11:1 And Gotholia the mother of Ochozias saw
that her son was dead, and she destroyed all the seed royal.
11:2 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 he was not slain.
11:3 And he remained with her hid in the house of Yehovah six years: and
Gotholia reigned over the land.
11:4 And in the seventh year Jodae sent and took the captains of hundreds of
the Chorri and of the Rhasim, and brought them to him into the house of the
Lord, and made a covenant of Yehovah with them, and adjured them, and Jodae
shewed them the king's son.
11:5 And charged them, saying, This [is] the thing which ye shall do.
11:6 Let a third part of you go in [on] the sabbath-day, and keep ye the
watch of the king's house in the porch; and another third in the gate of the
high way, and a third at the gate behind the footmen; and keep ye the guard
of the house.
11:7 And there [shall be] two parties among you, even every one that goes
out on the Sabbath, and they shall keep the guard of Yehovah's house before
the king.
11:8 And do ye compass the king about every man with his weapon in his hand,
and he that goes into the ranges shall die: and they shall be with the king
in his going out and in his coming in.
11:9 And the captains of hundreds did all things that the wise Jodae
commanded; and they took each 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.
11:10 And the priest gave to the captains of hundreds the swords and spears
of king David that were in the house of Yehovah.
11:11 And the footmen stood each with his weapon I his hand from the right
corner of the house to the left corner of the house, [by] the altar and the
house round about the king.
11:12 And he brought forth the king's son, and put upon him the crown and
[gave him] the testimony; and he made him king, and anointed him: and they
clapped [their] hands, and said, Long live the king.
11:13 And Gotholia heard the sound of the people running, and she went in to
the people to the house of Yehovah.
11:14 And she looked, and, behold, the king stood near a pillar according to
the manner; and the singers and the trumpeters were before the king and all
the people of the land [even] rejoicing and sounding with trumpets: and
Gotholia rent her garments, and cried, A conspiracy, a conspiracy.
11:15 And Jodae the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were over
the host, and said to 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 her not however be slain in the house of Yehovah.
11:16 And they laid hands upon her, and went in by the way of the horses'
entrance into the house of Yehovah, and she was slain there.
11:17 And Jodae made a covenant between Yehovah and the king and the
people, that they should be Yehovah's people; also between the king and the
people.
11:18 And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and tore
it down, and completely broke in pieces his altars and his images, and they
slew Mathan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed
overseers over the house of Yehovah.
11:19 And he took the captains of the hundreds, and the Chorri, and the
Rhasim, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king out of the
house of Yehovah; and they went in by the way of the gate of the footmen of
the king's house, and seated him there on the throne of the kings.
11:20 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was at rest: and
they slew Gotholia with the sword in the house of the king.
11:21 Joas [was] seven years old when e began to reign. |
11:1 And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah
saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
11:2 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.
11:3 And he was with her hid in the house of Yehovah six years. And
Athaliah did reign over the land.
11:4 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 Yehovah, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them
in the house of Yehovah, and showed them the king's son.
11:5 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;
11:6 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.
11:7 And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall
keep the watch of the house of Yehovah about the king.
11:8 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.
11:9 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.
11:10 And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's
spears and shields, that were in the temple of Yehovah.
11:11 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.
11:12 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, Elohim save the king.
11:13 And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she
came to the people into the temple of Yehovah.
11:14 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.
11:15 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 Yehovah.
11:16 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.
11:17 And Jehoiada made a covenant between Yehovah and the king and the
people, that they should be Yehovah's people; between the king also and the
people.
11:18 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 Yehovah.
11:19 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 Yehovah, 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.
11:20 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.
11:21 Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign. |