Athaliah Falls and Covenant Is Renewed

Athaliah is executed, Baal’s temple is destroyed, and Jehoiada renews covenant among the LORD, king, and people. Athaliah’s purge brings the Davidic dynasty to the edge of apparent extinction. The hidden survival, revelation, and coronation of Joash make this chapter crucial for the book’s Davidic covenant Thread: murderous politics cannot erase the promise God made to David.