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.

1 亚哈谢的母亲亚他利雅看见自己的儿子死了， 就起来消灭王室所有的后裔。

2 但约兰王的女儿， 亚哈谢的妹妹约示巴， 把亚哈谢的儿子约阿施从正要被杀的王子中偷了出来， 把他和他的乳母藏在卧室里面； 他们把他收藏起来， 躲避亚他利雅， 免得他被杀死。

3 约阿施和他的乳母在耶和华的殿中躲藏了六年； 亚他利雅却作王统治那地。

4 在第七年， 耶何耶大派人把迦利人和卫兵的众百夫长带来， 领他们进入耶和华的殿中， 和他们立约， 使他们在耶和华的殿里起誓， 然后把王子带出来和他们见面。

5 他又吩咐他们说： "你们要这样作： 你们在安息日值班的， 三分之一要守卫王宫；

6 三分之一要在苏珥门； 三分之一要在卫兵院的后门； 你们要轮班把守王宫。

7 你们在安息日不用当值的两班人， 要为王的缘故守卫耶和华的殿。

8 你们要在四周围护着王， 各人手中要拿着自己的武器。擅自闯入班次的， 必被处死。王出入的时候， 你们要紧随左右。"

9 于是众百夫长照着耶何耶大祭司的一切吩咐去行。他们各自率领人马， 无论在安息日值班或不用当值的， 都来到耶何耶大祭司那里。

10 耶何耶大就把藏在耶和华殿里， 属于大卫王的矛枪和盾牌交给众百夫长。

11 各卫兵手持兵器， 从殿的右面到殿的左面， 面对祭坛和殿， 围绕着王侍立。

12 耶何耶大领王子出来， 把王冠戴在他的头上， 又把约书交给他。他们就拥立他为王， 用膏膏他， 并且拍掌， 说： "愿王万岁！ "

13 亚他利雅听见卫兵和民众的声音， 就进到耶和华的殿、众民那里去。

14 她看见王子按着规例站在柱旁那里， 首领和号手在王的旁边， 当地所有的人民欢乐吹号。亚他利雅于是撕裂衣服， 呼叫： "反了！ 反了！ "

15 耶何耶大祭司吩咐众百夫长， 就是统领军兵的， 对他们说： "把她从各班军兵中赶出去， 跟随她的， 都要用刀杀死。"因为祭司说： "不可在耶和华的殿内杀死她。"

16 于是他们下手拿住她； 她回到王宫的马门的时候， 就在那里被人杀死。

17 耶何耶大又使王和人民与耶和华立约， 好使他们作耶和华的人民； 又使王与人民立约。

18 然后当地所有的人民都来到巴力庙， 把它拆毁， 把它的坛和像完全打碎， 又在祭坛前把巴力的祭司玛坦杀了。耶何耶大祭司又设立官员管理耶和华的殿。

19 他又率领众百夫长、迦利人、卫兵和当地所有的人民， 护送王从耶和华的殿下来， 经卫兵的门进入王宫。这样， 约阿施就坐上了王位。

20 当地所有的人民都欢乐， 阖城平静； 至于亚他利雅， 他们在王宫用刀把她杀死了。

21 约阿施作王的时候， 只有七岁。（本节在《马索拉抄本》为12:1）