1 And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose up and destroyed all the royal seed.

2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, {and hid} him and his nurse in the bedchamber; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

3 And he was with her hid in the house of Jehovah six years. And Athaliah reigned over the land.

4 And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains of the hundreds, of the bodyguard and the couriers, and brought them to him into the house of Jehovah, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of Jehovah, and shewed them the king's son.

5 And he commanded them saying, This is the thing which ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, shall 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 couriers; and ye shall keep the watch of the house for a defence.

7 And the two parts of you, all those that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of Jehovah about the king.

8 And ye shall encompass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he that comes within the ranks shall be put to death; and ye shall be with the king when he goes out and when he comes in.

9 And the captains of the hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go forth on the sabbath, and they came to Jehoiada the priest.

10 And the priest gave to the captains of the hundreds king David's spears and shields which were in the house of Jehovah.

11 And the couriers stood by the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, toward the altar and the house.

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, Long live the king!

13 And Athaliah heard the noise of the couriers {and} of the people; and she came to the people into the house of Jehovah.

14 And she looked, and behold, the king stood on the dais, according to the custom, and the princes and the trumpeters were by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets. And Athaliah rent her garments and cried, Conspiracy! Conspiracy!

15 And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds that were set over the host, and said to them, Lead her forth without the ranks; and whosoever follows her, slay with the sword; for the priest said, Let her not be put to death in the house of Jehovah.

16 And they made way for her, and she went by the way by which the horses entered the king's house, and there was she put to death.

17 And Jehoiada made a covenant between Jehovah and the king and the people, that they should be the people of Jehovah; and between the king and the people.

18 Then all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and broke it down: his altars and his images they broke in pieces completely, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of Jehovah.

19 And he took the captains of the hundreds, and the bodyguard, and the couriers, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of Jehovah, and came by the way through the gate of the couriers into the king's house. And he sat upon the throne of the kings.

20 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet; and they had slain Athaliah with the sword {beside} the king's house.

21 Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

1 Vendo Atalia, mãe de Acazias, que seu filho era morto, levantou-se e destruiu toda a descendência real.

2 Mas Jeoseba, filha do rei Jorão, irmã de Acazias, tomou a Joás, filho de Acazias, e do meio dos filhos do rei que foram mortos furtou-o com sua ama, e pô-los na câmara; esconderam-no de Atalia, de maneira que não foi morto.

3 Esteve com ela escondido seis anos na casa de Jeová; e Atalia reinou sobre a terra.

4 No sétimo ano enviou Joiada e mandou vir os centuriões dos caritas e da guarda, e fê-los entrar à sua presença na casa de Jeová; fez com eles aliança e, ajuramentando-os na casa de Jeová, mostrou-lhes o filho do rei.

5 Ordenou-lhes, dizendo: Esta é a coisa que haveis de fazer: uma terça parte de vós, os que entrais no sábado, fará a guarda da casa do rei;

6 outra terça parte ficará à porta de Sur; e a outra terça parte à porta detrás do quartel da guarda. Assim fareis a guarda da casa, e servireis de barreira.

7 As duas companhias, a saber, todos os que saem no sábado, farão a guarda da casa de Jeová junto ao rei.

8 Rodeareis o rei, cada um com as suas armas na mão; e aquele que entrar dentro das fileiras, seja morto. Estai com o rei quando sair e quando entrar.

9 Fizeram os centuriões conforme tudo o que ordenara o sacerdote Joiada. Tomando cada um os seus homens, os que haviam de entrar no sábado juntamente com os que haviam de sair no sábado, vieram ter com o sacerdote Joiada.

10 O sacerdote entregou aos centuriões as lanças e os escudos que haviam sido do rei Davi, os quais estavam na casa de Jeová.

11 Os da guarda puseram-se à roda do rei, cada um com as armas na mão, desde o lado direito até o lado esquerdo da casa, ao longo do altar e da casa.

12 Então Joiada lhes apresentou o filho do rei, pôs-lhe a coroa e deu-lhe o testemunho. Eles o constituíram rei e o ungiram; bateram as mãos e disseram: Viva o rei.

13 Ouvindo Atalia o clamor da guarda e do povo, entrou ao povo na casa de Jeová;

14 olhou, e eis que o rei estava junto à coluna, como era o costume, e os capitães e as trombetas perto do rei; todo o povo da terra estava alegre e tocava as trombetas. Atalia rasgou os seus vestidos, e gritou: Traição, traição.

15 Joiada, o sacerdote, ordenou aos centuriões que comandavam as tropas e disse-lhes: Levai-a para fora das fileiras; aquele que a seguir, matai-o à espada, porque o sacerdote disse: Não seja ela morta na casa de Jeová.

16 Abriram caminho para ela; ela foi pelo caminho da entrada dos cavalos à casa do rei; e ali foi morta.

17 Joiada fez aliança entre Jeová e o rei e o povo, para serem eles o povo de Jeová; também fez aliança entre o rei e o povo.

18 Todo o povo da terra foi à casa de Baal, e a derrubaram; fizeram em pedaços os altares e as imagens de Baal, e mataram a Matã, sacerdote de Baal, diante dos altares. O sacerdote pôs oficiais sobre a casa de Jeová.

19 Tomou os centuriões, os caritas, os da guarda e todo o povo da terra; conduziram da casa de Jeová o rei e foram à casa do rei pelo caminho da porta dos da guarda. O rei sentou-se sobre o trono dos reis.

20 E todo o povo da terra se alegrou, e a cidade ficou em paz; e mataram a Atalia à espada na casa do rei.

21 Tinha Jeoás sete anos quando começou a reinar.