19. The priest led all the people. They went from the Lord’S Temple to the king’s palace. The king’s special guards and the captains went with the king, and all the other people followed them. They went to the entrance to the king’s palace. Then King Joash sat on the throne.
20. All the people were happy, and the city was peaceful. And Queen Athaliah was killed with a sword near the king’s palace.
21. Joash was seven years old when he became king.