A Covenant is Made^(A)

¹⁷ Then Jehoiada entered into a covenant with the Lord, the king, and the people, that they would live as the Lord’s people, and also entered into a covenant with the king and the people. ¹⁸ Then all of the people of the land entered Baal’s temple, tore it down, and broke his altars and his images to pieces, killing Mattan the priest of Baal right in front of the altars. Furthermore, Jehoiada^[a] the priest appointed officers to guard the Lord’s Temple, ¹⁹ and brought the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, taking the king out of the Lord’s Temple, marching through the guard’s gate to the king’s palace, where Joash^[b] took his seat on the throne of the kings. ²⁰ After this, everyone throughout the land rejoiced and the city was at peace, because they had executed Athaliah at the king’s palace.