14. Jehoiada did not want Athaliah killed in the temple area, so he called out the army officers and said, “Take her out between the rows of guards, and kill anyone who tries to rescue her.”
15. They seized her, took her to the palace, and there at the Horse Gate they killed her.
16. The priest Jehoiada got King Joash and the people to join him in making a covenant that they would be the Lord's people.
17. Then they all went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols there and killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars.