1 Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal offspring. 2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were slain, even him and his nurse, and put them in the bedroom; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. 3 He was with her hidden in Yahweh’s house six years while Athaliah reigned over the land.

4 In the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into Yahweh’s house; and he made a covenant with them, and made a covenant with them in Yahweh’s house, and showed them the king’s son. 5 He commanded them, saying, "This is what you must do: a third of you, who come in on the Sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king’s house; 6 a third of you shall be at the gate Sur; and a third of you at the gate behind the guard. So you shall keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier. 7 The two companies of you, even all who go out on the Sabbath, shall keep the watch of Yahweh’s house around the king. 8 You shall surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he who comes within the ranks, let him be slain. Be with the king when he goes out, and when he comes in."

9 The captains over hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they each took his men, those who were to come in on the Sabbath with those who were to go out on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. 10 The priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been king David’s, which were in Yahweh’s house. 11 The guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, around the king. 12 Then he brought out the king’s son, and put the crown on him, and gave him the covenant; and they made him king and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, "Long live the king!"

13 When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into Yahweh’s house; 14 and she looked, and behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the tradition was, with the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, "Treason! Treason!"

15 Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, "Bring her out between the ranks. Kill anyone who follows her with the sword." For the priest said, "Don’t let her be slain in Yahweh’s house." 16 So they seized her; and she went by the way of the horses’ entry to the king’s house, and she was slain there.

17 Jehoiada made a covenant between Yahweh and the king and the people, that they should be Yahweh’s people; also between the king and the people. 18 All the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and broke it down. They broke his altars and his images in pieces thoroughly, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. The priest appointed officers over Yahweh’s house. 19 He took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from Yahweh’s house, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. He sat on the throne of the kings. 20 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. They had slain Athaliah with the sword at the king’s house.

21 Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

1 Quando Atalia, mãe de Acazias, viu que seu filho era morto, levantou-se e destruiu toda a descendência real. 2 Mas Jeoseba, filha do rei Jorão e irmã de Acazias, raptou Joás, filho de Acazias, do meio dos filhos do rei que seriam mortos e o pôs, juntamente com a sua babá, numa câmara interior; e, assim, o esconderam de Atalia, e ele não foi morto. 3 Joás esteve com ela, escondido na Casa do Senhor, durante seis anos; e Atalia reinava no país.

4 No sétimo ano, Joiada mandou chamar os capitães dos cários e da guarda e reuniu-se com eles na Casa do Senhor. Fez uma aliança com eles, pedindo que jurassem na Casa do Senhor. Então lhes mostrou o filho do rei 5 e lhes deu ordem, dizendo:

— Isto é o que vocês devem fazer: uma terça parte de vocês, que entram de serviço no sábado, fará a guarda do palácio real; 6 outra terça parte estará ao portão Sur; e a outra terça parte, ao portão detrás da guarda; assim, vocês farão a guarda e a defesa deste palácio. 7 Os dois grupos que saem de serviço no sábado, estes todos farão a guarda da Casa do Senhor, junto ao rei. 8 Vocês devem rodear o rei, cada um de armas na mão. E, se alguém quiser entrar nas fileiras, que seja morto. Vocês devem acompanhar o rei aonde quer que ele for.

9 Os capitães de cem fizeram tudo o que o sacerdote Joiada lhes havia ordenado. Cada um reuniu os seus soldados, tanto os que entravam de serviço no sábado como os que saíam de serviço no sábado, e os levou ao sacerdote Joiada. 10 O sacerdote entregou aos capitães de cem as lanças e os escudos que haviam sido do rei Davi e que estavam na Casa do Senhor. 11 Os guardas se puseram, cada um de armas na mão, desde o lado direito da casa real até o seu lado esquerdo, e até o altar, e até o templo, para rodear o rei. 12 Então Joiada trouxe para fora Joás, o filho do rei, pôs a coroa na cabeça dele e lhe entregou o Livro do Testemunho. Eles o constituíram rei, o ungiram, bateram palmas e gritaram:

— Viva o rei!

13 Quando Atalia ouviu o barulho dos guardas e do povo, veio para onde o povo estava, na Casa do Senhor. 14 Olhou, e eis que o rei estava junto à coluna, segundo o costume. Os capitães e os tocadores de trombetas estavam ao lado do rei, e todo o povo da terra se alegrava e tocava trombetas. Então Atalia rasgou as suas roupas e gritou:

— Traição! Traição!

15 Porém o sacerdote Joiada deu ordem aos capitães que comandavam as tropas, dizendo:

— Façam-na sair por entre as fileiras e, se alguém a seguir, matem-no à espada.

Porque o sacerdote tinha dito: "Não a matem na Casa do Senhor."

16 Então eles a prenderam; e ela, pelo caminho da entrada dos cavalos, foi para o palácio real, onde a mataram.

17 Joiada fez uma aliança entre o Senhor, o rei e o povo, para serem eles o povo do Senhor. Fez também uma aliança entre o rei e o povo. 18 Então todo o povo da terra entrou no templo de Baal e o derrubaram, despedaçando os altares e as imagens de Baal. Matã, o sacerdote de Baal, foi morto diante dos altares.

O sacerdote Joiada pôs guardas sobre a Casa do Senhor. 19 Reuniu os capitães dos cários, os da guarda e todo o povo da terra, e todos estes conduziram o rei desde a Casa do Senhor até o palácio real, passando pelo portão da guarda. E Joás sentou-se no trono dos reis. 20 Todo o povo da terra se alegrou, e a cidade ficou tranquila, depois que mataram Atalia à espada, junto ao palácio real. 21 Joás tinha sete anos de idade quando o fizeram rei.