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2 Kings 11
New International Version
2 Kings 11
New International Version
Athaliah and Joash(A)
11 When Athaliah(B) the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family. 2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram[a] and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash(C) son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes, who were about to be murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah; so he was not killed.(D) 3 He remained hidden with his nurse at the temple of the Lord for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
4 In the seventh year Jehoiada sent for the commanders of units of a hundred, the Carites(E) and the guards and had them brought to him at the temple of the Lord. He made a covenant with them and put them under oath at the temple of the Lord. Then he showed them the king’s son. 5 He commanded them, saying, “This is what you are to do: You who are in the three companies that are going on duty on the Sabbath(F)—a third of you guarding the royal palace,(G) 6 a third at the Sur Gate, and a third at the gate behind the guard, who take turns guarding the temple— 7 and you who are in the other two companies that normally go off Sabbath duty are all to guard the temple for the king. 8 Station yourselves around the king, each of you with weapon in hand. Anyone who approaches your ranks[b] is to be put to death. Stay close to the king wherever he goes.”
9 The commanders of units of a hundred did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. Each one took his men—those who were going on duty on the Sabbath and those who were going off duty—and came to Jehoiada the priest. 10 Then he gave the commanders the spears and shields(H) that had belonged to King David and that were in the temple of the Lord. 11 The guards, each with weapon in hand, stationed themselves around the king—near the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.
12 Jehoiada brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him; he presented him with a copy of the covenant(I) and proclaimed him king. They anointed(J) him, and the people clapped their hands(K) and shouted, “Long live the king!”(L)
13 When Athaliah heard the noise made by the guards and the people, she went to the people at the temple of the Lord. 14 She looked and there was the king, standing by the pillar,(M) as the custom was. The officers and the trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets.(N) Then Athaliah tore(O) her robes and called out, “Treason! Treason!”(P)
15 Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of units of a hundred, who were in charge of the troops: “Bring her out between the ranks[c] and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the temple(Q) of the Lord.” 16 So they seized her as she reached the place where the horses enter(R) the palace grounds, and there she was put to death.(S)
17 Jehoiada then made a covenant(T) between the Lord and the king and people that they would be the Lord’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.(U) 18 All the people of the land went to the temple(V) of Baal and tore it down. They smashed(W) the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest(X) of Baal in front of the altars.
Then Jehoiada the priest posted guards at the temple of the Lord. 19 He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites,(Y) the guards and all the people of the land, and together they brought the king down from the temple of the Lord and went into the palace, entering by way of the gate of the guards. The king then took his place on the royal throne. 20 All the people of the land rejoiced,(Z) and the city was calm, because Athaliah had been slain with the sword at the palace.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 11:2 Hebrew Joram, a variant of Jehoram
- 2 Kings 11:8 Or approaches the precincts
- 2 Kings 11:15 Or out from the precincts
- 2 Kings 11:21 Hebrew Jehoash, a variant of Joash
- 2 Kings 11:21 In Hebrew texts this verse (11:21) is numbered 12:1.
2 Kings 11
New King James Version
2 Kings 11
New King James Version
Athaliah Reigns in Judah(A)
11 When (B)Athaliah (C)the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was (D)dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal heirs. 2 But [a]Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of (E)Ahaziah, took [b]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. 3 So he was hidden with her in the house of the Lord for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land.
Joash Crowned King of Judah(F)
4 In (G)the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the captains of hundreds—of the bodyguards and the [c]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. 5 Then he commanded them, saying, “This is what you shall do: One-third of you who [d]come on duty (H)on the Sabbath shall be keeping watch over the king’s house, 6 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. 7 The two [e]contingents of you who go off duty on the Sabbath shall keep the watch of the house of the Lord for the king. 8 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.”
9 (I)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. 10 And the priest gave the captains of hundreds the spears and shields which had belonged to King David, (J)that were in the temple of the Lord. 11 Then the escorts stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, all around the king, from the right [f]side of the temple to the left side of the temple, by the altar and the house. 12 And he brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, and gave him the (K)Testimony;[g] they made him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, (L)“Long live the king!”
Death of Athaliah(M)
13 (N)Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the escorts and the people, she came to the people in the temple of the Lord. 14 When she looked, there was the king standing by (O)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!”
15 And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the army, and said to them, “Take her outside [h]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.” 16 So they seized her; and she went by way of the horses’ entrance into the king’s house, and there she was killed.
17 (P)Then Jehoiada (Q)made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people, and also (R)between the king and the people. 18 And all the people of the land went to the (S)temple of Baal, and tore it down. They thoroughly (T)broke in pieces its altars and [i]images, and (U)killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And (V)the priest appointed [j]officers over the house of the Lord. 19 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. 20 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. 21 Jehoash was (W)seven years old when he became king.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 11:2 Jehoshabeath, 2 Chr. 22:11
- 2 Kings 11:2 Or Jehoash
- 2 Kings 11:4 guards
- 2 Kings 11:5 Lit. enter in
- 2 Kings 11:7 companies
- 2 Kings 11:11 Lit. shoulder
- 2 Kings 11:12 Law, Ex. 25:16, 21; Deut. 31:9
- 2 Kings 11:15 Lit. between ranks
- 2 Kings 11:18 Idols
- 2 Kings 11:18 Lit. offices
2 Wa 11
Haitian Creole Version
2 Wa 11
Haitian Creole Version
11 ¶ Lè Atali, manman Okozyas, vin konnen yo te touye pitit li a, li bay lòd pou yo touye tout rès fanmi wa a.
