19 He took the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards,(A) and all the people of the land, and they brought the king from the Lord’s temple. They entered the king’s palace by way of the guards’ gate. Then Joash(B) sat on the throne of the kings. 20 All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet, for they had put Athaliah to death by the sword in the king’s palace.

Judah’s King Joash

21 Joash[a](C) was seven years old when he became king.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 11:21 = The Lord Has Bestowed

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