19. He took the captains of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land. Then they brought down the king from the house of the Lord and marched through the gate of the guards to the king’s house. Then he sat on the throne of the kings.
20. All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. They had killed Athaliah with the sword at the king’s house.
21. Jehoash was seven years old when he became king.