2 Kings 11:2-4

Expanded Bible

² But Jehosheba, King Jehoram’s daughter and Ahaziah’s sister, took Joash [^Cabout a year old], Ahaziah’s son [^CJoash was also known as Jehoash]. She stole him away from among the other sons of the king who were about to be murdered. She put Joash and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, so he was not ·killed [murdered]. ³ He hid with her in the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord for six years. During that time Athaliah ·ruled [reigned over] the land.

⁴ In the seventh year Jehoiada sent for the ·commanders [captains] of groups of a hundred men, as well as the Carites [^Cmercenaries, probably a palace guard like the Kerethites and the Pelethites; 2 Sam. 8:18; 20:23]. He brought them together in the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord and ·made [^Lcut] an ·agreement [covenant; treaty] with them. There, in the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord, he ·made them promise loyalty [put them under oath], and then he showed them the king’s son.