2 Kings 11: Athaliah Falls and Joash Is Crowned

After Ahaziah’s death, his mother Athaliah seizes Judah’s throne and kills the royal heirs, but his sister Jehosheba hides the young Joash in the temple for six years. The priest Jehoiada then crowns the boy, Athaliah is executed, and the people renew their covenant with the LORD and destroy Baal’s temple.

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