2 Men lè yo t'ap touye pitit wa yo, Jocheba, pitit fi wa Joram, sè menm papa ak Okozyas la, te pran Joas, yonn nan pitit gason Okozyas yo, li kache l' ansanm ak moun ki te sèvi l' nouris la nan yon chanm kote moun dòmi nan tanp lan. Yo pa kite Atali wè Joas. Se konsa Joas pa mouri.
3 Joas rete kache nan tanp lan ansanm ak moun ki te sèvi l' nouris la pandan sizan. Atali menm t'ap gouvènen peyi a.
4 ¶ Sou setyèm lanne a, Jeojada, prèt la, fè chache tout kaptenn gadkò wa a ak tout chèf gad palè yo, li fè yo vin jwenn li nan tanp lan. La, li pran dizon ak yo, li fè yo fè sèman epi li moutre yo Joas, pitit wa a.
5 Apre sa, li ba yo lòd sa a: --Men sa nou pral fè! N'ap separe moun k'ap vin pran pòs jou repo a an twa gwoup menm fòs, yon gwoup va fè pòs nan palè wa a,
6 yon lòt gwoup va kanpe bò pòtay Sou a, dènye gwoup la va rete bò pòtay ki dèyè lòt gad yo. Y'a moute lagad nan palè wa a yonn apre lòt.
7 De gwoup gad k'ap leve pòs jou repo a va moute gad nan tanp Seyè a pou pwoteje wa a.
8 N'a fè yon gwo wonn ak wa a nan mitan. N'a kenbe zam nou nan men nou. Si yon moun ta vle pase nan mitan nou se pou nou touye l'. Kote wa a va fè, n'a fè avè l'.
9 Kaptenn yo fè tou sa Jeojada, prèt la, te ba yo lòd fè a. Yo pran tout gad yo, ni sa ki t'ap pran pòs jou repo a, ni sa ki t'ap leve pòs jou sa a tou, y' al jwenn Jeojada, prèt la.
10 Jeojada pran frenn ak plak pwotèj wa David yo ki te nan Tanp Seyè a, li bay kaptenn gad yo kenbe.
11 Gad yo menm, yo chak ak zam yo nan men yo, li ranje yo tout devan Tanp lan depi sou bò dwat rive sou bò gòch, yo fè wonn lotèl la pou pwoteje wa a.
12 Lè sa a, Jeojada fè pitit wa a soti. Li mete kouwòn lan sou tèt li, li renmèt li kontra Bondye a. Li vide lwil sou tèt li epi li deklare Joas wa. Tout moun bat bravo, yo pran rele: Viv wa a!
13 ¶ Lè Atali tande tout bri gad yo ak pèp la t'ap fè, li kouri al nan tanp lan kote moun yo te ye a.
14 Li wè wa a kanpe bò gwo poto a, jan sa te toujou fèt la. Tout chèf yo ak tout mizisyen yo te bò kote wa a, tout pèp la te kontan, yo t'ap kònen twonpèt. Lè Atali wè sa, kè l' kase. Li chire rad sou li, li rele: --Men yo moute yon konplo sou do m!
15 Lamenm Jeojada, prèt la, bay kaptenn ki t'ap kòmande lame a lòd sa a: --Pase nan mitan de ran sòlda yo avè l', mennen l' deyò. Touye nenpòt moun nou wè k'ap swiv li. Prèt la pa t' vle pou yo touye l' nan Tanp Seyè a.
16 Yo pran Atali, yo mennen l' nan palè wa a bò Pòtay Chwal yo. Se la yo touye l'.
17 ¶ Apre sa, Jeojada, prèt la, pase yon kontra ant Seyè a ak wa a ansanm ak pèp la. Dapre kontra a, yo rekonèt se pèp Seyè a yo ye. Li pase yon kontra tou ant wa a ak pèp la.
18 Lèfini, tout pèp la al nan tanp Baal la, yo demoli l'. Yo kraze tout lotèl yo ak tout estati yo byen kraze. Yo touye Matan, prèt Baal la, devan lotèl yo. Jeojada mete gad veye Tanp Seyè a.
19 Apre sa, li menm, kaptenn yo, gad wa yo, gad palè yo ak tout pèp la, yo soti nan Tanp lan ansanm ak wa a, y' ale nan palè wa a. Yo pase antre nan pòt gad yo. Joas al chita sou fotèy wa a.
20 Tout pèp la te kontan anpil. Yo te touye Atali ak kout nepe nan palè wa a. Apre sa, pa t' gen yon ti bri nan tout lavil la.
21 Joas te gen sètan lè l' moute wa.
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