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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>2 Kings 11 NIV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/2_kings/11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/2_kings/11-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NIV</a> > 2 Kings 11</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_kings/10.htm" title="2 Kings 10">◄</a> 2 Kings 11 <a href="../2_kings/12.htm" title="2 Kings 12">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/2_kings/11.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="sectionhead">Athaliah and Joash</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Hebrew Joram, a variant of Jehoram">a</a></sup></span> and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes, who were about to be murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah; so he was not killed. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>He remained hidden with his nurse at the temple of the <span class="name">Lord</span> for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>In the seventh year Jehoiada sent for the commanders of units of a hundred, the Carites and the guards and had them brought to him at the temple of the <span class="name">Lord</span>. He made a covenant with them and put them under oath at the temple of the <span class="name">Lord</span>. Then he showed them the king’s son. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>He commanded them, saying, “This is what you are to do: You who are in the three companies that are going on duty on the Sabbath—a third of you guarding the royal palace, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>a third at the Sur Gate, and a third at the gate behind the guard, who take turns guarding the temple— <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>and you who are in the other two companies that normally go off Sabbath duty are all to guard the temple for the king. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Station yourselves around the king, each of you with weapon in hand. Anyone who approaches your ranks <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or approaches the precincts">b</a></sup></span> is to be put to death. Stay close to the king wherever he goes.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The commanders of units of a hundred did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. Each one took his men—those who were going on duty on the Sabbath and those who were going off duty—and came to Jehoiada the priest. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then he gave the commanders the spears and shields that had belonged to King David and that were in the temple of the <span class="name">Lord</span>. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The guards, each with weapon in hand, stationed themselves around the king—near the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Jehoiada brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him; he presented him with a copy of the covenant and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and shouted, “Long live the king!”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>When Athaliah heard the noise made by the guards and the people, she went to the people at the temple of the <span class="name">Lord</span>. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>She looked and there was the king, standing by the pillar, as the custom was. The officers and the trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her robes and called out, “Treason! Treason!”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of units of a hundred, who were in charge of the troops: “Bring her out between the ranks <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or out from the precincts">c</a></sup></span> and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the temple of the <span class="name">Lord</span>.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>So they seized her as she reached the place where the horses enter the palace grounds, and there she was put to death.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Jehoiada then made a covenant between the <span class="name">Lord</span> and the king and people that they would be the <span class="name">Lord</span>’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>All the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.</p><p class="reg">Then Jehoiada the priest posted guards at the temple of the <span class="name">Lord</span>. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards and all the people of the land, and together they brought the king down from the temple of the <span class="name">Lord</span> and went into the palace, entering by way of the gate of the guards. The king then took his place on the royal throne. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was calm, because Athaliah had been slain with the sword at the palace.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_kings/11-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Joash <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Hebrew Jehoash, a variant of Joash">d</a></sup></span> was seven years old when he began to reign. <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="In Hebrew texts this verse (11:21) is numbered 12:1.">e</a></sup></span> </p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> <span class="footnotebot">Hebrew <i>Joram,</i> a variant of <i>Jehoram</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>approaches the precincts</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>out from the precincts</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">d</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> <span class="footnotebot">Hebrew <i>Jehoash,</i> a variant of <i>Joash</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">e</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> <span class="footnotebot">In Hebrew texts this verse (11:21) is numbered 12:1.</span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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