1 Porém, no sétimo ano, Joiada se esforçou e tomou consigo em aliança os chefes das centenas: Azarias, filho de Jeroão, e Ismael, filho de Joanã, e Azarias, filho de Obede, e Maaseias, filho de Adaías, e Elisafate, filho de Zicri. 2 Estes rodearam Judá, e ajuntaram os levitas de todas as cidades de Judá e os cabeças dos pais de Israel, e vieram para Jerusalém. 3 E toda aquela congregação fez aliança com o rei na Casa de Deus; e Joiada lhes disse: Eis que o filho do rei reinará, como o Senhor falou a respeito dos filhos de Davi. 4 Esta é a coisa que haveis de fazer: uma terça parte de vós, sacerdotes e levitas que entram de sábado, será formada de porteiros; 5 e uma terça parte estará na casa do rei, e a outra terça parte, à porta do fundamento; e todo o povo estará nos pátios da Casa do Senhor. 6 Porém ninguém entre na Casa do Senhor, senão os sacerdotes e os levitas que ministram; estes entrarão porque santos são; mas todo o povo guardará o preceito do Senhor. 7 E os levitas rodearão ao rei, cada um com as armas na mão; e qualquer que entrar na casa morrerá; porém vós estareis com o rei quando entrar e quando sair.

8 E fizeram os levitas e todo o Judá conforme tudo o que ordenara o sacerdote Joiada; e tomou cada um os seus homens, os que entravam no sábado com os que saíam no sábado; porque o sacerdote Joiada não tinha despedido as turmas. 9 Também o sacerdote Joiada deu aos chefes das centenas as lanças, e os escudos, e as rodelas que foram do rei Davi, os quais estavam na Casa de Deus. 10 E dispôs todo o povo, e a cada um com as armas na mão, desde a banda direita da casa até à banda esquerda da casa, da banda do altar e da casa, à roda do rei. 11 Então, tiraram para fora ao filho do rei, e lhe puseram a coroa, e deram-lhe o testemunho, e o fizeram rei; e Joiada e seus filhos o ungiram e disseram: Viva o rei!

12 Ouvindo, pois, Atalia a voz do povo, que corria para louvar o rei, veio ao povo à Casa do Senhor. 13 E olhou, e eis que o rei estava perto da sua coluna, à entrada, e os chefes e as trombetas, junto ao rei; e todo o povo da terra estava alegre e tocava as trombetas; e também os cantores tocavam instrumentos músicos e davam a entender que se deviam cantar louvores; então, Atalia rasgou as suas vestes e clamou: Traição, traição! 14 Porém o sacerdote Joiada tirou para fora os capitães que estavam postos sobre o exército e disse-lhes: Tirai-a para fora das fileiras, e o que a seguir morrerá à espada; porque dissera o sacerdote: Não a matareis na Casa do Senhor. 15 E eles lhe lançaram as mãos, e ela foi à entrada da Porta dos Cavalos, da casa do rei; e ali a mataram.

16 E Joiada fez aliança entre si, e o povo, e o rei, para serem eles o povo do Senhor. 17 Depois, todo o povo entrou na casa de Baal e a derribou; eles quebraram os seus altares e as suas imagens e a Matã, sacerdote de Baal, mataram diante dos altares. 18 E Joiada ordenou os ofícios na Casa do Senhor, debaixo das mãos dos sacerdotes, os levitas a quem Davi designara na Casa do Senhor para oferecerem os holocaustos do Senhor, como está escrito na Lei de Moisés, com alegria e com canto, conforme a instituição de Davi. 19 E pôs porteiros às portas da Casa do Senhor, para que não entrasse nela ninguém imundo em coisa alguma. 20 E Joiada tomou os capitães de cem, e os poderosos, e os que tinham domínio entre o povo e todo o povo da terra, e conduziram o rei da Casa do Senhor, e entraram na casa do rei pela porta maior, e assentaram o rei no trono do reino. 21 E todo o povo da terra se alegrou, e a cidade ficou em paz, depois que mataram Atalia à espada.

1 And in the seventh year Yehoyada’ strengthened himself, and took the captains of the hundreds, ‘Azaryah the son of Jerocham and Yishma’el the son of Jehochanan, and ‘Azaryahu the son of ‘Obed, and Ma’asseyahu the son of ‘Adayahu, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, with him into a covenant.

2 And they moved about in Judah, and gathered the Levites together out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of the families of Israel; and they came to Jerusalem.

3 And all the congregation made a covenant in the house of God with the king. And he said unto them, Behold, the king’s son shall be king, as the Lord hath spoken concerning the sons of David.

4 This is the thing that ye shall do, A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be gatekeepers at the thresholds;

5 And a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the foundation–gate; and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.

6 But let none come into the house of the Lord, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites: they shall enter, for they are holy; but all the people shall keep the charge of the Lord.

7 And the Levites shall encompass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he who cometh into the house shall be put to death; and be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.

8 And the Levites and all Judah did in accordance with all that Yehoyada’ the priest had commanded, and they took every man his men that came in on the sabbath, with those that were to be relieved on the sabbath; for Yehoyada’ the priest had not dismissed the divisions.

9 And Yehoyada’ the priest gave to the captains of the hundreds the spears, and the shields, and the quivers, that belonged to king David, which were in the house of God.

10 And he placed all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the temple, all round about the king,

11 Then did they bring forth the king’s son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and they made him king. And Yehoyada’ and his sons anointed him, and said, Long live the king.

12 And when ‘Athalyah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the Lord.

13 And she looked, and behold, the king stood upon his stand at the entrance, and the princes and the trumpets were around the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew on trumpets; also the singers were there leading with instruments of music in the songs of praise; and ‘Athalyah rent her clothes, and said, "Treason, treason."

14 But Yehoyada’ the priest ordered the captains of the hundreds, the commanders of the army, to go out, and said unto them, Lead her forth to within the ranges; and he that followeth her shall be put to death with the sword. For the priest had said, Ye shall not put her to death in the house of the Lord.

15 And they made way for her: and she went to the entrance of the horse–gate by the king’s house, and they put her to death there.

16 And Yehoyada’ made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be a people unto the Lord.

17 And then came all the people into the house of Ba’al, and pulled it down, and his altars and his images did they break in pieces, and Mathhan the priest of Ba’al they slew before the altars.

18 And Yehoyada’ placed the supervision over the house of the Lord into the hand of the priests, the Levites, whom David had divided off over the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt–offerings of the Lord, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, after the manner of David.

19 And he appointed the gatekeepers over the gates of the house of the Lord, that none unclean in any thing should enter therein.

20 And he took the captains of the hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors over the people, and all the people of the land, and he brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and they came through the midst of the upper gate into the king’s house; and they caused the king to sit upon the throne of the kingdom.

21 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet; but ‘Athalyahu they had slain with the sword.