2 Kings 11:2-4

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

² But Jehosh′eba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahazi′ah, took Jo′ash the son of Ahazi′ah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were about to be slain, and she put^[a] him and his nurse in a bedchamber. Thus she^[b] hid him from Athali′ah, so that he was not slain; ³ and he remained with her six years, hid in the house of the Lord, while Athali′ah reigned over the land.

Jehoiada Anoints the Child Joash

⁴ But in the seventh year Jehoi′ada sent and brought the captains of the Carites and of the guards, and had them come to him in the house of the Lord; and he made a covenant with them and put them under oath in the house of the Lord, and he showed them the king’s son.