2Ki 11 | EngLXX | STEP | And Gotholia the mother of Ochozias saw that her son was dead, and she destroyed all theseed royal.

2 Kings 11

1 And Gotholia the mother of Ochozias saw that her son was dead, and she destroyed all theseed royal. 2 And Josabee daughter of king Joram, sister of Ochozias, took Joas the son of her brother,and stole him from among the king's sons that were put to death,secreting him and his nurse in the bedchamber, and hid him from the face of Gotholia, and hewas not slain. 3 And he remained with her hid in the house of the Lord six years: and Gotholia reignedover the land. 4 And in the seventh year Jodae sent and took the captains of hundreds of the Chorri andof the Rhasim, and brought them to him into the house of the Lord, and made a covenant of the Lord withthem, and adjured them, and Jodae showed them the king's son. 5 And charged them, saying, Thisis the thing which you⌃ shall do. 6 Let a third part of you go inon the sabbath-day, and keep you⌃ the watch of the king's house in the porch; and another thirdin the gate of the high way, and a third at the gate behind the footmen; and keep you⌃ the guard of thehouse. 7 And thereshall be two parties among you, even every one that goes out on the Sabbath, and they shallkeep the guard of the Lord's house before the king. 8 And do you⌃ compass the king about every man with his weapon in his hand, and he thatgoes into the ranges shall die: and they shall be with the king in his going out and in his coming in. 9 And the captains of hundreds did all things that the wise Jodae commanded; and they tookeach his men, both those that went in on the sabbath-day, and those that went out on the sabbath-day,and went in to Jodae the priest. 10 And the priest gave to the captains of hundreds the swords and spears of king David thatwere in the house of the Lord. 11 And the footmen stood each with his weapon in his hand from the right corner of the houseto the left corner of the house,by the altar and the house round about the king. 12 And he brought forth the king's son, and put upon him the crown andgave him the testimony; and he made him king, and anointed him: and they clappedtheir hands, and said, Long live the king. 13 And Gotholia heard the sound of the people running, and she went in to the people tothe house of the Lord. 14 And she looked, and, behold, the king stood near a pillar according to the manner; andthe singers and the trumpeters were before the king and all the people of the landeven rejoicing and sounding with trumpets: and Gotholia tore her garments, and cried, A conspiracy,a conspiracy. 15 And Jodae the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were over the host, and saidto them, Bring her forth without the ranges,and he that goes in after her shall certainly die by the sword. For the priest said, Let hernot however be slain in the house of the Lord. 16 And they laid hands upon her, and went in by the way of the horses' entrance into thehouse of the Lord, and she was slain there. 17 And Jodae made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they shouldbe the Lord's people; also between the king and the people. 18 And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and tore it down, and completelybroke in pieces his altars and his images, and they killed Mathan the priest of Baal before the altars.And the priest appointed overseers over the house of the Lord. 19 And he took the captains of the hundreds, and the Chorri, and the Rhasim, and all thepeople of the land, and brought down the king out of the house of the Lord; and they went in by the wayof the gate of the footmen of the king's house, and seated him there on the throne of the kings. 20 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was at rest: and they killed Gotholiawith the sword in the house of the king. 21 Joaswas seven years old when he began to reign.