STORY 53
Jehoiada No Wuz Sked
Jezebel had one daughta named Ataliah. She wuz supa pilau jus like her maddah. Ataliah wuz married to da king of Judah. Afta her husband wen mahke, her son wen come king. But he wen mahke too. So den, Ataliah wen make herself da Judah rula. She wen kill anybody dat wuz in line fo come rula, even if wuz her own grandsons. Erybody wuz sked of her.
Main Pries Jehoiada an his wife, Jehosheba, had kno dat Ataliah wuz doin pilau stuff. Dey put dea life on da line fo hide bebe Joash, one of Ataliah’s grandsons. Dey wen raise him at Da Tempo.
Wen da boy wuz seven years old, Jehoiada had get togedda all da army leadas an da Levi guys an tell dem: ‘Watch da doors to Da Tempo an no let nobody nea da King.’ Den Jehoiada wen make Joash da king of Judah an put one crown on top his head. Da Judah peopo yell: ‘We like da king live foeva!’
Queen Ataliah hea peopo cheering, so she run to Da Tempo. Wen she see da new king, she yell: “You backstabbas!” Da army leadas grab da pilau queen, take her away from Da Tempo an kill her. But wat about da bad effeck she wen have on all da peopo?
Jehoiada wen help da peopo fo make one strong promise to Jehovah fo ony worship Him. Jehoiada had da peopo break down da Baal tempo an smash all da idols to pieces. He put in charge da prieses an da Levi guys fo work at Da Tempo, so dat da peopo can worship ova dea again. He put some guards at Da Tempo gate, so no one pilau in Jehovah’s eyes could come in. Den Jehoiada an da army leadas take Joash to da palace, an put him on da king’s chair. Da Judah peopo wuz so happy cuz now dey could worship Jehovah. Dey wuz free from pilau Ataliah an Baal worship. You can see, yeah, how Jehoiada wen help plenny peopo cuz he no wuz sked?
“No sked da guys dat can kill yoa body, but afta dat, dey no can do notting mo worse den dat . . . . Be sked a da One who can kill you an get da powa fo throw you inside Gehenna.”—Luke 12:4, 5, NWT