2 Kings 11:11-13

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¹¹ The guards held their weapons in their hands. They stood around the king to keep him safe. They stood in a line from the south side of the temple to the north side. They were around the altar at the front of the temple.

¹² Then Jehoiada brought the king's son out of the temple room. He put the crown onto Joash's head. He gave him a copy of the royal covenant. They poured olive oil on his head to show that he was now the king. They clapped their hands and they shouted, ‘May the king have a long life!’

¹³ Queen Athaliah heard the soldiers and the people as they were shouting. So she went to the Lord's temple where all the people were.