The Second Book of Chronicles
23: 1And 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. 23:2And
they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of
fathers' houses of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. 23:3And all the assembly made a covenant
with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as
Jehovah hath spoken concerning the sons of David. 23:4This is the thing that ye shall do: a third
part of you, that come in on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the
thresholds; 23:5and 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 Jehovah. 23:6But let none come
into the house of Jehovah, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall come
in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the charge of Jehovah. 23:7And the Levites shall
compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever cometh
into the house, let him be slain: and be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth
out. 23:8So the Levites and all Judah 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 those that were to
go out on the sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses. 23:9And Jehoiada the priest
delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king
David's, which were in the house of God. 23:10And he set all the people, every man with his
weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar
and the house, by the king round about. 23:11Then they brought out the king's son, and put the
crown upon him, and gave him the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons
anointed him; and they said, Long live the king. 23:12And when Athaliah heard the noise of the
people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah: 23:13and
she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the
trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets; the singers also
played on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and
said, Treason! treason! 23:14And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were
set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and whoso followeth her,
let him be slain with the sword: for the priest said, Slay her not in the house of Jehovah. 23:15So
they made way for her; and she went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king's house: and they
slew her there. 23:16And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the
king, that they should be Jehovah's people. 23:17And 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. 23:18And Jehoiada appointed the officers of the house of Jehovah under the hand
of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of Jehovah, to offer the
burnt-offerings of Jehovah, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing,
according to the order of David. 23:19And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Jehovah,
that none that was unclean in anything should enter in. 23:20And 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 Jehovah: and they came through the upper gate unto the king's house,
and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom. 23:21So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the
city was quiet. And Athaliah they had slain with the sword.