19 And he took the captains of hundreds and the (A)Carites, and the [a]guards and all the people of the land; and they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, and came by way of (B)the gate of the [b]guards to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings. 20 So (C)all the people of the land rejoiced and the city was [c]peaceful. For they had put Athaliah to death with the sword at the king’s house.

21 [d](D)Jehoash was seven years old when he became king.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:19 Lit runners
  2. 2 Kings 11:19 Lit runners
  3. 2 Kings 11:20 Or quiet
  4. 2 Kings 11:21 Ch 12:1 in Heb; Jehoash is another spelling of Joash in Heb

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