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19 Then the commanders, the Carite mercenaries, the palace guards, and all the people of the land escorted the king from the Temple of the Lord. They went through the gate of the guards and into the palace, and the king took his seat on the royal throne. 20 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was peaceful because Athaliah had been killed at the king’s palace.

21 [a]Joash[b] was seven years old when he became king.

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Footnotes

  1. 11:21a Verse 11:21 is numbered 12:1 in Hebrew text.
  2. 11:21b Hebrew Jehoash, a variant spelling of Joash.

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