¹⁷ Then Jehoiada ·made [^Lcut] an ·agreement [covenant; treaty] between the Lord and the king and the people that they would be the Lord’s people. He also made an ·agreement [covenant; treaty] between the king and the people. ¹⁸ All the people of the land went to the ·temple [^Lhouse] of Baal and tore it down, smashing the altars and idols. They also killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars.

Then Jehoiada the priest ·placed [stationed; posted] guards at the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord. ¹⁹ He took with him the ·commanders [captains] of a hundred men and the ·Carites [^Cmercenaries; v. 4], the royal bodyguards, as well as the guards and all the people of the land. Together they ·took [brought; escorted] the king out of the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord and went into the ·palace [king’s house] through the gate of the guards. Then the king sat on the ·royal throne [throne of the kings].