Athaliah Queen of Judah

11 ^(A)When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose and destroyed all the royal ^[a]offspring. ² But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, ^(B)took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him from among the king’s sons who were being put to death, and placed him and his nurse in the bedroom. So they hid him from Athaliah, and he was not put to death. ³ So he was hidden with her in the house of the Lord six years, while Athaliah was reigning over the land.

^4 (C)Now in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the captains of hundreds of ^(D)the Carites and of the ^[b]guard, and brought them to him in the house of the Lord. Then he made a covenant with them and put them under oath in the house of the Lord, and showed them the king’s son. ⁵ He commanded them, saying, “This is the thing that you shall do: ^(E)one third of you, who come in on the sabbath and keep watch over the king’s house ⁶ (one third also shall be at the gate Sur, and one third at the gate behind the ^[c]guards), ^[d]shall keep watch over the house for defense. ⁷ Two parts of you, even all who go out on the sabbath, shall also keep watch over the house of the Lord for the king. ⁸ Then you shall surround the king, each with his weapons in his hand; and whoever comes within the ranks shall be put to death. And ^(F)be with the king when he goes out and when he comes in.”

⁹ So the captains of hundreds ^(G)did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each one of them took his men who were to come in on the sabbath, with those who were to go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. ^10 (H)The priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and shields that had been King David’s, which were in the house of the Lord. ¹¹ The ^[e]guards stood each with his weapons in his hand, from the right ^[f]side of the house to the left ^[g]side of the house, by the altar and by the house, around the king. ¹² Then he brought the king’s son out and ^(I)put the crown on him and gave him ^(J)the testimony; and they made him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, “^(K)Long live the king!”

^13 (L)When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people in the house of the Lord. ¹⁴ She looked and behold, the king was standing ^(M)by the pillar, according to the custom, with the captains and the ^[h]trumpeters beside the king; and ^(N)all the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah ^(O)tore her clothes and cried, “^(P)Treason! Treason!” ¹⁵ And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were appointed over the army and said to them, “Bring her out ^[i]between the ranks, and whoever follows her put to death with the sword.” For the priest said, “Let her not be put to death in the house of the Lord.” ¹⁶ So they ^[j]seized her, and when she arrived at the horses’ entrance of the king’s house, she was ^(Q)put to death there.

¹⁷ Then ^(R)Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they would be the Lord’s people, also ^(S)between the king and the people. ¹⁸ All the people of the land went to ^(T)the house of Baal, and tore it down; ^(U)his altars and his images they broke in pieces thoroughly, and ^(V)killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed ^[k]officers over the house of the Lord. ¹⁹ He took the captains of hundreds and the ^(W)Carites and the ^[l]guards and all the people of the land; and they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of ^(X)the gate of the ^[m]guards to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings. ²⁰ So ^(Y)all the people of the land rejoiced and the city was quiet. For they had put Athaliah to death with the sword at the king’s house.

^21 [n](Z)Jehoash was seven years old when he became king.

Miracles and Healing

^21 (A)When Jesus had crossed over again in ^(B)the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him; and so He ^[a]stayed ^(C)by the seashore. ^22 (D)One of ^(E)the synagogue ^[b]officials named Jairus *came up, and on seeing Him, *fell at His feet ²³ and *implored Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death; please come and ^(F)lay Your hands on her, so that she will ^[c]get well and live.” ²⁴ And He went off with him; and a large crowd was following Him and pressing in on Him.

²⁵ A woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years, ²⁶ and had endured much at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but rather had grown worse— ²⁷ after hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind Him and touched His ^[d]cloak. ²⁸ For she ^[e]thought, “If I just touch His garments, I will ^[f]get well.” ²⁹ Immediately the flow of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her ^(G)affliction. ³⁰ Immediately Jesus, perceiving in Himself that ^(H)the power proceeding from Him had gone forth, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My garments?” ³¹ And His disciples said to Him, “You see the crowd pressing in on You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’” ³² And He looked around to see the woman who had done this. ³³ But the woman fearing and trembling, aware of what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. ³⁴ And He said to her, “Daughter, ^(I)your faith has ^[g]made you well; ^(J)go in peace and be healed of your ^(K)affliction.”

³⁵ While He was still speaking, they *came from the house of the ^(L)synagogue official, saying, “Your daughter has died; why trouble the Teacher anymore?” ³⁶ But Jesus, overhearing what was being spoken, *said to the ^(M)synagogue official, “^(N)Do not be afraid any longer, only ^[h]believe.” ³⁷ And He allowed no one to accompany Him, except ^(O)Peter and ^[i]James and John the brother of ^[j]James. ³⁸ They *came to the house of the ^(P)synagogue official; and He *saw a commotion, and people loudly weeping and wailing. ³⁹ And entering in, He *said to them, “Why make a commotion and weep? The child has not died, but is asleep.” ⁴⁰ They began laughing at Him. But putting them all out, He *took along the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and *entered the room where the child was. ⁴¹ Taking the child by the hand, He *said to her, “Talitha kum!” (which translated means, “Little girl, ^(Q)I say to you, get up!”). ⁴² Immediately the girl got up and began to walk, for she was twelve years old. And immediately they were completely astounded. ⁴³ And He ^(R)gave them strict orders that no one should know about this, and He said that something should be given her to eat.