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23 Haddaba sannaddii toddobaad ayaa Yehooyaadaac xoog isgeliyey oo wuxuu soo kaxaystay oo axdi la dhigtay boqol-u-taliyayaashii ahaa Casaryaah ina Yeroxaam, iyo Ismaaciil ina Yehooxaanaan, iyo Casaryaah ina Coobeed, iyo Macaseeyaah ina Cadaayaah, iyo Eliishaafaad ina Sikrii. Oo iyana waxay ku soo wada wareegeen dalkii Yahuudah, oo magaalooyinkii dalka Yahuudah oo dhan waxay ka soo wada urursadeen kuwii reer Laawi iyo madaxdii qolooyinka dadka Israa'iil oo waxay wada yimaadeen Yeruusaalem. Markaasaa shirkii oo dhammu axdi boqorkii kula dhigtay guriga Ilaah, oo wuxuu iyagii ku yidhi, Bal eega, boqorka wiilkiisu isagaa boqor noqon doonee, sidii Rabbigu uu kaga hadlay farcanka Daa'uud. Haddaba idinku sidan yeela: qaybtiinna saddexaad ee sabtida gasha oo ah reer Laawi iyo wadaaddadu, waa inay ahaadaan iridjoogayaal albaabbada jooga, oo meel saddexaadna waa inay guriga boqorka joogaan, meel saddexaadna ha joogeen iridda aasaaska agteeda, oo dadka oo dhammuna waa inay ku wada jiraan guriga Rabbiga barxadihiisa. Laakiinse guriga Rabbiga gudihiisa yuusan ninna soo gelin wadaaddada iyo kuwa reer Laawi oo adeegaya mooyaane, iyagu ha soo galeen, waayo, iyagu waa quduus, laakiinse dadka oo dhammu waa inay Rabbiga amarkiisa dhawraan. Oo reer Laawi boqorka ha isku wareejiyeen iyadoo nin waluba hubkiisa gacanta ku haysto, oo ku alla kii guriga gudihiisa soo gala ha la dilo, oo idinku boqorkana la jira markuu baxayo iyo markuu soo gelayoba. Sidaas daraaddeed reer Laawi iyo dadkii Yahuudah oo dhammuba way wada yeeleen wixii uu wadaadkii Yehooyaadaac ahaa ku amray oo dhan, oo nin waluba wuxuu kaxeeyey raggiisii sabtida geli lahaa iyo kuwii sabtida bixi lahaaba, maxaa yeelay, wadaadkii Yehooyaadaac ahaa ma uu kala dirin guutooyinkii. Markaasaa wadaadkii Yehooyaadaac ahaa boqol-u-taliyayaashii siiyey warmihii iyo gaashaammadii waaweynaa iyo gaashaammadii yaryaraa oo Boqor Daa'uud lahaa oo guriga Ilaah yiil. 10 Oo dadkii oo dhanna wuxuu ka dhigay in nin waluba hubkiisa gacanta ku haysto oo ay istaagaan guriga dhankiisa midig ilaa dhankiisa bidix iyo tan iyo meesha allabariga agteeda iyo guriga agtiisa, oo boqorkii bayna isku wareejiyeen. 11 Markaasay wiilka boqorka soo bixiyeen, oo waxay u saareen taajkii, markhaatifurkiina way siiyeen, oo waxay ka dhigeen boqor, oo Yehooyaadaac iyo wiilashiisiina intay isagii subkeen ayay yidhaahdeen, Boqorku ha noolaado. 12 Oo Catalyaahna markay maqashay qayladii dadka iyo iyagoo ordaya oo boqorka ammaanaya ayay dadkii ugu timid gurigii Rabbiga. 13 Oo bal eeg, boqorku wuxuu ag taagnaa tiirkiisii iridda u dhowaa, oo saraakiishii iyo kuwii turumbada watayna boqorkay ag taagnaayeen, oo dadkii waddanka oo dhammuna way reyreeyeen oo turumbooyin afuufeen, oo kuwii gabayaaga ahaana waxay ka dhawaajiyeen alaabtii muusikada oo waxay hoggaamiyeen kuwii qaaday gabaygii ammaanta ahaa. Kolkaasaa Catalyaah dharkeedii iska jeexjeexday oo waxay tidhi, Waa fallaagow! Waa fallaagow! 14 Markaasaa wadaadkii Yehooyaadaac ahaa soo bixiyey boqol-u-taliyayaasha ciidanka u sarreeyey, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Iyada soo bixiya oo safafka dhex mariya, oo kii soo raacana seef ha lagu dilo, waayo, wadaadku wuxuu yidhi, Iyada ha ku dhex dilina guriga Rabbiga. 15 Sidaas daraaddeed iyadii meel bay u banneeyeen, markaasay tagtay marinkii ay farduhu guriga boqorka u mari jireen; oo halkaasay ku dileen.

