2 Kings 11:3-5

International Children’s Bible

³ He was hidden with her in the Temple of the Lord for six years. During that time Athaliah ruled the land.

⁴ In the seventh year Jehoiada sent for the commanders of groups of 100 men. He sent for guards and the Carites, the royal bodyguards. He brought them together in the Temple of the Lord. Then he made an agreement with them. There, in the Temple of the Lord, he made them promise loyalty. Then he showed them the king’s son. ⁵ He commanded them, “This is what you must do. A third of you who come in on the Sabbath will guard the king’s palace.