahaziah, and stale him from among the Kings sonnes which were slaine; and they hid him, euen him and his nurse in the bed-chamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slaine.

3And he was with her hidde in the House of the Lord, sixe yeeres: and Athaliah did reigne ouer the land.

4 And the seuenth yeere Iehoiada sent and fet the rulers ouer hundreds, with the captains, and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the Lord, and made a couenant with them, and tooke an othe of them in the house of the Lord, and shewed them the Kings sonne.

5And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that yee shall doe; A third part of you that enter in on the Sabbath, shall euen be keepers of the watch of the kings house:

6And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur, and a third part at the gate behinde the guard: so shall yee keepe the watch of the house, that it be not broken downe.

7And two parts of all you, that goe foorth on the Sabbath, euen they shall keepe the watch of the house of the Lord about the King.

8And yee shall compasse the King round about, euery man with his weapons in his hand: and he that commeth within the ranges, let him bee slaine: and be yee with the king, as hee goeth out, and as he commeth in.

9And the captaines ouer the hundreds did according to all things that Iehoiada the Priest commanded: and they tooke euery man his men that were to come in on the Sabbath, with them that should goe out on the Sabbath, and came to Iehoiada the Priest.

10And to the captaines ouer hundreds, did the Priest giue king Dauids speares and shields, that were in the Temple.

11And the guard stood, euery 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.

12And he brought foorth the kings sonne, and put the crowne vpon him, and gaue him the Testimonie, and they made him King, and anointed him, and they clapt their hands, and said, God saue the King.

13 And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard, and of the people, she came to the people, into the Temple of the Lord.

14And when shee looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the maner was, and the Princes, and the trumpetters by the King, and all the people of the land reioyced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cryed, Treason, treason.

15But Iehoiada the Priest commanded the captaines of the hundreds, the officers of the hoste, and sayde vnto them, Haue her foorth without the ranges; and him that followeth her, kill with the sword: for the Priest had sayd, Let her not be slaine in the house of the Lord.

16And they laid hands on her, and she went by the way, by the which the horses came into the kings house, and there was she slaine.

17 And Iehoiada made a couenant betweene the Lord and the king, and the people, that they should be the Lords people; betweene the king also and the people.

18And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down, his altars, and his images brake they in pieces throughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars: and the Priest appointed officers ouer the house of the Lord.

19And hee tooke the rulers ouer hundreds, and the captaines, and the guard, and all the people of the land, and they brought downe the king from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of the guard, to the kings house, and he sate on the throne of the kings.

20And all the people of the land reioyced, and the citie was in quiet, and they slew Athaliah with the sword, beside the kings house.

21Seuen yeeres old was Iehoash when he began to reigne.

I == 2nd Kings 8:26 ; 2nd chr 22:10

II == 2nd Chr 22:11

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV == 2nd Chr 23:1

 

 

 

 

V == 1st Chr 9:25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IX == 2nd Chr 23:8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XII == 1st Sam 10:24

 

 

XIII == 2nd Chr 23:12

 

XIV == 2nd Kings 23:3 ; 2nd Chr 34:31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XVII == 2nd Sam 5:3 ; 2nd Chr 23:16

 

XVIII == Deut 12:3 ; 2nd Kings 10:26 ; 2nd Chr 23:17-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXI == 2nd Chr 24:1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 When Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she began to kill off the whole royal family.

2 But Jehosheba, daughter of King Jehoram and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash, his son, and spirited him away, along with his nurse, from the bedroom where the princes were about to be slain. She concealed him from Athaliah, and so he did not die.

3 For six years he remained hidden in the temple of the LORD, while Athaliah ruled the land.

4 But in the seventh year, Jehoiada summoned the captains of the Carians and of the guards. He had them come to him in the temple of the LORD, exacted from them a sworn commitment, and then showed them the king's son.

5 He gave them these orders: "This is what you must do: the third of you who come on duty on the sabbath shall guard the king's palace;

6 another third shall be at the gate Sur; and the last third shall be at the gate behind the guards.

