2 Kings 11:11-2 Kings 12:3 - Joash Becomes King

¹¹ So the guards stood assembled, every soldier with weapons in hand, surrounding the king from the right side corner of the Temple to the left side corner, including around the altar and the Temple.

¹² Then he brought out the king's son, put the royal crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and installed him as king. They anointed him, applauded, and said, "May the king live!"

¹³ When Athaliah heard all of the commotion coming from those who were guarding the people, she approached the people who were in the LORD's Temple. ¹⁴ She looked around and there was the king, standing near a column, as was the royal custom! He was accompanied by the commanding officers, along with trumpeters who stood beside the king. All the people of the land sounded trumpets in their excitement. But Athaliah tore her clothes and bellowed, "It's a plot! A conspiracy!"

¹⁵ Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains in charge of the army, "Take her out the back way and execute anybody who follows her," since the priest had also issued this order: "Let's not put her to death in the LORD's Temple." ¹⁶ So they arrested Athaliah, took her out through the same entrance used by the horses for entering the king's palace, and executed her.

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 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 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.

²¹ Jehoash began to reign as king when he was seven years old,

¹ ascending to the throne in the seventh year of the reign of Jehu and then reigning for 40 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah from Beer-sheba. ² Jehoash did what the LORD considered to be right during the entire time when Jehoiada the priest was instructing him, ³ except that the high places were not demolished, so the people continued to sacrifice and burn incense on the high places.