1And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.11.1 seed…: Heb. seed of the kingdom 2But 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.11.2 Jehosheba: also called, Jehoshabeath11.2 Joash: also called, Jehoash 3And 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. 5And 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; 6And 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.11.6 that…: or, from breaking up 7And 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.11.7 parts: or, companies: Heb. hands 8And 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. 9And 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. 10And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David’s spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD. 11And 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.11.11 corner: Heb. shoulder 12And 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.11.12 God…: Heb. Let the king live
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. 14And 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. 15But 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. 16And 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. 18And 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.11.18 officers: Heb. offices 19And 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. 20And 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. 21Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.
耶何耶大立約阿施為王
1亞哈謝的母親亞她利雅見兒子死了，便決定除掉王室後裔。 2但約蘭王的女兒、亞哈謝的妹妹約示芭把亞哈謝的兒子約阿施從被殺的王子中偷出來，將他和乳母藏在一間臥室裡，才躲過亞她利雅，使約阿施沒有被殺。 3約阿施和他的乳母在耶和華的殿裡藏了六年，那時亞她利雅篡位當政。
4第七年，耶何耶大派人召迦利人11·4 「迦利人」指雇來保護王的外族衛兵。和衛兵的百夫長們到耶和華的殿裡，與他們立約，讓他們在耶和華的殿裡起誓，然後把約阿施王子帶到他們面前。 5耶何耶大吩咐他們說：「你們在安息日值班的，三分之一要守衛王宮， 6三分之一要守衛蘇珥門，三分之一要守住衛兵院後門。你們要輪流守衛。 7安息日沒有值班的兩隊要在耶和華的殿裡保護王， 8各人要手持兵器護衛在王周圍。凡擅自闖入者，都要處死。無論王去哪裡，你們都要緊隨左右。」 9眾百夫長依令而行，各自率領安息日值班和休班的隨從來見耶何耶大。 10耶何耶大把耶和華殿中大衛王的矛槍和盾牌交給百夫長。 11從殿右到殿左，在祭壇和殿周圍，衛兵都手持兵器護衛王。 12耶何耶大祭司領王子出來，給他戴上王冠，把律法書交給他，膏立他為王。眾人都鼓掌高呼：「願王萬歲！」
13亞她利雅聽見衛兵和眾人的歡呼聲，便走進耶和華的殿，眾人都聚集在那裡。 14她看見王照例站在柱旁，百夫長和吹號的人侍立在王左右，眾人都歡呼吹號，便撕裂衣服喊叫：「反了！反了！」 15耶何耶大祭司認為不可在耶和華的殿裡處死亞她利雅，便命令領兵的百夫長：「把她帶出去。凡跟隨她的，都要殺掉。」 16他們抓住她，把她帶到馬匹進出王宮的入口，在那裡殺了她。
17耶何耶大讓王及民眾與耶和華立約，做耶和華的子民，也讓王與民眾立約。 18於是，民眾出去拆毀了巴力廟，砸碎祭壇和偶像，在壇前殺了巴力的祭司瑪坦。耶何耶大派守衛保護耶和華的殿， 19然後率領百夫長、迦利人、衛兵和民眾，護送王從耶和華的殿下來，經過衛兵院的門進入王宮。這樣，約阿施坐上了王位。 20民眾都歡喜快樂，城裡安定，因為亞她利雅已在王宮那裡被處死。 21約阿施七歲登基。
