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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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