June 19, 2026

1When Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she began to kill off the whole royal family. 2But Jehosheba, daughter of King Joram and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash, Ahaziah’s son, and spirited him away, along with his nurse, from the bedroom where the princes were about to be slain. He was concealed from Athaliah, and so he did not die. 3For six years he remained hidden with her in the house of the LORD, while Athaliah ruled as queen over the land. 4Death of Athaliah. But in the seventh year, Jehoiada summoned the captains of the Carians and of the guards. He had them come to him in the house of the LORD, made a covenant with them, exacted an oath from them in the house of the LORD, and then showed them the king’s son. 9The captains did just as Jehoiada the priest commanded. Each took his troops, both those going on duty for the week and those going off duty that week, and came to Jehoiada the priest. 10He gave the captains King David’s spear and quivers, which were in the house of the LORD. 11And the guards, with drawn weapons, lined up from the southern to the northern limit of the enclosure, surrounding the altar and the temple on the king’s behalf. 12Then Jehoiada brought out the king’s son and put the crown and the testimony upon him. They proclaimed him king and anointed him, clapping their hands and shouting, “Long live the king!” 13When Athaliah heard the noise made by the people, she came before them in the house of the LORD. 14When she saw the king standing by the column, as was the custom, and the captains and trumpeters near the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets, Athaliah tore her garments and cried out, “Treason, treason!” 15Then Jehoiada the priest instructed the captains in command of the force: “Escort her with a guard detail. If anyone follows her, let him die by the sword.” For the priest had said, “She must not die in the house of the LORD.” 16So they seized her, and when she reached the Horse Gate of the king’s house, she was put to death. 17Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, by which they would be the LORD’s people; and another between the king and the people. 18Thereupon all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and demolished it. They shattered its altars and images completely, and slew Mattan, the priest of Baal, before the altars. Jehoiada the priest appointed a detachment for the house of the LORD, 20All the people of the land rejoiced and the city was quiet, now that Athaliah had been slain with the sword at the king’s house.

11II - The LORD swore an oath to David in truth, he will never turn back from it: “Your own offspring I will set upon your throne. 12If your sons observe my covenant, and my decrees I shall teach them, Their sons, in turn, shall sit forever on your throne.” 13Yes, the LORD has chosen Zion, desired it for a dwelling: 14“This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I desire it. 17There I will make a horn sprout for David; I will set a lamp for my anointed. 18His foes I will clothe with shame, but on him his crown shall shine.”

3The Beatitudes - “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

19Treasure in Heaven. “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. 20But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. The Light of the Body. 22“The lamp of the body is the eye. If your eye is sound, your whole body will be filled with light; 23but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be in darkness. And if the light in you is darkness, how great will the darkness be.