KJV ORIGINAL
And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
In the seventh year, Jehoiada gathered his courage and made an agreement with five military commanders: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The priest Jehoiada decided it was time to take action and formed an alliance with key military leaders to carry out his plan.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during the reign of the wicked Queen Athaliah, who had murdered most of the royal family and seized the throne of Judah. Jehoiada the priest had secretly hidden the young prince Joash for seven years. Now Jehoiada was ready to restore the rightful king and remove the usurper queen.
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