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1 Ioàsh the sonne of Ahaziàh is made King. 3 Athaliah is put to death. 17 The Temple of Báal is destroyed. 19 Ie∣hoiadá appointeth ministers in the Temple.
1 ANd *a 1.1 in the seuentie yere Iehoiadá wa∣xed* 1.2 bolde, and toke the captaines of hū∣dreths, (to wit,) Azariáh the sonne of Ieho∣rám, and Ishmaél the sonne of Iehohanán, & Azariáh the sonne of Obéd, and Maasiáh the sonne of Zichri incouenant with him.
2 And they went about in Iudáh, and gathe∣red
the Leuites out of all the cities of Iudáh, and the chief fathersb 1.3 of Israél: and they ca∣me to Ierusalém.
3 And all the Congregacion made a couen ant* 1.4 with the King in the house of God: & he said vnto them, Beholde, the Kings sonne muste reigne, * as the Lord hathe said of the sonnes* 1.5 of Dauid.* 1.6
4 This is it that ye shal do, The third parte of* 1.7 * 1.8 you that come on the Sabbath of the Priests & the Leuites, (shal be) porters of the dores.
5 And (another) third parte to warde the Kings house, and (another) third parte at the * gate of thec 1.9 fundacion, and all the people (shal∣be) in the courtes of the house of the Lord.
6 But let none come into the house of the Lord, saue the priests, and the Leuites that minister: they shal go in, for they are holy: but al the people shal kepe the watch of the Lord.
7 And the Leuites shal compasse the King ro∣und about, and euerie man with his weapon in his hand, and he that entrethd 1.10 into the house, shalbe sleane, and be you with the King, when he commeth in, and when he goeth out.
8 ¶ So the Leuites & all Iudáh did according to all things that Iehoiadá the Priest had có∣man ded, and toke euery man his men that came on the Sabbath, with them thate 1.11 went out on the Sabbath: for Iehoiadà the Priest did not discharge the courses.
9 And Iehoiadá the Priest deliuered to the ca∣ptaines of hundreths speares, and shields, & bucklers which had bene King Dauids, and were in the house of God.
10 And he caused all the people to stand [eue∣rie man with his weapon in his hand] from the right side of the house, to the left side of the house by the altar and by thef 1.12 house ro∣unde about the King.
11 Then they broght out the Kings sonne, and put vpon him the crowne and (gaue him) theg 1.13 testimonie, and made him King. And Ieho∣iadá and his sonnes anointed him, and said, God saue the King.
12 ¶ But when Athaliáh heard the noise of the people running and praising the King, she came to the people into the house of the Lord.
13 And when“ 1.14 she loked, beholde, the King stode by his piller at the entring in, and the princes and the trumpets by the King, and al the people of the land reioyced, and blewe the trumpets, and the singers (were) with in∣struments of musike, and they that colde 〈◊〉〈◊〉 praise: then Athaliáh rent her clothes, and said,h 1.15 Treason, treason.
14 Then Iehoiadá the Priest broght out the ca ptaines of hundreths that were gouerners of the hoste, and said vnto them, Haue her forthe of the ranges, and he thati 1.16 followeth her, let him dye by the sworde: forthe 〈◊〉〈◊〉 had said, Slea her not in the house of the Lord.
15 So they layed hands on her: and wher she was come to the entring of the horsegate by the Kings house, thei slewe her there.
16 ¶ And Iehoiadá made ak 1.17 couenant betwene him, & all the people, and the King, that they wolde be the Lords people.
17 And all the people wēt to the house of Báal, andl 1.18 destroyed it, and brake his altars & his images, & slewem 1.19 Mattán the Priest of Báal before the altars.
18 And Iehoiadá appointed officers for the house of the Lord, vnder the“ 1.20 hands of the Priests and Leuites, whome Dauid had distri∣buted for the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offrings vnto the Lord, * as it is writen in the La we of Mosés, with reioycing & sin∣ging* 1.21 by the appointement of Dauid.
19 And he set porters by the gates of the house of the Lord, that none that was vncleane in anything, shulde entre in.
20 And he toke the captaines of hundreths, and the noble men, and the gouerners of the people, and all the people of the land, and he caused the King to come downe out of the house of the Lord, and they went throughn 1.22 the hie gate of the Kings house, and set the King vpon the throne of the kingdome.
21 Then all the people of the land reioyced, & the citie was quiet,o 1.23 after that thei had sleane Athaliáh with the sworde.
Of the reigne of Athaliá, or after the death of Ahaziáh.
2. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 11. 4.
Meaning of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dáh & Beniamin read Why they are called Israél.
Chap 15. 17.
2 Sam. 7. 12.
1 King 2. 4.
Chap. 21. 7.
2. King. 11. 6.
Which Was the chief gate of the Temple to∣Ward the East.
Meaning, to make any 〈◊〉〈◊〉 te or to hinder their 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Which had 〈◊〉〈◊〉 their course on the Sabbath, and so the other part entred to kepe their turne.
〈◊〉〈◊〉, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Where 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 stode.
That is, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ke of the Law, or as 〈◊〉〈◊〉, they put 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 parel.
Or, sawe the King standing.
Declaring 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vile impudencie, Which hauing vn iustly, and by murther vsurped the crowne, Wol de shl haue defea red the true 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and there∣fore called true 〈◊〉〈◊〉 treasō.
To ioyne 〈◊〉〈◊〉 her partie, & to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 her 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
That they Wold onely serue him and renounce all 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
According to their couenane made to the Lord.
As the Lord commanded in his Lawe bothe for the persone and also the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Deu. 13, 9 & 15.
Or, charge.
Nomb. 28, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
VVhiche Was the principal gate, that the King might be sene of all the people.
For Where a tyrant & an ido∣later reigneth, there can be no quietnes: for the plagues of GOD are ouer among such people.