2 Kings 11

1And when AthaliahH6271 the motherH517 of AhaziahH274 sawH7200 that her sonH1121 was deadH4191, she roseH6965 up and destroyedH6 all the royal seedH2233. 2But Jehosheba, the daughterH1323 of kingH4428 JoramH3141, the sisterH269 of AhaziahH274, tookH3947 JoashH3101 the sonH1121 of AhaziahH274 and stoleH1589 him from among the king's sonsH1121 that were slain, [and hidH5641] him and his nurse in the bedchamber; and they hidH5641 him from AthaliahH6271, so that he was not slain. 3And he wasH1961 with her hidH2244 in the houseH1004 of Jehovah sixH8337 yearsH8141. And AthaliahH6271 reignedH4427 over the landH776. 4And in the seventhH7637 yearH8141 JehoiadaH3077 sentH7971 and fetched the captains of the hundredsH3967, of the bodyguard and the couriersH7323, and broughtH935 them to him into the houseH1004 of Jehovah, and madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with them, and tookH3947 an oathH7650 of them in the houseH1004 of Jehovah, and shewed them the king's sonH1121. 5And he commandedH6680 them sayingH559, This is the thingH1697 which ye shall do: a thirdH7992 part of you, that comeH935 in on the sabbathH7676, shall be keepersH8104 of the watchH8104 of the king's houseH1004; 6and a thirdH7992 partH7992 shall be at the gateH8179 of Sur; and a thirdH7992 partH7992 at the gateH8179 behind the couriersH7323; and ye shall keepH8104 the watchH8104 of the houseH1004 for a defence. 7And the twoH8147 parts of you, all those that goH3318 forthH3318 on the sabbathH7676, even they shall keepH8104 the watchH8104 of the houseH1004 of Jehovah about the kingH4428. 8And ye shall encompass the kingH4428 roundH5439 about, every manH376 with his weaponsH3627 in his handH3027; and he that comesH935 within the ranksH7713 shall beH1961 putH4191 to deathH4191; and ye shall beH1961 with the kingH4428 when he goesH3318 out and when he comesH935 in. 9And the captains of the hundredsH3967 did according to all that JehoiadaH3077 the priestH3548 commandedH6680; and they tookH3947 every manH376 his menH376, those that were to comeH935 in on the sabbathH7676, with them that were to goH3318 forthH3318 on the sabbathH7676, and they cameH935 to JehoiadaH3077 the priestH3548. 10And the priestH3548 gaveH5414 to the captains of the hundredsH3967 kingH4428 David's spearsH2595 and shieldsH7982 which were in the houseH1004 of Jehovah. 11And the couriersH7323 stoodH5975 by the kingH4428 roundH5439 about, every manH376 with his weaponsH3627 in his handH3027, from the rightH3233 sideH3802 of the houseH1004 to the left sideH3802 of the houseH1004, toward the altarH4196 and the houseH1004. 12And he broughtH3318 forthH3318 the king's sonH1121, and putH5414 the crownH5145 upon him, and [gaveH5414 him] the testimonyH5715; and they madeH5414 him kingH4428, and anointedH4886 him; and they clapped their handsH3709, and saidH559, Long liveH2421 the kingH4428! 13And AthaliahH6271 heardH8085 the noise of the couriersH7323 [and] of the peopleH5971; and she cameH935 to the peopleH5971 into the houseH1004 of Jehovah. 14And she lookedH7200, and behold, the kingH4428 stoodH5975 on the dais, according to the customH4941, and the princesH8269 and the trumpeters were by the kingH4428; and all the peopleH5971 of the landH776 rejoiced, and blew with trumpetsH2689. And AthaliahH6271 rent her garmentsH899 and cried, ConspiracyH7195! ConspiracyH7195! 15And JehoiadaH3077 the priestH3548 commandedH6680 the captains of the hundredsH3967 that were set over the host, and saidH559 to them, Lead her forthH3318 without the ranksH7713; and whosoever follows her, slay with the swordH2719; for the priestH3548 saidH559, Let her not be putH4191 to deathH4191 in the houseH1004 of Jehovah. 16And they madeH7760 wayH1870 for her, and she wentH935 by the wayH1870 by which the horsesH5483 entered the king's houseH1004, and there was she putH4191 to deathH4191. 17And JehoiadaH3077 madeH3772 a covenantH1285 between Jehovah and the kingH4428 and the peopleH5971, that they should beH1961 the peopleH5971 of Jehovah; and between the kingH4428 and the peopleH5971. 18Then all the peopleH5971 of the landH776 wentH935 into the houseH1004 of BaalH1168, and brokeH7665 it downH5422: his altarsH4196 and his imagesH6754 they brokeH7665 in pieces completely, and slewH2026 MattanH4977 the priestH3548 of BaalH1168 before the altarsH4196. And the priestH3548 appointedH7760 officers over the houseH1004 of Jehovah. 19And he tookH3947 the captains of the hundredsH3967, and the bodyguard, and the couriersH7323, and all the peopleH5971 of the landH776; and they broughtH935 down the kingH4428 from the houseH1004 of Jehovah, and cameH935 by the wayH1870 through the gateH8179 of the couriersH7323 into the king's houseH1004. And he satH3427 upon the throneH3678 of the kingsH4428. 20And all the peopleH5971 of the landH776 rejoicedH8055, and the cityH5892 was quietH8252; and they had slain AthaliahH6271 with the swordH2719 [beside] the king's houseH1004. 21Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.