1 And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. 2 But 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. 3 And 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. 5 And 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; 6 And 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. 7 And 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. 8 And 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. 9 And 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. 10 And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David’s spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD. 11 And 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. 12 And 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.
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. 14 And 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. 15 But 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. 16 And 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. 18 And 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. 19 And 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. 20 And 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. 21 Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.
Atalia usurpa o trono de Judá
2Cr 22.10-121 Quando Atalia, mãe de Acazias, viu que seu filho era morto, levantou-se e destruiu toda a descendência real. 2 Mas Jeoseba, filha do rei Jorão e irmã de Acazias, raptou Joás, filho de Acazias, do meio dos filhos do rei que seriam mortos e o pôs, juntamente com a sua babá, numa câmara interior; e, assim, o esconderam de Atalia, e ele não foi morto. 3 Joás esteve com ela, escondido na Casa do Senhor, durante seis anos; e Atalia reinava no país.
Joás é ungido rei de Judá
2Cr 23.1-114 No sétimo ano, Joiada mandou chamar os capitães dos cários e da guarda e reuniu-se com eles na Casa do Senhor. Fez uma aliança com eles, pedindo que jurassem na Casa do Senhor. Então lhes mostrou o filho do rei 5 e lhes deu ordem, dizendo:
— Isto é o que vocês devem fazer: uma terça parte de vocês, que entram de serviço no sábado, fará a guarda do palácio real; 6 outra terça parte estará ao portão Sur; e a outra terça parte, ao portão detrás da guarda; assim, vocês farão a guarda e a defesa deste palácio. 7 Os dois grupos que saem de serviço no sábado, estes todos farão a guarda da Casa do Senhor, junto ao rei. 8 Vocês devem rodear o rei, cada um de armas na mão. E, se alguém quiser entrar nas fileiras, que seja morto. Vocês devem acompanhar o rei aonde quer que ele for.
9 Os capitães de cem fizeram tudo o que o sacerdote Joiada lhes havia ordenado. Cada um reuniu os seus soldados, tanto os que entravam de serviço no sábado como os que saíam de serviço no sábado, e os levou ao sacerdote Joiada. 10 O sacerdote entregou aos capitães de cem as lanças e os escudos que haviam sido do rei Davi e que estavam na Casa do Senhor. 11 Os guardas se puseram, cada um de armas na mão, desde o lado direito da casa real até o seu lado esquerdo, e até o altar, e até o templo, para rodear o rei. 12 Então Joiada trouxe para fora Joás, o filho do rei, pôs a coroa na cabeça dele e lhe entregou o Livro do Testemunho. Eles o constituíram rei, o ungiram, bateram palmas e gritaram:
— Viva o rei!
A morte de Atalia
2Cr 23.12-1513 Quando Atalia ouviu o barulho dos guardas e do povo, veio para onde o povo estava, na Casa do Senhor. 14 Olhou, e eis que o rei estava junto à coluna, segundo o costume. Os capitães e os tocadores de trombetas estavam ao lado do rei, e todo o povo da terra se alegrava e tocava trombetas. Então Atalia rasgou as suas roupas e gritou:
— Traição! Traição!
15 Porém o sacerdote Joiada deu ordem aos capitães que comandavam as tropas, dizendo:
— Façam-na sair por entre as fileiras e, se alguém a seguir, matem-no à espada.
Porque o sacerdote tinha dito: “Não a matem na Casa do Senhor.”
16 Então eles a prenderam; e ela, pelo caminho da entrada dos cavalos, foi para o palácio real, onde a mataram.
A aliança de Joiada
2Cr 23.16-2117 Joiada fez uma aliança entre o Senhor, o rei e o povo, para serem eles o povo do Senhor. Fez também uma aliança entre o rei e o povo. 18 Então todo o povo da terra entrou no templo de Baal e o derrubaram, despedaçando os altares e as imagens de Baal. Matã, o sacerdote de Baal, foi morto diante dos altares.
O sacerdote Joiada pôs guardas sobre a Casa do Senhor. 19 Reuniu os capitães dos cários, os da guarda e todo o povo da terra, e todos estes conduziram o rei desde a Casa do Senhor até o palácio real, passando pelo portão da guarda. E Joás sentou-se no trono dos reis. 20 Todo o povo da terra se alegrou, e a cidade ficou tranquila, depois que mataram Atalia à espada, junto ao palácio real. 21 Joás tinha sete anos de idade quando o fizeram rei.