Jehoiada Makes Joash King; Athaliah Slain; Worship Of God Restored
2 Chronicles 23 KJV
1 And 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.
2 And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
3 And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD hath said of the sons of David.
4 This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;
5 And 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 the LORD.
6 But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.
7 And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.
8 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.
9 Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which were in the house of God.
10 And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.
11 Then they brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king.
12 Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:
13 And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.
14 Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges: and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the LORD.
15 So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there.
16 And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD'S people.
17 Then 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.
18 Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David.
19 And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
20 And 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 the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
21 And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.
Death Of Athaliah Athaliah And Joash Boy Joash Crowned King Joash Repairs The Temple Reigns Of Athaliah And Jehoash Over Judah Reigns Of Jehoahaz And Joash Over Israel Joash From The Decree Of Cyrus To The Dedication Of The Restored Temple Restoration Of The Temple Worship Legal Order Restored Worship And Walk Of The Believer-Priest Blind Man's Sight Restored Fear Makes Him Feign His Wife To Be His Sister Abraham Makes Intercession For Its Inhabitants Abimelech Makes A Covenant With Him Joseph Makes Them A Feast Joseph Makes Himself Known To His Brothers God Makes A Covenant With Them, Repeating Certain Duties He Who Makes A Singular Vow Must Be The Lord'S He Makes A Protestation Joash Defends His Son, And Calls Him Jerubbaal God Makes The Fountain En-Hakkore For Him In Lehi Of The Money That Micah First Stole, Then Restored, His Mother Makes Idols He Makes Ornaments For Them Elkanah, A Levite, Having Two Wives, Worships Yearly At Shiloh Divine Terror Makes Them Beat Themselves Abner Makes Ishbosheth King Of Israel He Makes Ziba His Farmer He Makes There A Great Conspiracy Solomon's Judgment Makes Him Renowned At The Prayer Of The Prophet Is Restored For Elisha's Miracle's Sake Has Her Land Restored By The King By Subtilty He Destroys All The Worshippers Of Baal Jehoash, Being Saved By Jehosheba His Aunt From Athaliah's Massacre, Jehoiada, Giving Order To The Captains, In The Seventh Year Anoints Him King Jehoiada Restores The Worship Of God Jehoash Reigns Well All The Days Of Jehoiada Joash Succeeds Him Elisha Dying, Prophesies To Joash Three Victories Over The Syrians Joash Gets Three Victories Over Ben-Hadad Is Imprisoned By Pharaoh Neco, Who Makes Jehoiakim King David In His Old Age Makes Solomon King Glory In The Temple, The People Worship Him Remaining Canaanites, Solomon Makes Tributaries, But The Israelites Rulers Abijah Succeeding Makes War Against Jeroboam Athaliah, Destroying All The Seed Royal, Save Joash, Usurps The Kingdom Jehoiada, Having Set Things In Order, Makes Joash King Athaliah Is Slain Joash Reigns Well All The Days Of Jehoiada Jehoiada's Death And Honorable Burial
