1 No sétimo ano Joiada encorajou-se e fez um acordo com os líderes dos batalhões de cem: Azarias, filho de Jeroão, Ismael, filho de Joanã, Azarias, filho de Obede, Maaséias, filho de Adaías, e Elisafate, filho de Zicri.2 Eles percorreram todo o Judá e reuniram de todas as cidades, os levitas e os chefes das famílias israelitas. Quando chegaram a Jerusalém,3 toda a assembléia fez um acordo com o rei no templo de Deus. Joiada lhes disse: "Reinará o filho do rei, conforme o Senhor prometeu acerca dos descendentes de Davi.4 Vocês vão fazer o seguinte: Um terço de vocês, sacerdotes e levitas que entrarão de serviço no sábado, deverá ficar vigiando nas portas do templo;5 um terço, no palácio real; e um terço, na porta do Alicerce; e todo o povo estará nos pátios do templo do Senhor.6 Ninguém deverá entrar no templo do Senhor, exceto os sacerdotes e os levitas de serviço; esses podem entrar porque são consagrados, mas o povo deverá observar o que o Senhor lhes determinou.7 Os levitas deverão posicionar-se em torno do rei, todos de armas na mão. Matem todo aquele que entrar no templo. Acompanhem o rei aonde quer que ele for".8 Os levitas e todos os homens de Judá fizeram como o sacerdote Joiada havia ordenado. Cada um levou seus soldados, tanto os que estavam entrando de serviço no sábado como os que estavam saindo, pois o sacerdote Joiada não havia dispensado nenhuma das divisões.9 Então ele deu aos líderes dos batalhões de cem, as lanças e os escudos grandes e pequenos que haviam pertencido ao rei Davi, e que estavam no templo de Deus.10 Posicionou todos os homens, todos de arma na mão, em volta do rei, perto do altar e do templo, desde o lado sul até o lado norte do templo.11 Joiada e seus filhos trouxeram o filho do rei e o coroaram; entregaram-lhe uma cópia da aliança e o proclamaram rei, ungindo-o e gritando: "Viva o rei! "12 Quando Atalia ouviu o barulho do povo correndo e aclamando o rei, foi ao templo do Senhor, onde estava o povo.13 Lá ela viu o rei à entrada, de pé junto à coluna. Os oficiais e tocadores de cornetas estavam ao lado do rei, e todo o povo se alegrava ao som das cornetas; os músicos com seus instrumentos musicais dirigiam os louvores. Então Atalia rasgou suas vestes e gritou: "Traição! Traição! "14 O sacerdote Joiada ordenou aos líderes dos batalhões de cem que estavam no comando das tropas: "Levem-na para fora por entre as fileiras, e matem à espada todo que a seguir". Pois o sacerdote dissera: "Não a matem no templo do Senhor".15 Então eles a prenderam e levaram à porta dos Cavalos, no terreno do palácio, e lá a mataram.16 E Joiada fez um acordo pelo qual ele, o povo e o rei seriam o povo do Senhor.17 Então todo o povo foi ao templo de Baal e o derrubou. Despedaçaram os altares e os ídolos, e mataram Matã, sacerdote de Baal, em frente dos altares.18 E Joiada confiou a supervisão do templo do Senhor aos sacerdotes levitas, aos quais Davi tinha atribuído tarefas no templo, para apresentarem os holocaustos ao Senhor, conforme está escrito na lei de Moisés, com júbilo e cânticos, segundo as instruções de Davi.19 Também pôs guardas nas portas do templo do Senhor para que não entrasse ninguém que de alguma forma estivesse impuro.20 Levou consigo os líderes dos batalhões de cem, os nobres, os governantes do povo e todo o povo e, juntos, conduziram o rei do templo do Senhor ao palácio, passando pela porta superior, e instalaram o rei no trono;21 e todo o povo se alegrou. A cidade acalmou-se depois que Atalia foi morta à espada.

1 And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.2 And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers' [houses] of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.3 And all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, Look, the king's son will reign, as Yahweh has spoken concerning the sons of David.4 This is the thing that you{+} will do: a third part of you{+}, that come in on the Sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, will be porters of the thresholds;5 and a third part will be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people will be in the courts of the house of Yahweh.6 But let none come into the house of Yahweh, except the priests, and those who minister of the Levites; they will come in, for they are holy: but all the people will keep the charge of Yahweh.7 And the Levites will circle the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whoever comes into the house, let him be slain: and be{+} with the king when he comes in, and when he goes out.8 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men, those who were to come in on the Sabbath; with those who were to go out on the Sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss the courses.9 And Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which were in the house of God.10 And he set all the people, every man with 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 house, by the king round about.11 Then they brought out the king's son, and put the crown on him, and [gave him] the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they said, [Long] live the king.12 And when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of Yahweh:13 and she looked and saw that the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets; the singers also [played] on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason! Treason!14 And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the host, and said to them, Have her forth between the ranks; and whoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword: for the priest said, Don't slay her in the house of Yahweh.15 So they made way for her; and she went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king's house: and they slew her there.16 And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be Yahweh's people.17 And all the people went to the house of Baal, and broke it down, and broke his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.18 And Jehoiada appointed the officers of the house of Yahweh under the hand of the Levitical priests, whom David had distributed in the house of Yahweh, to offer the burnt-offerings of Yahweh, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, according to the order of David.19 And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Yahweh, that none who was unclean in anything should enter in.20 And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of Yahweh: and they came through the upper gate to the king's house, and set the king on the throne of the kingdom.21 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And Athaliah they had slain with the sword.