1 Now, when, Athaliah, mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.2 But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the kings sons that were being slainhim and his nurse, into the bedchamber,so she hid him from the face of Athaliah, that he was not slain.3 And he was with her, in the house of Yahweh, hiding himself, six years,while, Athaliah, was reigning over the land.4 But, in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent and took the captains over hundreds, of the Carian body-guard, and of the runners, and brought them unto him, in the house of Yahweh,and, when he had solemnised a Covenant with them, and put them on oath, in the house of Yahweh, then shewed he them the kings son;5 and commanded them, sayingThis, is the thing which ye must do,A third part of you, will be coming in on the sabbath, and keeping the watch of the house of the king;6 and, a third, in the side-gate; and, a third, in the gate behind the runners,so shall ye keep the watch of the house, by turns.7 And, two parts of you, are all that are going out on the sabbath,so shall ye keep the watch of the house of Yahweh, as touching the king.8 Thus shall ye encompass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand, and, he that cometh within the ranks, let him be slain,so be ye with the king, when he cometh out and when he goeth in.9 And the captains of hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they took every man his men who were coming in on the sabbath, with them who were going out on the sabbath,and came unto Jehoiada the priest.10 And the priest gave unto the captains of hundreds the spears and the shields which belonged to King David,which were in the house of Yahweh.11 And the runners stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the right corner of the house, as far as the left corner of the house, by the altar and the house,near the king, round about.12 Then brought he forth the kings son, and set upon him the crown, and the testimony, and they made him king, and anointed him,and clapped their hands, and saidMay the king live!13 And, when Athaliah heard the noise of the runners, the people, then came she in unto the people, in the house of Yahweh,14 and looked, and lo! the king, standing by the pillar, as the custom was, and the captains and the trumpeters, by the king, and, all the people of the land, rejoicing, and blowing with trumpets,so Athaliah rent her garments, and cried outConspiracy! conspiracy!15 And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundredsofficers of the force, and said unto themTake her forth into the inside of the ranks, and, he that cometh in after her, to slay with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be slain, in the house of Yahweh.16 So they made way for her, and she entered the road by which the horses approached the house of the king, and was slain there.17 And Jehoiada solemnised a covenant between Yahweh, and the king, and the people, that they should become a people unto Yahweh,also between the king and the people.18 And all the people of the land entered the house of Baal, and brake it down, his altars and his images, brake they in pieces, utterly, and, Mattan the priest of Baal, they slew before the altars,and the priest appointed officers over the house of Yahweh.19 And he took the captains of hundreds and the Carian bodyguard, and the runners, and all the people of the land, and they brought down the king out of the house of Yahweh, and they came, by way of the gate of the runners, into the house of the king,and he took his seat on the throne of the kings;20 and all the people of the land rejoiced, and, the city, had rest,when they had put, Athaliah, to death with the sword, in the house of the king.21 Seven years old, was Jehoash, when he began to reign.

1 Vendo, pois, Atalia, mãe de Acazias, que seu filho era morto, levantou-se e destruiu toda a descendência real. 2 Mas Jeoseba, filha do rei Jeorão, irmã de Acazias, tomou a Joás, filho de Acazias, e o furtou dentre os filhos do rei, aos quais matavam, e o pôs, a ele e à sua ama, na recâmara, e o escondeu de Atalia, e assim não o mataram. 3 E Jeoseba o teve escondido na Casa do Senhor seis anos; e Atalia reinava sobre a terra.

4 E, no sétimo ano, mandou Joiada chamar os centuriões, com os capitães e com os da guarda, e os meteu consigo na Casa do Senhor; e fez com eles um concerto, e os ajuramentou na Casa do Senhor, e lhes mostrou o filho do rei. 5 E deu-lhes ordem, dizendo: Esta é a obra que vós haveis de fazer: uma terça parte de vós, que entra no sábado, fará a guarda da casa do rei; 6 e outra terça parte estará à porta Sur; e a outra terça parte, à porta detrás dos da guarda; assim, fareis a guarda desta casa, afastando a todos. 7 E as duas partes de vós, a saber, todos os que saem no sábado, farão a guarda da Casa do Senhor, junto ao rei. 8 E rodeareis o rei, cada um com as suas armas nas mãos, e aquele que entrar entre as fileiras deverá ser morto; e vós estareis com o rei quando sair e quando entrar. 9 Fizeram, pois, os centuriões conforme tudo quanto ordenara o sacerdote Joiada, tomando cada um os seus homens, tanto aos que entravam no sábado como aos que saíam no sábado; e vieram ao sacerdote Joiada. 10 E o sacerdote deu aos centuriões as lanças e os escudos que haviam sido do rei Davi, que estavam na Casa do Senhor. 11 E os da guarda se puseram, cada um com as armas na mão, desde o lado direito da casa até ao lado esquerdo da casa, da banda do altar e da banda da casa, junto ao rei em redor. 12 Então, ele tirou o filho do rei, e lhe pôs a coroa, e lhe deu o testemunho; e o fizeram rei, e o ungiram, e bateram as mãos, e disseram: Viva o rei!

13 E Atalia, ouvindo a voz dos da guarda e do povo, entrou ao povo na Casa do Senhor. 14 E olhou, e eis que o rei estava junto à coluna, conforme o costume, e os capitães e as trombetas, junto ao rei, e todo o povo da terra estava alegre e tocava as trombetas; então, Atalia rasgou as suas vestes e clamou: Traição! Traição! 15 Porém o sacerdote Joiada deu ordem aos centuriões que comandavam as tropas e disse-lhes: Tirai-a para fora das fileiras, e a quem a seguir, matai-o à espada. Porque o sacerdote disse: Não a matem na Casa do Senhor. 16 E lançaram mão dela; e ela foi pelo caminho da entrada dos cavalos, à casa do rei, e ali a mataram.

17 E Joiada fez um concerto entre o Senhor, e o rei, e o povo, que seria o povo do Senhor; como também entre o rei e o povo. 18 Então, todo o povo da terra entrou na casa de Baal, e a derribaram, como também os seus altares e as suas imagens totalmente quebraram, e a Matã, sacerdote de Baal, mataram perante os altares; então, o sacerdote pôs oficiais sobre a Casa do Senhor. 19 E tomou os centuriões, e os capitães, e os da guarda, e todo o povo da terra; e conduziram da Casa do Senhor o rei e vieram, pelo caminho da porta dos da guarda, à casa do rei, e ele se assentou no trono dos reis. 20 E todo o povo da terra se alegrou, e a cidade repousou, depois que mataram Atalia à espada, junto à casa do rei. 21 Era Joás da idade de sete anos quando o fizeram rei.