Bringing Up Baby
- When Ahaziah's mom Athaliah finds out that he's dead, she orders a killing spree of the rest of the royal family so that she'll be the only one with power.
- Fortunately, the daughter of King Joram, Jehosheba, manages to hide Ahaziah's son Joash, saving him from the massacre of the other royal children.
- Little Joash and his nurse survive the six-year reign of Athaliah in hiding.
- In the seventh year, the priest Jehoiada summons a group of soldiers and has them make an oath in the Lord's Temple, swearing to defend Joash and divvying up their guard duties so that the child will have a permanent guard.
- Jehoiada commands them to kill anyone who tries to break their ranks.
- They do everything he tells them to do. Jehoiada provides them with swords and shields that once belonged to David.
- Jehoiada anoints Joash king, crowning him, and the soldiers cheer.
Outside
- Athaliah sneaks into the temple and sees Joash being made king and the people rejoicing. She cries out "Treason!" and tears her clothes.
- Jehoiada tells the soldiers to capture her and kill anyone who tries to follow her—but he doesn't want Athaliah killed in the temple.
- So they drag her outside and kill her at the horses' entrance to the king's house.
- Jehoiada makes a covenant between Joash and all the people to only be the Lord's, from now on.
- So they go out and destroy Baal's temple and kill the head priest, Mattan.
- Jehoiada has some soldiers guard God's temple. Some other soldiers and the people head to the king's house and Joash takes his place on the throne.
- Everyone celebrates. Joash (also called Jehoash) is seven when he starts his reign.