13 (A)When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people in the house of the Lord. 14 She looked and behold, the king was standing (B)by the pillar, according to the custom, with the captains and the [a]trumpeters beside the king; and (C)all the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah (D)tore her clothes and cried, “(E)Treason! Treason!” 15 And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were appointed over the army and said to them, “Bring her out [b]between the ranks, and whoever follows her put to death with the sword.” For the priest said, “Let her not be put to death in the house of the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:14 Lit trumpets
  2. 2 Kings 11:15 Lit from within