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2 Kings 11:3-5
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3 He was kept hidden with her in the House of the Lord for six years while Athaliah was ruling over the land.

Jehoiada Makes Joash King

4 In the seventh year, Jehoiada sent a message and summoned the officers in charge of the units[a] of the Carians[b] and the guards to meet him at the House of the Lord. He made a covenant with them and had them swear an oath in the House of the Lord. Then he showed them the king’s son.

5 He commanded them, “This is how you will deploy: A third of you who are coming on duty on the Sabbath are to guard the palace of the king.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:4 Literally the hundreds. This is about the size of a company in the army.
  2. 2 Kings 11:4 Caria is a region in present-day Turkey. These troops might have been mercenaries from that region.
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