# 2 Chronicles 23 General Notes #

#### Structure and formatting ####

The chapter ends the story of Queen Athaliah and begins the story of King Joash.

#### Special concepts in this chapter ####

##### Having a king #####
The high priest organized a coup and made seven-year-old Joash king. Athaliah objected, so the chief priest had her killed. This was an attempt by the priests to fulfill the covenant God made with David. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/highpriest]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]] [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fulfill]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]])

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* __[2 Chronicles 23:01 Notes](./01.md)__

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