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    2 Kings 11

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    Athaliah cries “Treason! Treason!” at the sight of the king being crowned, a wonderfully ill-timed protest from the woman who had annihilated the royal heirs.

    The hidden kingvv. 1–3

    When Athaliah sees that Ahaziah is dead, she sets about annihilating the royal heirs. Jehosheba rescues Joash, hides him and his nurse in a bedroom in the house of the LORD, and there the child remains for six years while Athaliah rules the land. The chapter supplies the bedroom and the six years, and leaves the concealment itself to its silence.

    Spears, shields, and a crownvv. 4–12

    In the seventh year Jehoiada brings the commanders into the house of the LORD, shows them the king’s son, and arranges the Sabbath watches around the palace, the gates, and the temple. Then comes the splendidly practical turn: David’s spears and shields are taken from the house of the LORD and placed in the commanders’ hands. The guards surround the king by the altar and the temple, Jehoiada crowns Joash, gives him the Testimony, and the people clap and cry out.

    Treason at the horses’ entrancevv. 13–21

    Athaliah hears the noise and finds Joash standing by the pillar, with officers, trumpeters, and a rejoicing people about him. She tears her clothes and cries “Treason!”; Jehoiada orders her taken out of the house of the LORD, and she is put to death at the horses’ entrance to the palace grounds. A covenant follows, then the people tear down the temple of Baal and kill Mattan, while Jehoiada posts guards at the house of the LORD. Joash takes the royal throne, the city becomes quiet, and the final detail is delivered with admirable economy: he is seven years old.

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    1. 2 Kgs 11:1When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.

    2. 2 Kgs 11:2But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.

    3. 2 Kgs 11:3And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.

    4. 2 Kgs 11:4Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son

    5. 2 Kgs 11:5and commanded them, “This is what you are to do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall guard the royal palace,

    6. 2 Kgs 11:6a third shall be at the gate of Sur, and a third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns guarding the temple—

    7. 2 Kgs 11:7the two divisions that would go off duty on the Sabbath are to guard the house of the LORD for the king.

    8. 2 Kgs 11:8You must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who approaches the ranks must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”

    9. 2 Kgs 11:9So the commanders of hundreds did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—and came to Jehoiada the priest.

    10. 2 Kgs 11:10Then the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and shields of King David from the house of the LORD.

    11. 2 Kgs 11:11And the guards stood with weapons in hand surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.

    12. 2 Kgs 11:12Then Jehoiada brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and declared, “Long live the king!”

    13. 2 Kgs 11:13When Athaliah heard the noise from the guards and the people, she went out to the people in the house of the LORD.

    14. 2 Kgs 11:14And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”

    15. 2 Kgs 11:15And Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”

    16. 2 Kgs 11:16So they seized Athaliah as she reached the horses’ entrance to the palace grounds, and there she was put to death.

    17. 2 Kgs 11:17Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.

    18. 2 Kgs 11:18So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.

    19. 2 Kgs 11:19He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace by way of the Gate of the Guards. Then Joash took his seat on the royal throne,

    20. 2 Kgs 11:20and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword at the royal palace.

    21. 2 Kgs 11:21Joash was seven years old when he became king.

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    • 1Jeremiah 41:1In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.
    • 121 Samuel 10:24Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
    • 142 Chronicles 34:31So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
    • 172 Samuel 5:3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.
    • 12 Chronicles 22:10–12When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.
    • 12 Kings 25:25In the seventh month, however, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down and killed Gedaliah, along with the Judeans and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.
    • 51 Chronicles 9:25Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to serve with them for seven-day periods.
    • 102 Samuel 8:7And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
    • 12Exodus 25:16And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.
    • 142 Kings 23:3So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.
    • 172 Chronicles 15:12–14Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
    • 18Deuteronomy 12:3Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.
    • 212 Chronicles 24:1–14Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.
    • 12 Chronicles 24:7For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals.
    • 1Matthew 2:16When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
    • 42 Kings 11:19He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace by way of the Gate of the Guards. Then Joash took his seat on the royal throne,

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