6. another third are to stand guard at the Sur Gate, and the other third are to stand guard at the gate behind the other guards.
7. The two groups that go off duty on the Sabbath are to stand guard at the Temple to protect the king.
8. You are to guard King Joash with drawn swords and stay with him wherever he goes. Anyone who comes near you is to be killed.”
9. The officers obeyed Jehoiada's instructions and brought their men to him — those going off duty on the Sabbath and those going on duty.
10. He gave the officers the spears and shields that had belonged to King David and had been kept in the Temple,
11. and he stationed the men with drawn swords all round the front of the Temple, to protect the king.
12. Then Jehoiada led Joash out, placed the crown on his head, and gave him a copy of the laws governing kingship. Then Joash was anointed and proclaimed king. The people clapped their hands and shouted, “Long live the king!”
13. Queen Athaliah heard the noise being made by the guards and the people, so she hurried to the Temple, where the crowd had gathered.