NASB — 2 Kings 11 — KJV

Athaliah Queen of Judah

1 aWhen Athaliah° the mother° of Ahaziah° saw° that her son° was dead°, she rose° and destroyed° all° the royal° Ioffspring°. 2 But Jehosheba°, the daughter° of King° Joram°, sister° of Ahaziah°, atook° Joash° the son° of Ahaziah° and stole° him from among° the king’s° sons° who were being put° to death°, and placed° him and his nurse° in the bedroom°°. So they hid° him from Athaliah°, and he was not put° to death°. 3 So he was hidden° with her in the house° of the LORD° six° years°, while Athaliah° was reigning° over° the land°.

[1] ILit seed a2Ch 22:10-12
[2] a2K 11:21; 12:1

4aNow in the seventh° year° Jehoiada° sent° and brought° the captains° of hundreds° of bthe Carites° and of the Iguard°, and brought° them to him in the house° of the LORD°. Then he made° a covenant° with them and put° them under° oath° in the house° of the LORD°, and showed° them the king’s° son°. 5 He commanded° them, saying°, “This° is the thing° that you shall do°: aone third° of you, who come° in on the sabbath° and keep° watch° over the king’s° house° 6 (one third° also [shall be] at the gate° Sur°, and one third° at the gate° behind° the Iguards°), IIshall keep° watch° over the house° for defense°. 7 Two° parts° of you, [even] all° who go° out on the sabbath°, shall also keep° watch° over the house° of the LORD° for the king°. 8 Then you shall surround°°° the king°, each° with his weapons° in his hand°; and whoever comes° within° the ranks° shall be put° to death°. And abe with the king° when he goes° out and when he comes° in.”

[4] ILit runners a2Ch 23:1-21 b2S 20:23; 2K 11:19
[5] a1Ch 9:25
[6] ILit runners IILit and shall
[8] aNu 27:16, 17

9 ¶ So the captains° of hundreds° adid° according to all° that Jehoiada° the priest° commanded°. And each° one° of them took° his men° who were to come° in on the sabbath°, with those who were to go° out on the sabbath°, and came° to Jehoiada° the priest°. 10 aThe priest° gave° to the captains° of hundreds° the spears° and shields° that [had been] King° David’s°, which° [were] in the house° of the LORD°. 11 The Iguards° stood° each° with his weapons° in his hand°, from the right° IIside° of the house° to the left° IIside° of the house°, by the altar° and by the house°, around° the king°. 12 Then he brought° the king’s° son° out and aput° the crown° on him and [gave him] bthe testimony°; and they made° him king° and anointed° him, and they clapped° their hands° and said°, “c[Long] live° the king°!”

[9] a2Ch 23:8
[10] a2S 8:7; 1Ch 18:7
[11] ILit runners IILit shoulder
[12] a2S 1:10 bEx 25:16; 31:18 c1S 10:24

13aWhen Athaliah° heard° the noise° of the guard° [and of] the people°, she came° to the people° in the house° of the LORD°. 14 She looked° and behold°, the king° was standing° aby the pillar°, according to the custom°, with the captains° and the Itrumpeters° beside° the king°; and ball° the people° of the land° rejoiced° and blew° trumpets°. Then Athaliah° ctore° her clothes° and cried°, “dTreason°! Treason°!” 15 And Jehoiada° the priest° commanded° the captains° of hundreds° who were appointed° over the army° and said° to them, “Bring° her out Ibetween°°° the ranks°, and whoever follows°° her put° to death° with the sword°.” For the priest° said°, “Let her not be put° to death° in the house° of the LORD°.” 16 So they Iseized°° her, and when she arrived° at the horses’° entrance° of the king’s° house°, she was aput° to death° there°.

[13] a2Ch 23:12
[14] ILit trumpets a2K 23:3; 2Ch 34:31 b1K 1:39, 40 cGn 37:29; 44:13 d2K 9:23
[15] ILit from within
[16] ILit placed hands to her aGn 9:6; Lv 24:17

17 ¶ Then aJehoiada° made° a covenant° between° the LORD° and the king° and the people°, that they would be the LORDS° people°, also bbetween° the king° and the people°. 18 All° the people° of the land° went° to athe house° of Baal°, and tore° it down°; bhis altars° and his images° they broke° in pieces° thoroughly°, and ckilled° Mattan° the priest° of Baal° before° the altars°. And the priest° appointed° Iofficers° over° the house° of the LORD°. 19 He took° the captains° of hundreds° and the aCarites° and the Iguards° and all° the people° of the land°; and they brought° the king° down° from the house° of the LORD°, and came° by the way° of bthe gate° of the Iguards° to the king’s° house°. And he sat° on the throne° of the kings°. 20 So aall° the people° of the land° rejoiced° and the city° was quiet°. For they had put° Athaliah° to death° with the sword° at the king’s° house°.

