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Joash was in hiding with her in the Lord’s temple six years while Athaliah reigned over the land.

Athaliah Overthrown

In(A) the seventh year, Jehoiada(B) sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards.(C) He made them come to him in the Lord’s temple, where he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son and commanded them, ‘This is what you are to do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath(D) are to provide protection for the king’s palace.

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