19 And he took the captains, (A)the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, marching through (B)the gate of the guards to the king's house. And he took his seat on the throne of the kings. 20 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been put to death with the sword at the king's house.

Jehoash Reigns in Judah

21 [a] (C)Jehoash[b] was seven years old when he began to reign.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:21 Ch 12:1 in Hebrew
  2. 2 Kings 11:21 Jehoash is an alternate spelling of Joash (son of Ahaziah) as in verse 2

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