5.  And  when  oehoiada  had  set  these  things  in
order,  he,  with  the  captains  of  hundreds,  and
the  rulers,  and  all  the  people,  took  Jehoash  out
of  the  temple  into  the  king's  palace,  and  when
he  had  set  him  upon  the  king's  throne,  the
people  shouted  for  joy,  and  betook  themselves
to  feasting,  and  kept  a  festival  for  many  days :
but  the  city  was  quiet  upon  the  death  of
Athaliah.  Now  Jehoash  was  seven  years  old
when  he  took  the  kingdom :  his  mother's  name
was  Zibiah,  of  the  city  Beersheba.  And  all  tho
time  that  Jehoiada  lived,  Jehoash  was  careful
that  the  laws  should  be  kept,  and  very  zealous
in  the  worsliip  of  God;  and  when  he  was  of  age,
he  married  two  wives,  who  were  given  to  him  by
the  high  priest,  by  whom  were  born  to  him  both
sous  and  daughters.  And  thus  much  shall  suffice
to  have  related  concerning  king  Jehoash,  how  he
escaped  the  treachery  of  Athaliah,  and  how  Va
received  the  kingdom.
OHAP.  vin.]


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CHAPTER  VTJI.
HAZAEL  MAKES  AN  EXPEDITION  AGAINST  THE
PEOPLE  OF  ISRAEL  AND  THE  INH.VJBITANTS  OP
JERUSALEM  ;  JEHU  DIES,  AND  JEHOAHAZ  SUC-
CEEDS IN  THE  GOVERNMENT ;  JEHOASH,  THE
KING  OF  JERUSALEM,  AT  FIRST  IS  CAREFUL
ABOUT  THE  WORSHIP  OF  GOD,  BUT  AFTERWARDS
BECOMES  IMPIOUS,  AND  COMMANDS  ZECHAEIAH
TO  BE  STONED  ;  WHEN  JEHOASH  [KING  OF
JUDAH]  was  DEAD,  AMAZIAE  SUCCEEDS  HIM  IN
THE  KINGDOM.
