2 Kings 11:16-18

Common English Bible

¹⁶ They arrested her when she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate at the royal palace. She was executed there.

¹⁷ Jehoiada then made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people, that the people would belong to the Lord. The king and the people also made a covenant. ¹⁸ Then all the people of the land went to Baal’s temple and tore it down, smashing its altars and images into pieces. They executed Mattan, Baal’s priest, in front of the altars. The priest Jehoiada posted guards at the Lord’s temple.