2Ki 11 | NASB2020 | STEP | When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead , she arose and eliminated all the royal children .

2 Kings 11

Athaliah Queen of Judah

1 ^aWhen Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and eliminated all the royal ^{▼▼Lit seed}children. 2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, ^ctook Joash the son of Ahaziah and abducted him from among the king’s sons who were being put to death, and put him and his nurse in the bedroom. So they hid him from Athaliah, and he was not put to death. 3 So he was kept hidden with her in the house of the Lord for six years, while Athaliah was reigning over the land.

4 ^dNow in the seventh year Jehoiada sent orders and brought the captains of hundreds of ^ethe Carites and of the ^{▼▼Lit runners}guards, and brought them to himself at the house of the Lord. Then he made a covenant with them and put them under oath at the house of the Lord, and showed them the king’s son. 5 And he commanded them, saying, “This is the thing that you shall do: ^ga third of you, who come in on the Sabbath and keep watch over the king’s house 6 (a third also shall be at the gate Sur, and a third at the gate behind the ^{▼▼Lit runners}guards), ^{▼▼Lit and shall}shall keep watch over the house ^{▼▼Or possibly in shifts}for defense. 7 And two parts of you, all who go out on the Sabbath, shall also keep watch over the house of the Lord for the king. 8 Then you shall surround the king, each with his weapons in his hand; and whoever comes within the ranks shall be put to death. And ^kyou are to be with the king when he goes out and when he comes in.”

9 So the captains of hundreds ^lacted in accordance with everything that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each one of them took his men who were to come in on the Sabbath, along with those who were to go out on the Sabbath, and they came to Jehoiada the priest. 10 Then ^mthe priest gave the captains of hundreds the spears and shields that had been King David’s, which were in the house of the Lord. 11 The ^{▼▼Lit runners}guards stood, each with his weapons in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, by the altar and by the house, around the king. 12 Then he brought the king’s son out, and ^oput the crown on him and gave him ^pthe testimony; and they made him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, “ ^qLong live the king!”

13 ^rWhen Athaliah heard the noise of the guards and of the people, she came to the people at the house of the Lord. 14 And she looked, and behold, the king was standing ^sby the pillar according to the custom, with the captains and the ^{▼▼Lit trumpets}trumpeters beside the king; and ^uall the people of the land were joyful and were blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah ^vtore her clothes and cried out, “ ^wConspiracy! Conspiracy!” 15 And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were appointed over the army and said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks, and whoever follows her, put to death with the sword!” For the priest said, “She is not to be put to death at the house of the Lord.” 16 So they ^{▼▼Lit laid hands on her}seized her, and when ^{▼▼Lit she entered}they brought her to the horses’ entrance of the king’s house, she was ^zput to death there.

17 Then ^aaJehoiada made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people, that they would be the Lord’s people, and ^abbetween the king and the people. 18 And all the people of the land came to ^acthe house of Baal and tore it down; they thoroughly smashed ^adhis altars and his images in pieces, and they ^aekilled Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. Then the priest appointed sentries over the house of the Lord. 19 And he took the captains of hundreds and the ^afCarites, and the ^{▼▼Lit runners}guards and all the people of the land; and they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, and came by way of ^ahthe gate of the ^{▼▼Lit runners}guards to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings. 20 So ^ajall the people of the land rejoiced and the city was ^{▼▼Or quiet}peaceful. For they had put Athaliah to death with the sword at the king’s house.

21 ^{▼▼Ch 12:1 in Heb; Jehoash is another spelling of Joash in Heb
,} ^amJehoash was seven years old when he became king.