2Ki 11:2And Josabee daughter of king Joram, sister of Ochozias, took Joas the son of her brother, and stole him from among the king's sons that were put to death, secreting him and his nurse in the bedchamber, and hid him from the face of Gotholia, and he was not slain.
2Ki 11:4And in the seventh year Jodae sent and took the captains of hundreds of the [fn]Chorri and of the [fn]Rhasim, and brought them to him into the house of the Lord, and made a covenant of the Lord with them, and adjured them, and Jodae shewed them the king's son.
2Ki 11:6Let a third part of you go in on the sabbath-day, and keep ye the watch of the king's house in the porch; and another third in the gate of the high way, and a third at the gate behind the footmen; and keep ye the guard of the house.
2Ki 11:7And there shall be two parties among you, even every one that goes out on the sabbath, and they shall keep the guard of the Lord's house before the king.
2Ki 11:8And do ye compass the king about every man with his weapon in his hand, and he that goes into the ranges shall die: and they shall be with the king in his going out and in his coming in.
2Ki 11:9And the captains of hundreds did all things that the wise Jodae commanded; and they took each his men, both those that went in on the sabbath-day, [fn]and those that went out on the sabbath-day, and went in to Jodae the priest.
2Ki 11:11And the footmen stood each [fn]with his weapon in his hand from the right corner of the house to the left corner of the house, by the altar and the house round about the king.
2Ki 11:12And he [fn]brought forth the king's son, and [fn]put upon him the crown and gave him the testimony; and he made him king, and anointed him: and they clapped their hands, and said, Long live the king.
2Ki 11:14And she looked, and, behold, the king stood near a pillar according to the manner; and the singers and the [fn]trumpeters were before the king and all the people of the land even rejoicing and sounding with trumpets: and Gotholia rent her garments, and cried, A conspiracy, a conspiracy.
2Ki 11:15And Jodae the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were over the host, and said to them, Bring her forth without the ranges, and he that goes in after her shall certainly die by the sword. For the priest said, Let her not however be slain in the house of the Lord.
2Ki 11:17And Jodae made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord's people; also between the king and the people.
2Ki 11:18And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and tore it down, and completely broke in pieces his altars and his images, and they slew Mathan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest [fn]appointed overseers [fn]over the house of the Lord.
2Ki 11:19And he took the captains of the hundreds, and the Chorri, and the Rhasim, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king out of the house of the Lord; and they went in by the way of the gate of the [fn]footmen of the king's house, and seated him there on the throne of the kings.
