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Jehoiada also put guards on duty at the Temple gates to keep out anyone who was ritually unclean
20
The army officers, the leading citizens, the officials, and all the rest of the people joined Jehoiada in a procession that brought the king from the Temple to the palace. They entered by the main gate, and the king took his place on the throne.
21
All the people were filled with happiness, and the city was quiet, now that Athaliah had been killed
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.