Text: 2 Chronicles 22:10-23
OT Text Referred to: 2 Kings 11:1-20
Subject: Athaliah's usurpation and Joash's restoration — parallel account
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: These are parallel accounts of Athaliah's usurpation and Jehoiada's coup that restored the Davidic line through the child Joash. Both record the six-year concealment, Jehoiada's covenant with the military commanders, the crowning ceremony with the proclamation "Long live the king!" (יְחִי הַמֶּלֶךְ, yechi hammelekh), and Athaliah's execution. The Chronicler expands Jehoiada's role significantly — he orchestrates a covenant between king, people, and God (2 Chr 23:16), removes Baal worship, and restores Levitical temple service "as David had organized." The Chronicler's emphasis on proper worship restoration transforms a political coup into a covenantal renewal event.