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And
in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself ,
and took
the captains
of hundreds ,
Azariah the
son of Jeroham, and
Ishmael the
son of Jehohanan, and
Azariah the
son of Obed, and
Maaseiah the
son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the
son of Zichri ,
into
covenant
with
him
.
Then
in the seventh year ,
Jehoiada strengthened himself and made
a
covenant
with
the commanders
of hundreds —with
Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.
And
they went about
in
Judah ,
and gathered the Levites out
of
all the cities of Judah ,
and the chief
of the fathers
of Israel ,
and they came to Jerusalem .
So
they went throughout
Judah and gathered the Levites from
all the cities of Judah and the heads
of the families
of Israel .
And when
they came to Jerusalem ,
And
all
the congregation
made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And
he
said
unto
them,
Behold, the king's
son shall
reign, as the LORD hath
said
of
the sons
of David.
the whole
assembly
made a covenant with the king in the house of God. “
Behold, the king’s
son !”
said
Jehoiada.
“He
must
reign, just
as the LORD promised
concerning
the descendants
of David.
This is the
thing
that
ye
shall
do ;
A third part
of you entering
on
the
sabbath,
of
the
priests and of
the
Levites ,
shall be
porters
of
the doors ;
This is what
you
are
to
do :
A third of you priests and Levites who
come
on
duty
on
the
Sabbath
shall keep
watch
at
the doors ,
And
a third part
shall be at the king's
house;
and a third part
at the gate
of
the
foundation :
and
all the people
shall
be
in the courts
of the house of the LORD.
a third shall be at the royal
palace,
and a third at the Foundation Gate,
while
all the others
are
in the courtyards
of the house of the LORD.
But
let
none
come
into
the house of the LORD ,
save
the priests ,
and they
that
minister
of
the
Levites; they shall
go
in,
for
they are holy:
but all the people shall
keep
the watch
of the LORD.
No
one
is
to
enter
the house of the LORD except
the priests and those
Levites who
serve
; they may
enter
because
they are consecrated,
but all the people are
to
obey
the requirement
of the LORD.
And
the Levites shall
compass
the king round
about,
every
man
with his
weapons in his
hand ;
and whosoever
else
cometh
into
the house,
he
shall
be put to death :
but
be
ye
with
the king when
he
cometh
in,
and
when
he goeth
out
.
The Levites must
surround
the king with weapons in hand ,
and anyone
who
enters
the temple
must
be put to death .
You
must
stay
close
to
the king wherever
he goes
. ”
So the Levites and all Judah did according
to
all
things
that Jehoiada the priest had commanded,
and
took every
man
his men that
were
to
come
in
on the
sabbath,
with
them
that
were
to
go
out
on the sabbath :
for Jehoiada the priest dismissed
not the courses
.
So the Levites and all Judah 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—
for Jehoiada the priest had
not released
any
of
the divisions
.
Moreover
Jehoiada the priest delivered
to the captains
of hundreds spears ,
and bucklers,
and shields ,
that
had
been
king David's,
which
were in the house of God.
Then
Jehoiada the priest gave
to the commanders
of hundreds the
spears and the
large
and small
shields of
King David
that
were in the house of God.
And
he set
all the people
, every
man
having
his
weapon
in his
hand, from
the
right
side
of
the
temple
to
the
left
side
of
the temple,
along
by the altar and the temple, by
the king
round
about
.
He stationed
all the troops
, with
their
weapons
in hand, surrounding
the king
by the altar and the temple, from
the south
side
to
the
north
side
of
the
temple
.
Then they
brought out the king's
son, and
put upon
him
the crown, and
gave
him the testimony, and made
him king. And
Jehoiada
and
his
sons
anointed him ,
and said
, God
save
the king .
Then Jehoiada
and
his
sons
brought out the king’s
son, put the crown on
him
, presented
him with
the Testimony, and proclaimed
him king. They
anointed him and shouted
, “Long
live
the king !”
Now
when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising
the king, she came
to the
people
into
the house of the LORD :
When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering
the king, she went
out
to them
in
the house of the LORD .
And she looked ,
and ,
behold,
the king stood
at
his pillar at the entering
in,
and
the princes
and the
trumpets
by
the king :
and all the people of the land rejoiced,
and sounded
with
trumpets, also
the singers with instruments of
music,
and
such
as
taught
to
sing
praise
. Then Athaliah rent
her clothes ,
and said
, Treason, Treason .
And she looked out
and saw
the king standing
by
his pillar at the entrance.
The officers
and trumpeters
were
beside
the king ,
and all the people of the land were
rejoicing
and blowing
trumpets, while
the singers with musical
instruments were
leading
the
praises
. Then Athaliah tore
her clothes and screamed
, “
Treason, treason !”
Then
Jehoiada the priest brought
out the captains
of hundreds that
were
set
over
the host
, and
said
unto
them
, Have
her forth
of
the ranges:
and
whoso
followeth
her
, let
him
be
slain
with
the sword. For the priest said, Slay
her
not in the house of the LORD.
And
Jehoiada the priest sent
out the commanders
of hundreds in
charge
of
the army
, saying
, “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. ”
So they laid
hands
on
her;
and
when
she was
come
to
the entering
of the horse gate by
the king's
house
, they slew
her there
.
So they seized
Athaliah
as
she reached
the entrance
of the Horse Gate to
the palace
grounds
, and
there
they put
her to
death
.
And
Jehoiada made a covenant between him,
and between
all
the people,
and between
the king,
that they should
be the LORD's
people.
Then
Jehoiada made a covenant between himself
and the king
and the people
that they would
be the LORD’s
people.
Then
all the people went to the house
of Baal ,
and brake
it down ,
and
brake
his
altars and his
images
in
pieces ,
and slew
Mattan the priest of Baal before
the altars.
So
all the people went to the temple
of Baal and tore
it down .
They
smashed
the
altars and idols
to
pieces and killed
Mattan the priest of Baal in
front
of
the altars.
Also
Jehoiada appointed
the offices
of the house of the LORD by
the hand
of the priests the
Levites
, whom David had distributed
in
the house of the LORD, to offer the
burnt offerings of
the LORD ,
as it
is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with
singing
, as it
was
ordained by David.
Moreover,
Jehoiada put
the oversight
of the house of the LORD into
the hands
of the Levitical
priests, whom David had appointed
over
the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to
the LORD as is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song
, as ordained by David.
And
he set
the
porters
at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none
which
was
unclean in
any
thing
should
enter in
.
He stationed
gatekeepers
at the gates of the house of the LORD, so
that nothing
unclean could
enter for
any
reason
.
And
he took the captains
of hundreds, and
the nobles, and
the governors
of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down
the king from the house of the LORD :
and they
came
through the high
gate into
the
king's
house,
and
set
the
king upon
the throne of
the
kingdom.
He also
took with
him
the commanders
of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers
of the people, and all the people of the land, and they
brought the king down
from the house of the LORD and entered
the
royal
palace
through the Upper
Gate .
They
seated
King Joash
on
the royal
throne ,
And all the people of the land rejoiced :
and the city was quiet, after
that
they
had
slain
Athaliah with
the sword.
and all the people of the land rejoiced .
And the city was quiet, because
Athaliah had
been
put
to
the sword.
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