2 Kings 11:16-18

Good News Translation

¹⁶ They seized her, took her to the palace, and there at the Horse Gate they killed her.

Jehoiada's Reforms^(A)

¹⁷ The priest Jehoiada had King Joash and the people make 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,