19. Jehoiada put guards at the gates of the Lord’S Temple to prevent any unclean person from entering the Temple.
20. Jehoiada took the army captains, the leaders, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land with him. Then Jehoiada took the king out of the Lord’S Temple. They went through the Upper Gate to the king’s palace and put the king on the throne.
21. All the people of Judah were very happy, and the city of Jerusalem had peace because Athaliah was killed with a sword.