17 Then Yehoyada led the making of an agreement between Yahweh and the king and the people, for the people to serve Yahweh, and also between the king and between the people. 18 Then people from all over the country went to the temple of Ba’al and broke down the altars. They smashed his images to pieces and killed Matan the priest of the Ba’al in front of the altars. Meanwhile, Yehoyada the priest placed guards over Yahweh’s temple. 19 Then he organised the officers over the royal guard and the palace guards to bring the king down from the temple of Yahweh, and along with all the people, they entered the palace via the gate usually used by the king’s bodyguards, and he sat on the throne. 20 All the people celebrated and the city was quiet because Atalyah (Athaliah) had been put to death with the sword at the palace.

21 Yoash was only seven when he became king of Yehudah (Judah).

16 Then Yehoyada the priest got the people to formally agree that they and the king would be loyal to Yahweh, 17 so all the people went to Ba’al’s temple and tore it down. They smashed its altars and idols, and killed Ba’al’s priest Matan in front of the altars. 18 Then Yehoyada created the roster for the temple duties of the priests and Levites that King David had previously assigned, including offering burnt offerings to Yahweh with happiness and singing, following Mosheh’s (Moses’) written instructions. 19 He also stationed guards at the temple gates so that no one could enter if they were ceremonially ‘unclean’.

20 Then Yehoyada took those commanders, and the leading citizens and leaders, and all the people, and they brought the king out of the temple and down into the palace through the Upper Gate, and sat him on the royal throne. 21 Then all of Yehudah’s (Judah’s) people celebrated, and then the city was peaceful and quiet, as Atalyah (Athaliah) had been put to death with a sword.