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drb @2Kings:11:1 @And Athalia the mother of Ochozias seeing that her son was dead , arose , and slew all the royal seed . drb @2Kings:11:2 @But Josaba the daughter of king Joram , sister of Ochozias , took Joas the son of Ochozias , and stole him from among the king 's sons that were slain , out of the bedchamber with his nurse : and hid him from the face of Athalia , so that he was not slain . drb @2Kings:11:3 @And he was with her six years hid in the house of the Lord . And Athalia reigned over the land . drb @2Kings:11:4 @And in the seventh year Joiada seat , and taking the centurions and the soldiers , brought them in to him into the temple of the Lord , and made a covenant with them : and taking an oath of them in the house of the Lord , shewed them the king 's son : drb @2Kings:11:5 @And he commanded them , saying : This is the thing that you must do : drb @2Kings:11:6 @Let a third part of you go in on the sabbath , and keep the watch of the king 's house . And let a third part be at the gate of Sur : and let a third part be at the gate behind the dwelling of the shieldbearers : and you shall keep the watch of the house of Messa . drb @2Kings:11:7 @But let two parts of you , all that go forth on the sabbath , keep the watch of the house of the Lord about the king . drb @2Kings:11:8 @And you shall compass him round about , having weapons in your hands : and if any man shall enter the precinct of the temple , let him be slain : and you shall be with the king coming in and going out . drb @2Kings:11:9 @And the centurions did according to all things that Joiada the priest had commanded them : and taking every one their men , that went in on the sabbath , with them that went out on the sabbath , came to Joiada the priest . drb @2Kings:11:10 @And he gave them the spears , and the arms of king David , which were in the house of the Lord . drb @2Kings:11:11 @And they stood having every one their weapons in their hands , from the right side of the temple , unto the left side of the altar , and of the temple , about the king drb @2Kings:11:12 @And he brought forth the king 's son , and put the diadem upon him , and the testimony : and they made him king , and anointed him : and clapping their hands . they said , God save the king . drb @2Kings:11:13 @And Athalia heard the noise of the people running : and going in to the people into the temple of the Lord , drb @2Kings:11:14 @She saw the king standing upon a tribunal , as the manner was , and the singers , and the trumpets near him , and all the people of the land rejoicing , and sounding the trumpets : and she rent her garments , and cried : A conspiracy , a conspiracy . drb @2Kings:11:15 @But Joiada commended the centurions that were over the army , and said to them : Have her forth without the precinct of the temple , and whosoever shall follow her , let him be slain with the sword . For the priest had said : Let her not be slain in the temple of the Lord . drb @2Kings:11:16 @And they laid hands on her : and thrust her out by the way by which the horses go in , by the palace , and she was slain there . drb @2Kings:11:17 @And Joiada made a covenant between the Lord , and the king , and the people , that they should be the people of the Lord , and between the king and the people . drb @2Kings:11:18 @And all the people of the land went into the temple of Baal , and broke down his altars , and his images they broke in pieces thoroughly : they slew also Mathan the priest of Baal before the altar . And the priest set guards in the house of the Lord . drb @2Kings:11:19 @And he took the centurions , and the bands of the Cerethi and the Phelethi , and all the people of the land , and they brought the king from the house of the Lord : and they came by the way of the gate of the shieldbearers into the palace . and he sat on the throne of the kings . drb @2Kings:11:20 @And all the people of the land rejoiced , and the city was quiet : but Athalia was slain with the sword in the king 's house . drb @2Kings:11:21 @Now Joas was seven years old , when he began to reign .

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