¹⁶ Then Jehoiada made an ·agreement [covenant; treaty] with the people and the king that they would be ·the Lord’s special people [^La people for the Lord]. ¹⁷ All the people went to the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of Baal and tore it down, ·smashing [demolishing] the altars and ·idols [images]. They killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars.

¹⁸ Then Jehoiada chose the priests, who were Levites, to be ·responsible for [in charge of] the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord. David had ·given [assigned] them duties in the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord. They were to ·offer [sacrifice] the burnt offerings [Lev. 1:1–17] to the Lord as the ·Teachings [law] of Moses commanded, and they were to ·offer [sacrifice] them with much joy and singing as David had ·commanded [ordered; instructed]. ¹⁹ Jehoiada ·put [stationed; positioned] guards at the gates of the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord so that anyone who was ·unclean [defiled; ^Critually] in any way could not enter.