2 Kings 11:19-21

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁹ He took the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards,^(A) and all the people of the land, and they brought the king from the Lord’s temple. They entered the king’s palace by way of the guards’ gate. Then Joash^(B) sat on the throne of the kings. ²⁰ All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet, for they had put Athaliah to death by the sword in the king’s palace.

Judah’s King Joash

^21 [a]Joash^[b](C) was seven years old when he became king.^(D)