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The priest who hid a baby prince for six years and overthrew a wicked queen
open_in_newWhen Queen Athaliah massacred the royal family to seize power, Jehoiada the priest hid the infant Joash in the Temple for six years (2 Kings 11, 2 Chronicles 22-23). Then he organized a coup, crowned the boy king, and had Athaliah executed. He served as regent and spiritual advisor, and Judah experienced reform as long as Jehoiada lived. He died at 130 and was buried with the kings — the only non-king to receive that honor.