7 The two of your divisions who are going off duty that week shall keep guard over the temple of the LORD for the king.

8 You shall surround the king, each with drawn weapons, and if anyone tries to approach the cordon, kill him; stay with the king, whatever he may do."

9 The captains did just as Jehoiada the priest commanded. Each one with his men, both those going on duty for the sabbath and those going off duty that week, came to Jehoiada the priest.

10 He gave the captains King David's spears and shields, which were in the temple of the LORD.

11 And the guards, with drawn weapons, lined up from the southern to the northern limit of the enclosure, surrounding the altar and the temple on the king's behalf.

12 Then Jehoiada led out the king's son and put the crown and the insignia upon him. They proclaimed him king and anointed him, clapping their hands and shouting, "Long live the king!"

13 Athaliah heard the noise made by the people, and appeared before them in the temple of the LORD.

14 When she saw the king standing by the pillar, as was the custom, and the captains and trumpeters near him, with all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets, she tore her garments and cried out, "Treason, treason!"

15 Then Jehoiada the priest instructed the captains in command of the force: "Bring her outside through the ranks. If anyone follows her," he added, "let him die by the sword." He had given orders that she should not be slain in the temple of the LORD.

16 She was led out forcibly to the horse gate of the royal palace, where she was put to death.

17 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD as one party and the king and the people as the other, by which they would be the LORD'S people; and another covenant, between the king and the people.

18 Thereupon all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and demolished it. They shattered its altars and images completely, and slew Mattan, the priest of Baal, before the altars. After appointing a detachment for the temple of the LORD, Jehoiada

19 with the captains, the Carians, the guards, and all the people of the land, led the king down from the temple of the LORD through the guards' gate to the palace, where Joash took his seat on the royal throne.

20 All the people of the land rejoiced and the city was quiet, now that Athaliah had been slain with the sword at the royal palace.

v 1-3. Comments also from 2 Chr. 22:10-12. Athaliah usurped the throne after Jehu killed Ahaziah. The Arabians had killed his brothers, 2 Chr, 22:1, so to make her kingdom sure, she had all her own grandsons killed. The exception was Joash, who was rescued by his Aunt Jehoshabeath, 2 Chr. 22:11. She was  the sister of Ahaziah and wife of Jehoiada the priest, and they hid Jehoash and his nurse in a bed chamber in the priest’s area of the house of God till he was seven years old. He would have been presumed killed.

v 4-12. See 2 Chr. 23. Jehoiada planned the coronation wisely. He gathered an assembly of Levites, heads of the people and other loyalists from all over Judah who did not support the Queen, under an oath of secrecy, and showed them the kings son. They included commanders over 100 soldiers, the Cherethites and Pelethites of 2 Sam. 8:18, and guards of the city and palace. He arranged them in three strategic locations,  a third porters at the temple door, a third at the king’s house, and a third at at the gate of the foundation. He armed them with the weapons in the temple which had been dedicated to the Lord by David. The two thirds of the guard not on duty on the Sabbath would be there.  It would be on the Sabbath, so people would not be out working, and they were to be in the court, but not enter into the house of the Lord. Anyone who broke through their ranks to get to the king must be killed. Everything was done as Jehoiada commanded, and the boy was brought out surrounded by his guards. They put a crown on him, gave him at least a portion of the law to hold, Deut. 17:18,19. At some point the priest anointed him with oil and he was proclaimed king. At this there was a loud clapping of hands and shouts of “God save the king”.

v 13-16. Athaliah came to find out what the celebration was all about. The little king with his crown was standing by a pillar toward the eastern part of the temple where kings usually stood to address the people in the temple area.  When she saw, she tore her clothes to show distress and called out “Treason”. Joash was the rightful heir of David’s throne and she was the one who had committed treason, so Jehoiada ordered that she be taken from the temple area and slain. This was where horses entered the palace grounds, not the horse gate of the city.

 

v 17-20. Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord, the king and the people that they would be the Lord’s people. They destroyed the house of Baal and killed it’s priest. He appointed officers over the house of the Lord and seated Joash on the throne. Joash was only seven years old, but he was followed the instruction of Jehoiada and the land rejoiced.