Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him

2 Chronicles 23:1-21
In the seventh year, Jehoiada showed his strength. He made a covenant with the commanders of units of a hundred: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zikri. They went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites and the heads of Israelite families from all the towns. When they came to Jerusalem,  the whole assembly made a covenant with the king at the temple of God.
The Levites are to station themselves around the king, each with weapon in hand. Anyone who enters the temple is to be put to death. Stay close to the king wherever he goes.
Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him; they presented him with a copy of the covenant and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”
For the priest had said, “Do not put her to death at the temple of the Lord.” So they seized her as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
Jehoiada then made a covenant that he, the people and the king would be the Lord’s people. All the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.
All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was calm because Athaliah had been slain with the sword.
After six years the usurper is overthrown. The Chronicler stresses the role of priests and Levites in restoring the rightful monarch to the throne.
Why?
Jehoiada and Levite are the key people to turn the reign from Athaliah to the king. It needs the strength and faith accompanied by action to make it.
Levite and priests came together they protect the king and removed the Ball, the altars and idols and killed Mattan the priest of Baal. All of these turn the people from Baal to the Lord.
Guard of Temple is the duty of Levite, this time they were not only guarded the Temple but protected the king and made a revolution of Juda.
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立約：正當性 ，王的兒子  合法性： 大衛的後裔
在這裏的復興以聖殿為核心。
聖潔的場合中，不容許有任何輕慢，不敬的態度。將雅他利亞 殺掉是不惜一切代價來成就神的聖潔。
拆毀與建造。拆毀是不顧情面的拆毀巴力的廟。重新建造：有守門、歌唱、獻祭三個部份。一般比較看重祭獻，其次是唱討班。這裏特別重視守門，其實守門是面對世俗的挑戰，不可讓不潔淨的人進入。各門都有人把守，不允許有任何漏洞。猶大的災難，其實從約沙法，18:1開始就是了。有約20年異教信仰已經漸漸進入民間。災難的發生就是一點點的，慢慢累積而發生。我們要很警醒，防止漏洞發生。
How?
God in charge of all these matters for God kept the promise to the descendant of David on the right way to serve Him.