15. Jehoiada did not want Athaliah killed in the temple area, so he ordered the army officers: “Take her out between the rows of guards, and kill anyone who tries to rescue her.”
16. They seized her, took her to the palace, and there at the Horse Gate they killed her.
17. The priest Jehoiada made King Joash and the people enter into a covenant with the Lord that they would be the Lord's people; he also made a covenant between the king and the people.
18. Then the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down; they smashed the altars and the idols, and killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars.Jehoiada put guards on duty at the Temple,