1 Toe At lia, die moeder van Ah sia, sien dat haar seun dood was, het sy haar klaargemaak en die hele koninklike geslag omgebring.

2 Maar Jos,ba, die dogter van koning Joram, die suster van Ah sia, het Joas, die seun van Ah sia, geneem en hom gesteel onder die koning se seuns uit wat gedood moes word, en hom en sy pleegmoeder in die beddekamer gebring. So het hulle hom dan vir At lia weggesteek, sodat hy nie gedood is nie.

3 En hy was saam met haar in die huis van die HERE verborge, ses jaar lank, terwyl At lia oor die land regeer.

4 Maar in die sewende jaar het Jojada die owerstes oor honderd van die Kariërs en van die hardlopers laat haal en by hom in die huis van die HERE laat kom en met hulle 'n verbond gesluit onder eedswering in die huis van die HERE, en vir hulle die koning se seun gewys.

5 Daarna gee hy hulle bevel en sê: Dit moet julle doen: 'n derde deel van julle wat op die sabbat inkom, moet wag hou by die huis van die koning,

6 en 'n derde deel by die poort Sur, en 'n derde deel by die poort agter die hardlopers, en julle moet wag hou by die huis om dit te verdedig.

7 En die twee ander afdelings van julle, almal wat op die sabbat uitgaan, moet die wag by die huis van die HERE by die koning hou;

8 en julle moet rondom die koning gaan staan, elkeen met sy wapens in sy hand, en die een wat in die rye inkom, moet gedood word; en julle moet by die koning wees as hy uit-- en ingaan.

9 Die owerstes oor honderd het toe gedoen net soos die priester Jojada beveel het en elkeen sy manne geneem wat op die sabbat inkom saam met die wat op die sabbat uitgaan, en na die priester Jojada gekom.

10 En die priester het aan die owerstes oor honderd die spiese en die skilde van koning Dawid gegee wat in die huis van die HERE was.

11 En die hardlopers het gaan staan, elkeen met sy wapens in sy hand, van die regterkant van die huis af tot by die linkerkant van die huis na die altaar en na die huis toe, rondom by die koning.

12 Daarna het hy die seun van die koning uitgebring en aan hom die kroon en die Getuienis oorgegee; en hulle het hom koning gemaak en hom gesalf en met die hande geklap en gesê: Mag die koning lewe!

13 Toe At lia die stem van die hardlopers en van die volk hoor, het sy na die volk in die huis van die HERE gekom;

14 en toe sy die koning sien staan op die verhoog, volgens die gewoonte, met die owerstes en die trompetblasers by die koning, terwyl die hele volk van die land bly is en op die trompette blaas, skeur At lia haar klere en roep uit: Verraad, verraad!

15 Maar die priester Jojada het die owerstes oor honderd, die aanvoerders van die leër, bevel gegee en vir hulle gesê: Neem haar weg tot binne die rye in en maak dood met die swaard die wat agter haar aankom -- want die priester het gesê: Sy moet nie in die huis van die HERE gedood word nie.

16 En hulle het die hande aan haar geslaan, en sy het deur die ingang vir die perde in die huis van die koning gekom en is daar gedood.

17 En Jojada het die verbond gesluit tussen die HERE en die koning en die volk, dat hulle 'n volk van die HERE sou wees; ook tussen die koning en die volk.

18 Daarna het die hele volk van die land in die tempel van Ba„l ingegaan en dit afgebreek; sy altare en sy beelde het hulle kort en klein gebreek, en Mattan, die priester van Ba„l, voor die altare doodgeslaan. Verder het die priester wagte aangestel oor die huis van die HERE.

19 Toe neem hy die owerstes oor honderd en die Kariërs en die hardlopers en die hele volk van die land; en hulle het die koning afgebring uit die huis van die HERE en deur die poort van die hardlopers in die huis van die koning gegaan, en hy het op die koningstroon gaan sit.

20 En die hele volk van die land was bly, en die stad rustig. Maar hulle het At lia met die swaard in die huis van die koning gedood.

21 Joas was sewe jaar oud toe hy koning geword het.

1 Now when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she had all the rest of the seed of the kingdom put to death.

2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, secretly took Joash, the son of Ahaziah, with the woman who took care of him, away from among the king's sons who were put to death, and put him in the bedroom; and they kept him safe from Athaliah, so that he was not put to death.

3 And for six years she kept him safe in the house of the Lord, while Athaliah was ruling over the land.

4 Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the captains of hundreds of the Carians, and the armed men, and taking them into the house of the Lord, made an agreement with them, and made them take an oath in the house of the Lord, and let them see the king's son.

5 And he gave them orders, saying, This is what you are to do: the third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath and keep the watch of the king's house,

6 ...

7 And the two divisions of you, who go out on the Sabbath and keep the watch of the house of the Lord,

8 Will make a circle round the king, every man being armed; and whoever comes inside your lines is to be put to death; keep with the king, when he goes out and when he comes in.

9 And the captains of hundreds did as Jehoiada the priest gave them orders; every one took with him his men, those who came in and those who went out on the Sabbath, and they came in to Jehoiada the priest.

10 And the priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and body-covers which had been King David's, and which were kept in the house of the Lord.

11 Then the armed men took up their positions, every man with his instruments of war in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left, round about the altar and the house.

12 Then he made the king's son come out, and put the crown on him and the arm-bands, and made him king, and put the holy oil on him; and they all, making sounds of joy with their hands, said, Long life to the king.

13 Now Athaliah, hearing the noise made by the people, came to the people in the house of the Lord;

14 And looking, she saw the king in his regular place by the pillar, and the captains and the horns near him; and all the people of the land giving signs of joy and sounding the horns. Then Athaliah, violently parting her robes, gave a cry, saying, Broken faith, broken faith!

15 Then Jehoiada the priest gave orders to those who were placed in authority over the army, saying, Take her outside the lines, and let anyone who goes after her be put to death with the sword, for he said, Let her not be put to death in the house of the Lord.

16 So they put their hands on her, and she went to the king's house by the doorway of the horses, and there she was put to death.

17 And Jehoiada made an agreement between the Lord and the king and the people, that they would be the Lord's people; and in the same way between the king and the people.

18 Then all the people of the land went to the house of Baal and had it pulled down: its altars and images were all broken to bits, and Mattan, the priest of Baal, they put to death before the altars. And the priest put overseers over the Lord's house.

19 Then he took the captains of hundreds, and the Carians, and the armed men, and all the people of the land; and they came down with the king from the house of the Lord, through the doorway of the armed men, to the king's house. And he took his place on the seat of the kings.

20 So all the people of the land were glad, and the town was quiet; and they had put Athaliah to death with the sword at the king's house.

21 And Jehoash was seven years old when he became king.