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title = "2 Chronicles 23:1–21"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/2Chronicles23.1-21)
In the seventh year of Athaliah's reign, Jehoida decided that the time was right to crown young Joash as king and depose the wicked queen.
He gathered the support of the military commanders and the Levites who ministered in the temple, both to protect the new king and to make sure their revolt would not be crushed as soon as it began.
He brought all of the heads of houses in Judah to come to Jerusalem to make a covenant with Joash as their king.
It appears there was plenty of subterfuge going on to do this without Athaliah noticing.
The Levites were organized into divisions such that each man would be on-shift for part of the year, and then go home to their house and land for the rest of the time.
But this time, Jehoida kept as many Levites as he could in Jerusalem so that there would be enough loyal bodyguards for Joash. (_v. 8_)
Remember that he was hidden in the house of the Lord, so all of the Levites would have had an opportunity to see him grow older as they came to serve.
As the coronation was underway, Athaliah noticed that there was a lot of commotion going on inside the Lord's temple, which was unusual when it wasn't a feast day.
Once she gets there, her confusion and curiosity turned into shock and dismay as she sees the young boy with the crown on his head.
She understands that even if they had gotten a pretender to the lineage of David (though he was truly in the royal line), it wouldn't affect the length of her life any differently.
Jehoida, acting as regent now, orders Athaliah to be arrested and executed outside the temple, along with anyone who tried to stop it.
Curiously, we are not given any indication that there was anyone loyal enough to the queen to try to rescue her.
After this, the covenant between the Lord and the king and his people is renewed.
The people swear to follow the Lord faithfully, and as their first act of repentance, they kill the priest of Baal and tear down his temple.
Proper worship for the One True God is put into practice at a larger scale than it had been done in recent times.
Joash is transported to the royal palace to reside and reign there.
The mood of the city utterly changes because of Athaliah's death and Joash's ascendance to the throne.
They rejoice and the city is quiet, implying that things were not peaceful or joyful under the wicked queen.
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True peace comes through true worship of You, the True, Living God.