2 Kings 11:13

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When Athaliah heard the royal guard shout, she joined the crowd at the LORD’s temple.

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  • 2 Chr 23:12-15 : 12 When Athaliah heard the royal guard shouting and praising the king, she joined the crowd at the LORD’s temple. 13 Then she saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters stood beside the king and all the people of the land were celebrating and blowing trumpets, and the musicians with various instruments were leading the celebration. Athaliah tore her clothes and yelled,“Treason! Treason!” 14 Jehoiada the priest sent out the officers of the units of hundreds, who were in charge of the army, and ordered them,“Bring her outside the temple to the guards. Put the sword to anyone who follows her.” The priest gave this order because he had decided she should not be executed in the LORD’s temple. 15 They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses’ entrance. There they executed her.

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  • 2 Chr 23:10-17
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    93%

    10He placed the men at their posts, each holding his weapon in his hand. They lined up from the south side of the temple to the north side and stood near the altar and the temple, surrounding the king.

    11Jehoiada and his sons led out the king’s son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia. They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head. They declared,“Long live the king!”

    12When Athaliah heard the royal guard shouting and praising the king, she joined the crowd at the LORD’s temple.

    13Then she saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters stood beside the king and all the people of the land were celebrating and blowing trumpets, and the musicians with various instruments were leading the celebration. Athaliah tore her clothes and yelled,“Treason! Treason!”

    14Jehoiada the priest sent out the officers of the units of hundreds, who were in charge of the army, and ordered them,“Bring her outside the temple to the guards. Put the sword to anyone who follows her.” The priest gave this order because he had decided she should not be executed in the LORD’s temple.

    15They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses’ entrance. There they executed her.

    16Jehoiada then drew up a covenant stipulating that he, all the people, and the king should be loyal to the LORD.

    17All the people went and demolished the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols. They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.

  • 2 Kgs 11:14-21
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    86%

    14Then she saw the king standing by the pillar, according to custom. The officers stood beside the king with their trumpets and all the people of the land were celebrating and blowing trumpets. Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed,“Treason, treason!”

    15Jehoiada the priest ordered the officers of the units of hundreds, who were in charge of the army,“Bring her outside the temple to the guards. Put the sword to anyone who follows her.” The priest gave this order because he had decided she should not be executed in the LORD’s temple.

    16They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses’ entrance. There she was executed.

    17Jehoiada then drew up a covenant between the LORD and the king and people, stipulating that they should be loyal to the LORD.

    18All the people of the land went and demolished the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols to bits. They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altar. Jehoiada the priest then placed guards at the LORD’s temple.

    19He took the officers of the units of hundreds, the Carians, the royal bodyguard, and all the people of the land, and together they led the king down from the LORD’s temple. They entered the royal palace through the Gate of the Royal Bodyguard, and the king sat down on the royal throne.

    20All the people of the land celebrated, for the city had rest now that they had killed Athaliah with the sword in the royal palace.

    21Joash’s Reign over Judah(12:1) Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

  • 2 Chr 23:20-21
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    78%

    20He summoned the officers of the units of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and he then led the king down from the LORD’s temple. They entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate and seated the king on the royal throne.

    21All the people of the land celebrated, for the city had rest now that they had killed Athaliah.

  • 2 Kgs 11:1-5
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    1Athaliah is Eliminated When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she was determined to destroy the entire royal line.

    2So Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram and sister of Ahaziah, took Ahaziah’s son Joash and stole him away from the rest of the royal descendants who were to be executed. She hid him and his nurse in the room where the bed covers were stored. So he was hidden from Athaliah and escaped execution.

    3He hid out with his nurse in the LORD’s temple for six years, while Athaliah was ruling over the land.

    4In the seventh year Jehoiada summoned the officers of the units of hundreds of the Carians and the royal bodyguard. He met with them in the LORD’s temple. He made an agreement with them and made them swear an oath of allegiance in the LORD’s temple. Then he showed them the king’s son.

    5He ordered them,“This is what you must do. One third of the unit that is on duty during the Sabbath will guard the royal palace.

  • 2 Kgs 11:11-12
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    11The royal bodyguard took their stations, each holding his weapon in his hand. They lined up from the south side of the temple to the north side and stood near the altar and the temple, surrounding the king.

