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10 He stationed all the people, each man with his weapon in his hand, in a circle from the south side of the temple building to the north side of the building, around the altar and all around the building, completely surrounding the king.

11 Then they brought out the king’s son. They set the crown on him and gave him the Testimony,[a] and they made him king. Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said, “Long live the king!”

Athaliah’s Death

12 When Athaliah heard the noise made by the people who were running and praising the king, she went to the crowd of people at the House of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 23:11 Probably a copy of the Law