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You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. 4 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:20,079 Speaker 1: I'm John Stangi, and today we're reading from Second King's 5 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: Chapter eleven and we're in the New English translation today. 6 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: When Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son 7 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: was dead, she was determined to destroy the entire royal line. 8 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 1: So Jehoshiba, the daughter of King Joram and sister of Ahaziah, 9 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: took Ahaziah's son, joe Ash, and sneaked him away from 10 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: the rest of the royal descendants who were to be executed. 11 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: She hid him and his nurse in the room where 12 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: the bedcovers were stored, so he was hidden from Athaliah 13 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: an escaped execution. He hit out with his nurse in 14 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: the lord temple for six years while Athaliah was ruling 15 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: over the land. In the seventh year, Jehoiada summoned the 16 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: officers of the units of hundreds of the Carians and 17 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: the royal bodyguard. He met with them in the Lord's temple. 18 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: He made an agreement with them and made them swear 19 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: an oath of allegiance in the Lord's temple. Then he 20 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: showed them the King's son. He ordered them, this is 21 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: what you must do. One third of the unit that 22 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: is on duty during the sabbath will guard the royal palace. 23 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: Another third of you will be stationed at the foundation gate. 24 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: Still another third of you will be stationed at the 25 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: gate behind the royal Guard. You will take turns guarding 26 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: the palace. The two units who are off duty on 27 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: the sabbath will guard the Lord's temple and protect the King. 28 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: You must surround the king. Each of you must hold 29 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: his weapon in his hand. Whoever approaches your ranks must 30 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: be killed. You must accompany the King wherever he goes. 31 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: The officers of the units of hundreds did just as 32 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: Jehoyata the Priest ordered. Each of them took his men 33 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: those who were on duty during the sabbath as well 34 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: as those who were off duty on the sabbath, and 35 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: reported to Jehoyata the Priest. The priest gave to the 36 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 1: officers of the Units of Hundreds King David's spears and 37 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: the shields that were kept in the Lord's temple. The 38 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: Royal bodyguard took their stations, each holding his weapon in 39 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: his hand. They lined up from the south side of 40 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: the temple to the north side and stood near the 41 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: altar and the temple, surrounding the king. Jehoyata let out 42 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:47,799 Speaker 1: the king's son and placed on him the crown and 43 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: the royal insignia. They proclaimed him king and poured olive 44 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: oil on his head. They clapped their hands and cried out, 45 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: long Live the King. Atheliah heard the royal guard shout. 46 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 1: She joined the crowd at the Lord's temple. Then she 47 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: saw the king standing by the pillar. According to custom, 48 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: the officers stood beside the king with their trumpets, and 49 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: all the people of the land were celebrating and blowing trumpets. 50 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: Atheliah tore her clothes and screamed treason, treason, jehoya to 51 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 1: The priest ordered the officers of the units of hundreds, 52 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: who were in charge of the army, bring her outside 53 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: the temple to the guards, put the sword to anyone 54 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: who follows her. The priest gave this order because he 55 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 1: had decided she should not be executed in the Lord's temple. 56 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: They seized her and took her into the precincts of 57 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: the royal palace through the horse's entrance. There she was executed. 58 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: Jehoiada then drew up a covenant between the Lord and 59 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: the king and people, stipulating that they should be loyal 60 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: to the Lord. The people of the land went and 61 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: demolished the temple of Bail. They smashed its altars and 62 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: idols to bits. They killed Matan, the priest of Bail, 63 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: in front of the altar Jehoiada. The priest then placed 64 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:16,919 Speaker 1: guards at the lord's temple. He took the officers of 65 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: the units of hundreds, the Carians, the Royal Bodyguard, and 66 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: all the people of Land, and together they led the 67 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 1: king down from the lord's temple. They entered the royal 68 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 1: Palace through the gate of the Royal Bodyguard, and the 69 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: king sat down on the royal throne. All the people 70 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: of the land celebrated, for the city had rest now 71 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: that they had killed Athaliah with the sword in the 72 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: royal palace. Jehoash was seven years old when he began 73 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: to reign. Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for your word, 74 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 1: and we thank you for the privilege of being able 75 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 1: to look at it today. And Lord, we're grateful that 76 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 1: we can continue to see that you cared for the 77 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: people of Israel, as you were looking after them, as 78 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: you were providing leadership for them, as you were calling 79 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: them back to worship you with sincerity. Time and time again, 80 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,919 Speaker 1: we can see that you cared for them. Lord. We 81 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 1: know that our hearts go in the same direction as 82 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: those who came before us. We need reminders to be 83 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 1: focused on our walk with you, and Lord, you encourage 84 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: us in your word to love you with all our heart, 85 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: with all our mind, with all our body, with all 86 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 1: our strength. And we know Lord that that's possible because 87 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: of the work of your son Jesus Christ, and the 88 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: fact that he lives within every single person who trusts 89 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 1: in him. And being that Christ lives within us, he 90 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: empowers us. And were granted the supernatural ability to see 91 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 1: with the eyes and the mind of Christ. So we 92 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 1: pray Lord that that would be a strength that we 93 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: would exercise today in your power. And we thank you, 94 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 1: Lord for the fact that you are present with us 95 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: in all circumstance. We love you, Lord, and we commit 96 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: this day to your care. And we pray this all 97 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: in Jesus' name. Amen.