    12Jehoiada led out the king’s son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia. They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head. They clapped their hands and cried out,“Long live the king!”

  • 2 Chr 22:10-12
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    76%

    10Athaliah is Eliminated When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she was determined to destroy the entire royal line of Judah.

    11So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram, took Ahaziah’s son Joash and stole him away from the rest of the royal descendants who were to be executed. She hid him and his nurse in the room where the bed covers were stored. So Jehoshabeath the daughter of King Jehoram, wife of Jehoiada the priest and sister of Ahaziah, hid him from Athaliah so she could not execute him.

    12He remained in hiding in God’s temple for six years, while Athaliah was ruling over the land.

  • 2 Chr 24:7
    73%

    7(Wicked Athaliah and her sons had broken into God’s temple and used all the holy items of the LORD’s temple in their worship of the Baals.)

  • 2 Chr 12:11
    72%

    11Whenever the king visited the LORD’s temple, the royal guards carried them and then brought them back to the guardroom.

  • 2 Chr 22:1
    69%

    1Ahaziah’s Reign The residents of Jerusalem made his youngest son Ahaziah king in his place, for the raiding party that invaded the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.

  • 2 Kgs 11:8
    69%

    8You must surround the king. Each of you must hold his weapon in his hand. Whoever approaches your ranks must be killed. You must accompany the king wherever he goes.”

  • 2 Chr 24:17
    69%

    17After Jehoiada died, the officials of Judah visited the king and declared their loyalty to him. The king listened to their advice.

  • 2 Kgs 9:13
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    13Each of them quickly took off his cloak and they spread them out at Jehu’s feet on the steps. The trumpet was blown and they shouted,“Jehu is king!”

  • 1 Sam 4:14
    69%

    14When Eli heard the outcry, he said,“What is this commotion?” The man quickly came and told Eli.

  • 1 Kgs 14:28
    69%

    28Whenever the king visited the LORD’s temple, the royal guard carried them and then brought them back to the guardroom.

  • 2 Kgs 8:26
    69%

    26Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. His mother was Athaliah, the granddaughter of King Omri of Israel.

  • Jer 21:11
    69%

    11Warnings to the Royal Court The LORD told me to say to the royal court of Judah,“Listen to the LORD’s message,

  • Jer 26:10
    68%

    10However, some of the officials of Judah heard about what was happening and they rushed up to the LORD’s temple from the royal palace. They set up court at the entrance of the New Gate of the LORD’s temple.

  • 2 Kgs 23:2
    68%

    2The king went up to the LORD’s temple, accompanied by all the people of Judah, all the residents of Jerusalem, the priests, and the prophets. All the people were there, from the youngest to the oldest. He read aloud all the words of the scroll of the covenant that had been discovered in the LORD’s temple.

  • 2 Kgs 22:11
    68%

    11When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.

  • Jer 22:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1The LORD told me,“Go down to the palace of the king of Judah. Give him a message from me there.

    2Say:‘Listen, O king of Judah who follows in David’s succession. You, your officials, and your subjects who pass through the gates of this palace must listen to the LORD’s message.

  • 2 Kgs 7:11
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    11The gatekeepers relayed the news to the royal palace.

  • 2 Chr 34:30
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    30The king went up to the LORD’s temple, accompanied by all the people of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, the priests, and the Levites. All the people were there, from the oldest to the youngest. He read aloud all the words of the scroll of the covenant that had been discovered in the LORD’s temple.

  • Jer 26:7
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    7The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah say these things in the LORD’s temple.

  • Jer 17:20
    67%

    20And then announce to them,‘Listen to the LORD’s message, you kings of Judah, and everyone from Judah, and all you citizens of Jerusalem, those who pass through these gates.

  • 2 Kgs 12:10
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    10When they saw the chest was full of silver, the royal secretary and the high priest counted the silver that had been brought to the LORD’s temple and bagged it up.

  • 2 Chr 23:7
    66%

    7The Levites must surround the king. Each of you must hold his weapon in his hand. Whoever tries to enter the temple must be killed. You must accompany the king wherever he goes.”

  • 1 Kgs 14:6
    66%

    6When Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, he said,“Come on in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you pretending to be someone else? I have been commissioned to give you bad news.