1And Athalia the mother of Ochozias seeing that her son was dead, arose, and slew all the royal offspring.

2But Josaba the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ochozias, took Joas the son of Ochozias, and stole him from among the king's sons that were killed, out of the bedchamber with his nurse: and hid him from the face of Athalia, so that he was not killed.

3And he was with her six years hid in the house of the Lord. And Athalia reigned over the land.

4And in the seventh year Joiada seat, and taking the centurions and the soldiers, brought them in to him into the temple of the Lord, and made a covenant with them: and taking an oath of them in the house of the Lord, showed them the king's son:

9And the centurions did according to all things that Joiada the priest had commanded them: and taking every one their men, that went in on the sabbath, with them that went out on the sabbath, came to Joiada the priest.

10And he gave them the spears, and the arms of king David, which were in the house of the Lord.

11And they stood having every one their weapons in their hands, from the right side of the temple, to the left side of the altar, and of the temple, about the king.

12And he brought forth the king's son, and put the diadem upon him, and the teaching: and they made him king, and anointed him: and clapping their hands. they said, God save the king.

13And Athalia heard the noise of the people running: and going in to the people into the temple of the Lord,

14She saw the king standing upon a tribunal, as the manner was, and the singers, and the trumpets near him, and all the people of the land rejoicing, and sounding the trumpets: and she rent her clothes, and cried: A conspiracy, a conspiracy.

15But Joiada commended the centurions that were over the army, and said to them: Have her forth without the precinct of the temple, and whoever shall follow her, let him be killed with the sword. For the priest had said: Let her not be killed in the temple of the Lord.

16And they laid hands on her: and thrust her out by the way by which the horses go in, by the palace, and she was killed there.

17And Joiada made a covenant between the Lord, and the king, and the people, that they should be the people of the Lord, and between the king and the people.

18And all the people of the land went into the temple of Baal, and broke down his altars, and his images they broke in pieces thoroughly: they slew also Mathan the priest of Baal before the altar. And the priest set guards in the house of the Lord.

20And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet: but Athalia was killed with the sword in the king's house.

19Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth: where the rust, and moth destroy, and where thieves break through and steal.

20But lay up to yourselves treasures in heaven: where neither the rust nor moth does destroy, and where thieves do not break through, nor steal.

21For where your treasure is, there is your heart also.

22The light of your body is your eye. If your eye be single, your whole body shall be lightsome.

23But if your eye be evil your whole body shall be darksome. If then the light that is in you, be darkness: the darkness itself how great shall it be!