[17] aJsh 24:25; 2Ch 15:12-14; 34:31 b1S 10:25; 2S 5:3
[18] ILit offices a2K 10:26, 27 bDt 12:2, 3 c1K 18:40
[19] ILit runners a2K 11:4 b2K 11:6
[20] aPv 11:10

21IaJehoash° was seven° years° old° when he became° king°.

[21] ICh 12:1 in Heb a2Ch 24:1-14


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Jehoash, being saved by Jehosheba his aunt from Athaliah's massacre of the seed royal, is hid six years in the house of God.

1 ¶ And when Athaliahº the motherº of Ahaziahº sawºª that² her sonº was dead,ºª she aroseºª and destroyedºª² all² the seedº royal.º 2 But Jehosheba,º the daughterº of kingº Joram,º sisterº of Ahaziah,º tookºª² Joashº the sonº of Ahaziah,º and stoleºª him from amongº² the king'sº sonsº [which were] slain;ºª and they hidºª him, [even] him and his nurse,ºª in the bedchamberºº fromº² Athaliah,º so that he was not² slain.ºª 3 And he was² with her² hidºª in the houseº of the LORDº sixº years.º And Athaliahº did reignºª over² the land.º

[1] 2K 8:26; 9:27; 25:25; 2Ch 22:10; 24:7; Jr 41:1; Mt 2:13, 16; 21:38.
[2] 1K 6:5, 8, 10; 2K 8:16, 19; 12:1; 2Ch 22:11; Pv 21:30; Is 7:6; 37:35; 65:8; Jr 33:17, 21, 26; 35:2; Ezk 40:45.
[3] 2Ch 22:12; Ps 12:8; Mal 3:15.

Jehoiada, giving order to the captains, in the seventh year anointeth him king.

4 ¶ And the seventhº yearº Jehoiadaº sentºª and fetchedºª² the rulersº over hundreds,º with the captainsº and the guard,ºª and broughtºª them to² him into the houseº of the LORD,º and madeºª a covenantº with them, and took an oathºª of them in the houseº of the LORD,º and shewedºª them² the king'sº son.º 5 And he commandedºª them, saying,ºª This² [is] the thingº that² ye shall do;ºª A third partº of² you that enter² in¹ª on the sabbathº shall even be keepersºª of the watchº of the king'sº house;º 6 And a third partº [shall be] at the gateº of Sur;º and a third partº at the gateº behindº the guard:ºª so shall ye keepºª² the watchº of the house,º that it be not broken down.º 7 And twoº partsº of all² you that go forthºª on the sabbath,º even they shall keepºª² the watchº of the houseº of the LORDº aboutº the king.º 8 And ye shall compassºª² the kingº round about,º every manº with his weaponsº in his hand:º and he that comethºª within² the ranges,º let him be slain:ºª and be² ye with² the kingº as he goeth outºª and as he cometh in.ºª 9 And the captainsº over the hundredsº didºª according to all² [things] that² Jehoiadaº the priestº commanded:ºª and they tookºª every manº² his men¹² that were to come inºª on the sabbath,º with² them that should go outºª on the sabbath,º and cameºª to² Jehoiadaº the priest.º 10 And to the captainsº over hundredsº did the priestº giveºª² kingº David'sº spearsº and shields,º that² [were] in the templeº of the LORD.º 11 And the guardºª stood,ºª every manº with his weaponsº in his hand,º round aboutº² the king,º from the right¹ cornerº²² of the templeº to² the leftº cornerº of the temple,º [along] by the altarº and the temple.º 12 And he brought forthºª² the king'sº son,º and putºª² the crownº upon² him, and [gave him] the testimony;º and they made him king,ºª² and anointedºª him; and they clappedºª their hands,º and said,ºª God saveºª the king.º

