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And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
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When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal heirs.
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But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.
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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] being murdered; and they hid him and his nurse in the bedroom, from Athaliah, so that he was not killed.
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And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.
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So he was hidden with her in the house of the LORD for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land.
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And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son.
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In the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the captains of hundreds -- of the bodyguards and the escorts -- and brought them into the house of the LORD to him. And he made a covenant with them and took an oath from them in the house of the LORD, and showed them the king's son.
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And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house;
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Then he commanded them, saying, "This [is] what you shall do: One-third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall be keeping watch over the king's house,
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And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.
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"one-third [shall be] at the gate of Sur, and one-third at the gate behind the escorts. You shall keep the watch of the house, lest it be broken down.
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And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.
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"The two contingents of you who go off duty on the Sabbath shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD for the king.
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And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.
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"But you shall surround the king on all sides, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whoever comes within range, let him be put to death. You are to be with the king as he goes out and as he comes in."
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And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.
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So the captains of the hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. Each of them took his men who were to be on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were going off duty on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.
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And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD.
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And the priest gave the captains of hundreds the spears and shields which [had belonged] to King David, that were in the temple of the LORD.
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And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple.
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Then the escorts stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, all around the king, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, by the altar and the house.
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And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.
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And he brought out the king's son, put the crown on him, and [gave him] the Testimony; they made him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, "Long live the king!"
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And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.
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Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the escorts [and] the people, she came to the people [in] the temple of the LORD.
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And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.
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When she looked, there was the king standing by a pillar according to custom; and the leaders and the trumpeters were by the king. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. So Athaliah tore her clothes and cried out, "Treason! Treason!"
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But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD.
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And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the army, and said to them, "Take her outside under guard, and slay with the sword whoever follows her." For the priest had said, "Do not let her be killed in the house of the LORD."
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And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain.
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So they seized her; and she went by way of the horses' entrance [into] the king's house, and there she was killed.
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And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD'S people; between the king also and the people.
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Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD, the king, and the people, that they should be the LORD's people, and [also] between the king and the people.
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And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.
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And all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal, and tore it down. They thoroughly broke in pieces its altars and images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.
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And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
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Then he took the captains of hundreds, the bodyguards, the escorts, and all the people of the land; and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD, and went by way of the gate of the escorts to the king's house. Then he sat on the throne of the kings.
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And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house.
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So all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet, for they had slain Athaliah with the sword [in] the king's house.
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Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.
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Jehoash [was] seven years old when he became king.
