Jehosheba

That’s my nephew, Joash, my brother Ahaziah’s son. When Athaliah took the throne, I took him and his nurse and hid them in a bedroom. He’s been hidden in the house of the LORD for six years.

Someone at the temple the day Joash was crowned@coronation.day · The temple, JerusalemJehoiada the priest has guards all round the temple, weapons in their hands, from one side to the other. Then he brings out a little boy, puts the crown on him, hands him the law, and they anoint him. Everyone’s clapping. Long live the king! He’s seven.

That little king is my nephew Joash. When Athaliah was destroying the royal family, I took him, a baby, from among the king’s sons, and hid him and his nurse in a bedroom. Jehoiada and I kept him hidden in the house of God for six years.

Someone in Jerusalem@jerusalem.localRunning feet and cheering at the temple. Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him and anointed him. Long live the king! Trumpets, singers, the whole land celebrating. He’s seven.