[4] Gn 50:25; Jsh 24:25; 1S 18:3; 23:18; 1K 18:10; 2K 11:9, 17; 23:3; 1Ch 9:13; 2Ch 15:12; 23:1; 29:10; 34:31; Ne 5:12; 9:38; 10:29; Ac 5:24, 26.
[5] 1K 10:5; 2K 11:19; 16:18; 1Ch 9:25; 23:3, 32; 24:3; Jr 26:10; Ezk 44:2; 46:2; Lk 1:8.
[6] 1Ch 26:13; 2Ch 23:4.
[7] 2K 11:5; 2Ch 23:6.
[8] Ex 21:14; 1K 2:28; 2K 11:15; 2Ch 23:7.
[9] 2K 11:4; 1Ch 26:26; 2Ch 23:8.
[10] 1S 21:9; 2S 8:7; 1Ch 26:26; 2Ch 5:1; 23:9.
[11] Ex 40:6; 2K 11:8, 10; 2Ch 6:12; Ezk 8:16; Jol 2:17; Mt 23:35; Lk 11:51.
[12] Ex 25:16; 31:18; Dt 17:18; 1S 10:1, 24; 16:13; 2S 1:10; 2:4, 7; 5:3; 12:30; 16:16; 1K 1:34, 39; 2K 9:3; 11:2, 4; 2Ch 23:11; Es 2:17; 6:8; Ps 21:3; 47:1; 72:15; 78:5; 89:39; 98:8; 132:18; Is 8:16, 20; 55:12; Lm 4:20; Dn 3:9; 6:21; Mt 21:9; 27:29; Ac 4:27; 2Co 1:21; He 1:9; 2:9; Rv 19:12.

Athaliah is slain.

13 ¶ And when Athaliahº heardºª² the noiseº of the guardºª [and] of the people,º she cameºª to² the peopleº into the templeº of the LORD.º 14 And when she looked,ºª behold,² the kingº stoodºª by² a pillar,º as the mannerº [was], and the princesº and the trumpetersº by² the king,º and all² the peopleº of the landº rejoiced,º and blewºª with trumpets:º and Athaliahº rentºª² her clothes,º and cried,ºª Treason,º Treason.º 15 But Jehoiadaº the priestº commandedºª² the captainsº of the hundreds,º the officersºª of the host,º and saidºª unto² them, Have her forthºª² withoutº²² the ranges:º and him that followethººª her killºª with the sword.º For² the priestº had said,ºª Let her not² be slainºª in the houseº of the LORD.º 16 And they laidºª handsº on her; and she wentºª by the wayº by the which the horsesº cameº into the king'sº house:º and there² was she slain.ºª

[13] 2Ch 23:12.
[14] Nu 10:1; 1K 1:39; 18:17; 2K 9:23; 11:1, 10; 23:3; 1Ch 12:40; 2Ch 34:31; Pv 29:2; Lk 19:37; Rv 19:1.
[15] 2K 11:4, 8, 9; 2Ch 23:9, 14; Ezk 9:7; 21:14.
[16] Gn 9:6; Jg 1:7; 2Ch 23:15; Mt 7:2; Jm 2:13; Rv 16:5.

Jehoiada restoreth the worship of God.

17 ¶ And Jehoiadaº madeºª² a covenantº between² the LORDº and the kingº and the people,º that they should be² the LORD'Sº people;º between² the kingº also and the people.º 18 And all² the peopleº of the landº wentºª into the houseº of Baal,º and brake it down;ºª his altarsº and his imagesº brake they in piecesºª thoroughly,ºª and slewºª² Mattanº the priestº of Baalº beforeº the altars.º And the priestº appointedºª officersº¹ªª over² the houseº of the LORD.º 19 And he tookºª² the rulersº over hundreds,º and the captains,º and the guard,ºª and all² the peopleº of the land;º and they brought downºª² the kingº from the houseº² of the LORD,º and cameºª by the wayº of the gateº of the guardºª to the king'sº house.º And he satºª on² the throneº of the kings.º 20 And all² the peopleº of the landº rejoiced,ºª and the cityº was in quiet:ºª and they slewºª Athaliahº with the swordº [beside] the king'sº house.º 21 Sevenº yearsº oldº [was] Jehoashº when he began to reign.ºª

[17] Dt 5:2; 29:1; Jsh 24:25; 1S 10:25; 2S 5:3; 2K 11:4; 1Ch 11:3; 2Ch 15:12; 23:16; 29:10; 34:31; Ezr 10:3; Ne 5:12; 9:38; 10:28; Ro 13:1; 2Co 8:5.
[18] Ex 32:20; Dt 12:3; 13:5, 9; 1K 18:40; 2K 9:25; 10:26; 18:4; 23:4, 10, 14; 2Ch 21:17; 23:17, 18; 34:4, 7; Is 2:18; Zc 13:2.
[19] 1K 1:13; 2K 11:4, 5; 1Ch 29:23; 2Ch 23:5, 19; Jr 17:25; 22:4, 30; Mt 19:28; 25:31.
[20] 2K 11:14, 15; 2Ch 23:21; Pv 11:10; 29:2.
[21] 2K 11:4; 22:1; 2Ch 24:1.


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