16 Markaasaa Yehooyaadaac sameeyey axdi u dhexeeya isaga qudhiisa iyo dadka oo dhan iyo boqorkaba inay ahaadaan Rabbiga dadkiisa. 17 Dabadeedna dadkii oo dhammu waxay tageen gurigii Bacal, oo way dumiyeen, oo meelihiisii allabariga iyo sanamyadiisiiba way wada burburiyeen, oo Mataan oo ahaa Bacal wadaadkiisiina waxay ku dileen meelihii allabariga hortooda. 18 Markaasaa Yehooyaadaac hawshii guriga Rabbiga u doortay wadaaddadii reer Laawi ahaa oo Daa'uud ku dhex qaybiyey guriga Rabbiga, inay qurbaannada la gubo oo Rabbiga u bixiyaan siday ugu qoran tahay sharcigii Muuse, iyagoo faraxsan oo gabyaya siduu ahaa amarkii Daa'uud. 19 Oo iridjoogayaashiina wuxuu joojiyey irdihii guriga Rabbiga si uusan u soo gelin mid wax ku nijaasoobay wax kasta ha ahaadee. 20 Oo haddana wuxuu kaxeeyey boqol-u-taliyayaashii, iyo kuwii gobta ahaa, iyo taliyayaashii dadka, iyo dadkii waddanka oo dhanba, oo waxay boqorkii ka soo kaxeeyeen gurigii Rabbiga, oo intay iriddii sare soo mariyeen ayay keeneen gurigii boqorka, kolkaasay boqorkii ku fadhiisiyeen carshigii boqortooyada. 21 Sidaas daraaddeed dadkii waddanka oo dhammu way wada reyreeyeen, oo magaaladiina way xasilloonayd, oo Catalyaahna ayay seef ku dileen.

23 In the seventh year Jehoiada showed his strength. He made a covenant with the commanders of units of a hundred: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zikri. They went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites(A) and the heads of Israelite families from all the towns. When they came to Jerusalem, the whole assembly made a covenant(B) with the king at the temple of God.

Jehoiada said to them, “The king’s son shall reign, as the Lord promised concerning the descendants of David.(C) Now this is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who are going on duty on the Sabbath are to keep watch at the doors, a third of you at the royal palace and a third at the Foundation Gate, and all the others are to be in the courtyards of the temple of the Lord. No one is to enter the temple of the Lord except the priests and Levites on duty; they may enter because they are consecrated, but all the others are to observe(D) the Lord’s command not to enter.[a] The Levites are to station themselves around the king, each with weapon in hand. Anyone who enters the temple is to be put to death. Stay close to the king wherever he goes.”

The Levites and all the men of Judah did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered.(E) Each one took his men—those who were going on duty on the Sabbath and those who were going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.(F) Then he gave the commanders of units of a hundred the spears and the large and small shields that had belonged to King David and that were in the temple of God. 10 He stationed all the men, each with his weapon in his hand, around the king—near the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.

11 Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him; they presented him with a copy(G) of the covenant and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”

12 When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went to them at the temple of the Lord. 13 She looked, and there was the king,(H) standing by his pillar(I) at the entrance. The officers and the trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and musicians with their instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her robes and shouted, “Treason! Treason!”

14 Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of units of a hundred, who were in charge of the troops, and said to them: “Bring her out between the ranks[b] and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “Do not put her to death at the temple of the Lord.” 15 So they seized her as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate(J) on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.

16 Jehoiada then made a covenant(K) that he, the people and the king[c] would be the Lord’s people. 17 All the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols and killed(L) Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.

18 Then Jehoiada placed the oversight of the temple of the Lord in the hands of the Levitical priests,(M) to whom David had made assignments in the temple,(N) to present the burnt offerings of the Lord as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and singing, as David had ordered. 19 He also stationed gatekeepers(O) at the gates of the Lord’s temple so that no one who was in any way unclean might enter.

20 He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people and all the people of the land and brought the king down from the temple of the Lord. They went into the palace through the Upper Gate(P) and seated the king on the royal throne. 21 All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was calm, because Athaliah had been slain with the sword.(Q)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 23:6 Or are to stand guard where the Lord has assigned them
  2. 2 Chronicles 23:14 Or out from the precincts
  3. 2 Chronicles 23:16 Or covenant between the Lord and the people and the king that they (see 2 Kings 11:17)