2 Chronicles 22:10-12
Summary for 2Chr 22:10-12: 22:10-12 a Athaliah was never regarded as a legitimate monarch; she was given no royal formula of age or length of reign as were other rulers. Her destruction of the rest of Judah’s royal family concentrated on potential male successors; those who were ineligible to reign, such as Ahaziah’s sister, survived the slaughter. Jehosheba was Ahaziah’s half sister, the daughter of King Jehoram by a wife other than Athaliah. The six years of Athaliah’s reign were from 841 to 835 BC. 2 Chronicles 23:1-15
Summary for 2Chr 23:1-3: 23:1-3 b Jehoiada ... made a pact or covenant with key military officers, who solicited broad popular support among the Levites and clan leaders. The content of the people’s pact with Joash was expressed in Jehoiada’s declaration that the son of the king must become king.Summary for 2Chr 23:4-6: 23:4-6 c The most logical time for the coup was at the changing of the Temple guard, when there would be large movements of people. A third of the guards were coming on duty; they were stationed in three locations to perform their regular duties and to watch for any activity from the palace. The remainder of the armed force was stationed in the courtyards of the Lord’s Temple, providing a human wall to protect the king.
Summary for 2Chr 23:6-7: 23:6-7 d Because only the priests and Levites on duty may enter the Temple, the Levites were required to prevent anyone else from doing so.
23:11 e When the seven-year-old Joash was anointed and crowned as king, he was given a copy of the law, as the law commanded (see Deut 17:18-20 f).
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