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Jehosheba … took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes, who were about to be murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah; so he was not killed. He remained hidden with his nurse at the temple of the Lord…
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People pray inside a Catholic church in Minsk, Belarus. (Dasha Sapranetskaya/Associated Press)
…while Athaliah ruled the land.
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. (Nikolai Petrov/BelTA Pool Photo via AP)
In the seventh year Jehoiada sent for the commanders of units of a hundred, the Carites and the guards and had them brought to him at the temple of the Lord. He made a covenant with them and put them under oath at the temple of the Lord. … The guards, each with weapon in hand, stationed themselves around [Joash] — near the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.
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Protesters holding a wait ribbon, a symbol of protest, stand in front of the Church of Saints Simon and Helena during a rally in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (Dmitri Lovetsky/Associated Press)
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Jehoiada brought out the king’s son [Joash] and put the crown on him; he presented him with a copy of the covenant and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and shouted, “Long live the king!”
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Belarusian opposition supporters cover themselves by old Belarusian national flag gather at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus. (Sergei Grits/Associated Press)
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When Athaliah heard the noise made by the guards and the people, she went to the people at the temple of the Lord. … The officers and the trumpeters were beside [Joash], and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her robes and called out, “Treason! Treason!”
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